TN assembly session begins; EPS abstains, rival OPS attends on Day 1

The Tamil Nadu Assembly's brief session began here on Monday and Leader of Opposition and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam interim chief Edappadi K Palaniswami abstained on the opening day,......

Government fires Belgium Honorary Consul A C Muthiah

The external affairs ministry has terminated industrialist A C Muthiah from the position of the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium in Chennai. The termination was ordered by a circular......

Longing for love and a square meal, Chennai's horses find both

The horses on Chennai's Marina beach were slowly starving to death because of the lockdown until Shiranee Pereira decided to take a hand.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Starving horses at the Marina......

What TN protestors achieved by scrapping Murali's '800'

‘For the Tamil Nadu protestors to openly ask popular film actor Vijay Sethupathi not to play Murali in 800 is a travesty in every sense. It may have given them a cause to tell the world, and......

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.' Photograph: Kind courtesy A M International AM International, which has interests in petrochemicals,......

FSSAI launches probe into MDH and Everest products

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commissioned a quality check on MDH and Everest products. Photograph: MDH/Facebook This follows complaints that several popular spice......

Muthiah makes way for son at Manali Petro

Another family-run conglomerate in Chennai has seen a handing on of the baton. Ashwin C Muthiah, 43, only son of veteran industrialist A C Muthiah, has become the new chairman of Manali......

Muthiah urges US to remove trade barriers

Raising concerns over proposed curbs on H1B and L1 visas and withholding of duty free imports on a large number of products from India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry......

Review: Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a waste of time

Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a tedious comedy drama that attempts to highlight the inhumane working conditions of factory workers in our country, says  S. Saraswathi. Director R. Kannan, a......

Review: Thanga Meenkal is brilliant

Thanga Meenkal is a heartwarming story told brilliantly with a simplicity and honesty that is seen so rarely in films these days, believes S Saraswathi. Director Ram’s Tamil......

Review: Vandhaan Vendraan disappoints

Pavithra Srinivasan feels that there's not much to do for actors in Vandhaan Vendraan. Post YOUR reviews here!After he made promising films such as Jeyamkondaan and Kanden Kadhalai, it's natural to......

Review: Saguni is a commercial entertainer

Pavithra Srinivasan says Saguni is a breezy summer commercial cocktail and that's about it. There's a dialogue in Saguni that sums up the entire plot, the characters and their motivation rather......

'To win the World Cup you need lots of luck'

'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.' IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan celebrates taking......

Include Umran In India Team: P Chidambaram

IMAGE: Umran Malik finished with incredible figures of 5 for 25, four of which were bowled. Photograph: BCCI/IPL   SunRisers Hyderabad's Umran Malik put on a solo show and picked up 5 wickets......

Former BCCI chief Muthiah challenges HC order

Former BCCI president A C Muthiah on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's order upholding the validity of the amendment by the cricketing body in its regulations to......

Muthiah demands inquiry into IPL fixing charges

Former cricket board president A C Muthiah on Thursday said the BCCI has become "Business Control for Cricket in India" due to "inefficient management" and sought a full-fledged inquiry into......

BCCI responsible for IPL controversy: Muthiah

Holding the Board of Control for Cricket in India responsible for all the mess that IPL is in, former BCCI president AC Muthiah demanded that all the officials having a stake in the IPL......