'As in the Panchatantra tale of the cat and the monkeys, it is possible for the clever swing State to play off the two competing powers,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan. It was a single phrase that......
President Pratibha Patil presented the 'Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award' to Professor Arko Parpola, Professor-Emeritus of Indology, Institute of World Cultures, University of......
The challenges posed by terrorism and sectarian violence to India's rule of law and secularism came under focus during a workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge,......
A three-day international conference, held between June 27 and June 29, at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, discussed how the ancient Indian wisdom of the Vedas could shape and sustain......
In a continuing series on the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, we interview an archaeologist for his views. We had earlier interviewed world-renowned tsunami expert Dr Tad S Murty and Dr......
Gold sales on Dhanteras are estimated to drop 10 per cent in volume terms year-on-year on sharp 33 per cent annual rise in rates of the yellow metal, according to industry players. Photograph:......
'Customers are coming in; if they aren't buying, they are at least visiting the stores, which was not the case before the Budget.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......
The IPO boom in 2023 added four new promoters to the billionaires' list. IMAGE: The Richest Indian: Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani, seen here virtually addressing the Tamil Nadu......
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest nearly $4.4 billion (Rs 36,000 crore) in India by 2030 and support more than 48,000 jobs externally through a new regional service launched on Tuesday, said......
The auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya has begun on a strong note as jewellers are witnessing good footfalls and being a public holiday on Tuesday, consumers are flocking to the stores early before......
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan is a good respite from the dark, violent films we have seen in recent times, observes Divya Nair. Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan was meant to be the first film to be......
Even super star Mohanlal can't salvage the disaster that is Malayalam film Rasam, says Paresh C Palicha.Rasam, directed by veteran filmmaker Rajeevnath, has little going for it. In the film, a......
Director Shafi has teamed up with actor Mammootty twice before, in Thommanum Makkalum and Mayavi. Will they make it three hits in a row? Well, they hope so towith their third Malayalam......
Kunchacko Boban was the quintessential chocolate boy of Malayalam cinema until he decided to take a break from the hustle-bustle of filmdom. Chackochan, as he is popularly known, belongs to one of......
Who is this stupid fellow "Kishan Jhanjharia"?? He seems to be a fanatical supporter of our captain "courageous", like those VHP cohorts who blindly support Narendra Modi !! The pathetic part of......