'What Was Samsung Doing For 16 Years?'

'Samsung declared they would not allow the presence of any trade union.''This is unacceptable as the rule of law in India permits employees to have a trade union.''So, the crux of the strike is......

Is Tamil Nadu Heading For A Jallikattu 2.0 Moment?

The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their......

GOAT, Vijay's Failed Political Launch Vehicle

Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political......

Where Have The Goldsmiths Disappeared?

Kurumbur in gold-loving Tamil Nadu was once a thriving centre for goldsmiths.Today their number is down to two.A Ganesh Nadar finds out why. IMAGE: Armugam in his smithy. Photograph: A Ganesh......

Samsung Plant To Resume After 37 Day Strike

Employees were told to return to work from Monday onwards for a fresh start for improved production. IMAGE: Security guards stand outside the Samsung facility in Sriperumbudur. Photograph: Reuters......

Strike: Lessons For Samsung From Hyundai

IPO bound HMIL, which is also from South Korea, had faced severe labour unrest for nearly a decade till the realisation -- a worker's union cannot be avoided -- dawned on it. IMAGE: Centre of......

Workers' strike still on at Samsung Chennai unit despite pay hike offer

Workers’ strike at Samsung Electronics plant at Sriperumbudur entered 30th day on Tuesday with no end in sight as Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the union leading the charge, claimed......

Why 30-Day Samsung Strike Continues

Although the company has shown willingness to talk to its workers and accept their key demands, it is CITU that is causing a roadblock to a solution. IMAGE: Communist Party of India-Marxist......

Rajini's Jailer and Kamal's Vikram: Alike Yet Apart

What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from......

Your OTT Menu: Suspense. Supernatural. Sci-fi.

Suspense, supernatural, sci-fi, style, slice-of-life, what will your pick be from OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us some choices. Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryWhere to watch?......

World Chess C'ship: Gukesh bounces back to WIN third game

IMAGE: D Gukesh looks in the zone. Photographs: Kind Courtesy Maria Emelianova and Chin An/FIDE Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the......

Candidates: Gukesh outwits Alireza, takes sole lead

Gukesh has 8.5 points out of a possible 13. He is a half point ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. IMAGE: India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh is on the cusp of......

Can Gill Do What Kohli Couldn't?

Win the IPL as captain... IMAGE: Shubman Gill was a surprising choice as Gujarat Titans captain. Photograph: BCCI   As the dust settles on the World Cup 2023 disappointment, the spotlight now......

Sports Shorts: Marquez wins 5th MotoGP title; Mariners make Bolt offer

IMAGE: Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez celebrates winning the Japanese Grand Prix MotoGP race and the MotoGP World title on the podium ,at Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan, on Sunday. Photograph: Toru......