Poll Schedule Works Against First Phase Contestants

Constituencies that are going to the polls in the first phase, slated for April 19, have just 19 days for campaigning. Contrast that with those going to polls in the 7th phase, notes N Sathiya......

EC must have power to derecognise parties, says freebies case plea in SC

The Election Commission (EC) must have the power to deregister a political party in case of a violation of the mandatory conditions for registration and for breach of laws, the Supreme Court was......

Readers greet ISRO: India is proud of you!

We had asked readers to congratulate ISRO on the stupendous achievement of landing on the Moon, and they were prompt in celebrating ISRO's, and India's, success. Congrats Team ISRO , God Bless you......

ED files 3,000-page chargesheet against Senthil Balaji

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a nearly 3,000-page charge sheet against Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as part of a continuing money laundering investigation against him and......

At Tirupati, deity's call proves stronger than covid-19 fears

According to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), on March 12, 61,652 pilgrims had darshan, after waiting for nearly five hours, compared to 57,352 on March 11, after they waited for nearly......

Double Celebration For Kartik

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram Kartik Aaryan, who turned 33 on November 22, celebrated with balloons and cake and Katori at his side. While he's immersed in prayer, Katori looks......

Modern Love Chennai: Whistle Podu!

Things may not always look bright, but the sun won't stay out forever is a running theme conveyed across its short films about people from various walks of life in all their varying moods and......

The Most Popular Web Series Of 2022

IMDb unveiled its list of the 10 Most Popular Indian Web Series, based on page views on the site. All the Web series listed here have released between January 1 and November 7, 2022, and have an......

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.' IMAGE: Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor in Laal Singh Chaddha. The pandemic may have passed, but Bollywood has not......

Fans turn up in huge numbers ahead of MCG blockbuster

IMAGE: As Virat Kohli entered the training ground, the decibel level reached its crescendo. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter You always want a piece of him. He is the centre of attention when he......

Decoding Troy Cooley's mantra of coaching fast bowlers

IMAGE: Former Australia and England fast bowling coach Troy Cooley with NCA head VVS Laxman. Photograph: Troy Cooley/Instagram Bidding to create a pool of quality bowling coaches, the National......

Don't know how we contracted Covid-19: CSK bowling coach Balaji

'I was shocked. I had done nothing to breach the norms' Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings bowling coach L Balaji has said recovering from COVID-19 is like experiencing an......

'Alarm bells started going off, it was chaos'

‘I was chatting to our team doctor, whose room was across the hallway from my mine in the hotel, and Kumar (Sangakarra, the Royals' head coach) came around the corner, and drew his finger......

IPL: Which bowler has the best economy rate?

IMAGE: Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner Rashid Khan boasts the best economy rate in the IPL. Photograph: BCCI   It's that time of the year again when the best cricketers from around the world face......