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Why Did TN Governor Omit Dr Ambedkar's Name?

According to state government sources, not only did the governor insert some corrections, but he also initialled the final draft after those corrections had been made, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.......

Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I. IMAGE: Director Mani Ratnam, third from right, with......

Will Soldiers Vote in Coming Elections?

No Service Chief to date has had the guts to streamline the procedure in conjunction with the Election Commission and ensure every soldier votes in his/her place of posting, observes Lieutenant......

Inspiring! The 2020 Padma Shri Awardees

Selflessness. Grit. Courage. Unassuming HEROES. These are some of the words that come to mind as you spot certain names in the 2020 Padma Shri list. A glow warms your heart as you read of how they......

Covid and crematorium: Slum dwellers grapple with smoke, stench and fear of disease

The smoke hangs in an ash grey cloud over their homes and the acrid smell from more than 200 cremations a day doesn't leave, they say, permeating as it were their very pores. For the residents of......

NREGS: Senior citizens get less strenuous jobs

Setting a role model for local bodies in the country, a gram panchayat in Kerala's Wayanad district has come out with a novel scheme to provide social security to senior citizens by providing less......

What to WATCH on OTT this week

The OTT glass is full again.Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek. C/O KaadhalWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Tamil (with subtitles) The anthology......

Remembering Hema Malini's unforgettable roar in Lal Patthar

In this series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Raaj Kumar-Hema Malini-Raakhee-Vinod Mehra starrer, Lal Patthar (1971). What extreme repercussions can......

Review: Life Is Beautiful is a slice of life film

Radhika Rajamani says Life Is Beautiful is a film with roller-coaster ride of emotions and somegood performances.Sekhar Kammula's films are simple tales with strong characterisation, drawn from his......

Review: Veeraputhran could have been better

Paresh C Palicha feels Malayalam film Veeraputhran lacks emotional quotient. Post YOUR reviews here!In his new film Veeraputhran, director P T Kunhi Mohammed tries to resurrect the legend of......

Raaj Kumaari has no soul

After watching theS Govind's Kannada movie, Raaj Kumari, it is clear that it is the remake of the Tamil film, Ananda Poongaatre which starredAjit, Meena and Karthick. Govind hasmade a faithful copy......

Revealed! History of the Ashes

A tiny, dark-red, terracotta urn containing ashes of indeterminate origin and deemed too fragile to leave the cloistered hush of the Lord's ground museum is the focus of one of the world's great......

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