TN’s Language War: Should Rupee be ‘₹’ or ‘ரூ’
Even as the row over two- and three-language policy continues unabated, the TN government has added fresh fuel to the blaze by unveiling a logo for the state budget to…
Stifled by disputes and allegations, Chennai Press Club to hold elections after 25 years
For the past several weeks now, there has been an unusual flurry of activity in an otherwise remote and desolate corner of the sprawling Government Estate campus in Chepauk, where…
Racism against Indians in Canada has deep roots, reveals ignorance
Even as thousands of Indian students and young professionals queue up to migrate to Canada, thanks to the country’s liberal immigration policy, the rampant increase in racist attacks on Indian…
BJP’s promise of free health insurance for senior citizens over 70 no longer on the table?
Even as the union health ministry claimed that over 34.7 crore Ayushman cards have been created under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme across the country,…
Outrage over ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s arrest shows our lack of respect for others’ lives as well as the law
For the past 24 hours, social media platforms have been flooded with reactions, comments, and a diverse range of opinion about the arrest of Youtuber and head of Savukku Media,…
The Mylapore Times Story: How a small newspaper is tiding over challenges from national dailies and the digital tsunami
Traditional print media losing ground to digital platforms, in both advertising and subscription revenues, is no longer news as the most recent FICCI – EY 2024 report has confirmed, yet…
Young policewoman harassed by predatory prank caller exposing serious breach of protocol
While women receiving prank calls, often abusive and vulgar, from unknown men no longer surprises anyone and is considered a part of life, a woman police personal of the Armed…
In Manjummel Boys, Kamal Haasan’s Guna finds its Andhadhi
For the past three weeks, this reviewer has been subjected to raves and more raves about just one Malayalam movie wherever he went. Multiplex owners in Chennai have been forced…
When Google Gemini called PM Modi a ‘fascist’
Last week, Google’s AI platform Google Gemini landed on the wrong side of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gaze after the AI tool called PM Modi a fascist in response to…
Kathir’s Idhayam indulges in a kind of melancholic love that is no longer conceivable
Any serious work of art – be it cinema, literature, music or even painting – is a truthful reflection of the society from which it originates. A great work of…