In a first, Army couple set to march in R-Day parade

Major Jerry Blaize and Captain Supreetha C T are all set to become the first couple to march down the Kartavya Path as members of two different contingents in the Republic Day parade on January 26.......

Retiring SC judge says tolerance must for each other's opinion

People must have tolerance for each other's opinion at a time when the tolerance level has gone down internationally, Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said on Friday. IMAGE: Supreme......

'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......

Why Caste Violence Is On The Rise In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is the celebrated home of the 'social justice' movement in the country, yet caste differences and violence has only been increasing in numbers and becoming more brutal in recent years,......

Drowned in debt, what do you do?

When RV, the car racer from the movie Tara Rum Pum, has a fateful accident, his whole life changes. His inability to continue racing after the accident leaves him penniless. He loses his home, for......

Chidambaram is a self-confessed. . . ?

FM P Chidambaram As the Budget 2008 gets ready to unfold, find out how much you know about the man behind it. Take the Rediff Business Quiz on Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Biz......

IIT Madras: A hotbed of innovations

It is almost six in the evening when I rush in to meet Professor M Kumaravel in his office at IIT Madras. But the senior faculty member brushes all excuses of being held up by his colleagues aside,......

Indian labour + Chinese cotton = Wal Mart product

Chinese cotton + imported machinery + local woman power = Wal Mart product. A local entrepreneur chips in Rs 10-15 crore (Rs 100-150 million) into the business and the project is ready for exports.......

Why Deven Varma retired from the movies

Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor on July 23, 2013. At 76, Deven Varma looks very fit and active sitting in his......