TN governor re-allocates Balaji's portfolios, wants him dropped

A fresh row broke out between Governor R N Ravi and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu on Friday over the issue of V Senthil Balaji staying in the Stalin cabinet after his......

Rajinikanth undergoes procedure to restore blood supply to brain

Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday underwent a procedure to restore blood supply to brain and he is recovering well, a hospital in Chennai that is treating him said.   The top Tamil star......

TN Governor tests COVID-19 positive; advised home isolation

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has tested positive for COVID-19, but advised home isolation since his infection was mild, a Chennai-based private hospital said on Sunday.......

Thalaivar Karunanidhi is dead

One of the most charismatic figures of Tamil Nadu politics and the most enduring mascot of the Dravidian movement breathed his last at 6.10 pm. IMAGE: Karunanidhi was admitted to hospital 11 days......

Where Biutiful meets Elektra

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India. Perhaps the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) has an outsize reputation because of the dedicated army of cineastes and......

Mammootty in Ore Kadal

Shyamaprasad won the National award for the best regional film in 1998 for his film, Agnisakshi. The film, based on a novel of the same name by Lalithambika Antharjanam, had Rajat Kapur and......

Goa film fest ready to take off

The inaugural function of the Goa International film festival to be held on November 23is likely to see a galaxy of Indian film stars. It will be heldat the Dayanand Bandodkar football stadium in......

Dance was Padmini's passion, not films

The only time I met the legendary actress Padmini was 10 years ago, in July 1996. You cannot grow up in Kerala without hearing about the Travancore Sisters -- Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. Though I......