The not-so-subtle art of Tamil slogan writing

If you thought you knew all about sloganeering, maybe you should take a trip to Tamil Nadu. Politicians in the southern Indian state have perfected the art of using catchy idioms and phrases to......

Assembly Elections: 5 stars who made a difference

The Bharatiya Janata Party scripted history on Thursday, storming to power in Assam for the first time, dethroning the Congress, which also lost Kerala. Another interesting theme was re-election of......

Jayalalithaa leaves a tough legacy

Now that Tamil Nadu's tallest politician is no more, it remains to be seen how new political re-alignments could shape up, says N Sathiya Moorthy in the first of a two-part look at Jayalalithaa's......

'No more fringe benefit tax -- that's great!'

Apoorwa Wagh, vice president, marketing, at EFKON India, has mixed feelings about the new budget. For one, he's excited that the fringe benefit tax has been scrapped. "Surely our......

Waiting for Karthi's Aayirathil Oruvan

Karthi, son of veteran actor Sivakumar and brother of the hottest Tamil star, Suriya had a dream debut in Ameer's Paruthiveeran. That was two years ago. Now the promising youngster is all......

Selvaraghavan's Aayirathil Oruvan ready

After two and half years in the making, Selvaraghavan's Tamil magnum opus Aayirathil Oruvan is set to hit the screens by the first week of August. The film stars Karthi, Reema Sen and Andrea. This......

Aayirathil Oruvan: Old world charm

Imagine a film by a stalwart like Sibi Malayil, the script of which has won the State Award remaining in the cans for more than five years. When you think about such a scenario, you feel a kind of......

Aayirathil Oruvan's music works

"GV and I travelled extensively throughout South India, visiting many heritage sites dating back to the 11th and 12th century. Firsthand, we witnessed extraordinary men playing almost unheard of......

Sania's new partner gets clicking

India's tennis ace Sania Mirza had a new companion during her practice session at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. It was her fiancee Mohammad Sohrab Mirza, who kept clicking the......