‘Captain’ Vijayakanth: An astonishing life
Saying nice things about the dead is an annoying convention. Hence, as far as obituaries go, the less said, the better – for it’s simply gets boring beyond a point.…
Has DMK become a deadweight in the INDIA alliance?
A few days ago, former union minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran was trending on social media for a viral video in which he claimed that while English-educated South Indians…
Five-state assembly polls: Is the BJP as unshakeable as believed to be?
With the country just a few months away from the next Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party losing in all but Telangana in a five-state assembly poll would make anyone…
Almost seven years after announcing Dharma Yuddham, OPS stands alone in a hostile battlefield
On November 23, former Chief Minister and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam sent out a press release condemning the DMK government’s decision to end Aavin’s Green Magic milk packets. He…
IFFI 2023: In KEPU, art attempts to mend hearts broken by courts
When the Supreme Court of India refused to legalise same-sex marriages earlier this year crushing the hopes of millions of LGBTQ+ people who aspired to unite legally, director Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan…
IFFI 2023: Techie filmmaker Samyuktha Vijayan’s maiden film on gender-transition challenges stereotypes
For techie-cum-filmmaker Samyuktha Vijayan, the screening of her maiden film ‘Neela Nira Sooriyan’ at the 54th edition of the prestigious International Film Festival of India next Sunday (Nov 26) is…
SC pulling up Punjab Governor is a Deepavali gift for democracy lovers
As Hindus across the world celebrate Deepavali a.k.a Diwali this weekend with sweets and crackers to commemorate the triumph of good over evil, we Indians have good reason to celebrate…
Will the DMK government’s struggle to ban NEET bear any fruit?
When President Droupadi Murmu visited Chennai on Friday, Chief Minister M K Stalin personally handed over a letter urging her to approve to the anti-NEET bill passed by the state…
Good, bad and ugly of Senthil Balaji’s eventful political life
With the Madras High Court rejecting the bail plea of DMK Minister (with No Charge) V Senthil Balaji in the cash-for-jobs money laundering case earlier this week, the Karur strongman,…
What would it take Annamalai’s BJP to lure the TN voter?
Last week, we looked at what was at stake for AIADMK and Edappadi K Palaniswami in the AIADMK-BJP split and how the AIADMK could actually benefit by going to polls…