'I will not loot the people'

Photograph: ANI Photo This interview was first posted on May 8, 2006. When film actor Vijayakanth started the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party, nobody gave him a chance. His DMDK party......

Delhi HC drops contempt case after Gurumurthy says sorry

The Delhi high court on Thursday discharged S Gurumurthy, editor of a Chennai-based Tamil news magazine, in a 2018 contempt case for his tweet against a judge after accepting his apology and......

SC relief to TN minister as heart surgery performed at private hospital

Arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji on Wednesday underwent a bypass surgery and was hemodynamically stable, the private hospital treating him in Chennai said.  IMAGE: Tamil Nadu......

TN governor re-allocates Balaji's portfolios, wants him dropped

A fresh row broke out between Governor R N Ravi and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu on Friday over the issue of V Senthil Balaji staying in the Stalin cabinet after his......

C S Setty: SBI's New Boss

'You will see him frequently asking customers -- especially retail -- about service experience, pain points, areas of improvement and suggestions.' IMAGE: State Bank of India Managing Director C S......

'Complete fiction': Zoho CEO Vembu denies wife's allegations in magazine

Sridhar Vembu, Zoho Corp's chief executive officer (CEO), said on Tuesday a report that he financially abandoned his wife and son is "complete fiction". Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj for Rediff.com......

'Gurumurthy must be sacked from RBI'

'For a responsible person like him to utter such nonsense is shameful.''He is not fit to be a director on the RBI central board.' IMAGE: Swaminathan Gurumurthy, a director on the Reserve Bank of......

Byju's buys Aakash Educational Services for $1 bn over Zoom call

The stock-and-cash deal is the biggest in the education space. IMAGE: Byju’s founder and chief executive officer Byju Raveendran. Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj As managing director of......

Tamil's Dysfunctional Families You Must Watch On OTT

No recent Tamil family has captured the downside of aging with such levity as Suresh Mari's J Baby, about an elderly lady, whose sudden disappearance forces her children and dear ones to take note......

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.' IMAGE: Veerappan in The Hunt for Veerappan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Ready For REVENGE On OTT?

It's raining brand new seasons and shows on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations.   ReginaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Tamil (with subtitles) A woman......

I was molested as a child: Sakshi Malik opens up about harrowing abuse

Former wrestler Sakshi Malik has made some startling revelations in her recently-released book titled Witness, claiming that their protest developed cracks when 'people close to' Bajrang Punia......

SEE: Shami, Sheetal receive Arjuna awards

Photograph: Kind Courtesy President of India/X India's best-performing athletes were on Tuesday conferred with the national sports awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a regal ceremony where......

Confirmed! Khel Ratna for Sat-Chi, Arjuna for Shami

Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna award Photograph: Kind Courtesy Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/Instagram The Sports Ministry on Wednesday put its......

Indian swimmers rewrite history at Asian Games!

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Srihari Nataraj/X The men's 4x100m freestyle relay team, comprising Tanish George Mathew, Vishal Grewal, Anand AS, and Srihari Nataraj, showcased their remarkable skills......

Asian Games Swimming: Indian Men's team finishes fifth in final

IMAGE: The Indian men’s relay team entered the final with a smashing show. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sajan Prakash/Instagram The Indian men's 4x100m medley relay team obliterated the......