Why 'Captain' Vijayakanth Won't Be Forgotten

The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he......

'Attacking Dalits has become part of Dravidian culture'

'Both the DMK and ADMK are equally to blame.''When the question is violence against Dalits, they don't take measures to protect Dalits.' IMAGE: The Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman Temple being sealed at......

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He......

BJP workers stage protest across TN over jawan's murder

A large number of Bharaitya Janata Party workers and ex-servicemen staged a protest in Krishnagiri and many parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday demanding stringent action against the assailants of M......

Led by new-gen investors, mobile trading gets a big boost

Higher smartphone penetration and lower data charges are powering this trend. Sundar Sethuraman reports. A new generation of investors has taken to stock trading on mobile phones with a renewed......

Volatility is the new normal for Indian equities

Risk-off sentiment to make a comeback, impacting foreign money flows into emerging markets like India Market experts expect increased volatility this week on account of the aftermath of Brexit.......

Modi's 'achhe din' is still not here!

Turnover on exchanges dips to pre-Modi levels In another sign of the Narendra Modi euphoria losing its grip over the Indian equity markets, the turnover on the stock exchanges has dipped in the......

No-frills demat a/c introduced

In a bid to give a push to equity investing, capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday introduced no-frills or basic trading accounts for small shareholders.The......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2021

Even the shock wave of 2020 could not prepare us for the meltdown of 2021. As we continue grappling with an irrepressible pandemic, music is both a refuge and source of comfort. Although things are......

Meenakshi Sundareshwar review

Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a Basu Chatterjee slice-of-life packaged in a glossy ad film whose source of heart are its two genuinely likeable leads, feels Sukanya Verma. A 'galat ghar' gag in Karan......

Review: Oru Naal Koothu is an interesting watch

The film is engagingly narrated in flashbacks that move seamlessly from one character to another, says S Saraswathi. Movies with women-centric themes seem to have caught the fancy of Tamil......

Wenger to help unearth future football stars in India

IMAGE: Arsene Wenger, who is currently FIFA Chief of Global Football Development, is set to visit India in the second week of October to finalise the setting-up of a central academy. Photograph:......

Miranda named India U-23 men's team head coach

IMAGE: Clifford Miranda represented India from 2005 to 2014 and lead ISL team Odisha FC to the Super Cup title in April this year. Photograph: Indian Football Team/Twitter Clifford Miranda was on......

Vijayan to be nominated for Padma Shri, Jeje for Arjuna

  IMAGE: Former India striker IM Vijayan. Photograph: Kind courtesy, All India Radio/Twitter The Executive Committee of the AIFF confirmed on Monday that they will be nominating former players......

Shaji Prabhakaran appointed AIFF secretary general

IMAGE: AIFF's new president Kalyan Chaubey with newly-appointed Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran. Photograph: Shaji Prabhakaran/Twitter Football Delhi president Shaji Prabhakaran was on......

PBL: Marin tops price list, Saina unsold at player auction

Rio Games silver medallist P V Sindhu and London bronze winner Saina Nehwal went for low prices even as current Olympic champion Carolina Marin emerged as the costliest buy at the players’......