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This Chennai school makes chess champs out of everyone
Rediff.com6 days agoVelammal Institutions is the catalysing force behind this chess revolution in Chennai
Using children in pornography a matter of serious concern, an offence too: SC
Rediff.com19 Apr 2024The observations came from a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala while reserving the verdict on an appeal filed by NGOs -- Just Rights for Children Alliance of Faridabad and New Delhi-based Bachpan Bachao Andolan -- challenging a Madras high court verdict.
'Tamil voters don't like to be told what to do'
Rediff.com16 Apr 2024'Modi is trying avenues to convince people why they should vote for the BJP.'
Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?
Rediff.com15 Apr 2024'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.' 'The last time the party called for 'stability at the Centre' was in 1998 and 1999,' recalls N Sathiya Moorthy.
Poll Schedule Works Against First Phase Contestants
Rediff.com9 Apr 2024Constituencies 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 Moorthy.
Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the naked eye, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage
Rediff.com29 Mar 2024They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not even seem to recognise that they too have crossed a red line themselves, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Prestigious South Chennai LS seat to see fierce triangular fight, here is why
Rediff.com24 Mar 2024Incumbent DMK MP T Sumathy alias Tamizhachi Thangapandian will face-off former Telangana Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, while the the AIADMK has fielded ex-MP Dr J Jayavardhan, who won from here in 2014.
Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna
Rediff.com21 Mar 2024Several Carnatic musicans have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has 'glorified Periyar' and vilified the Carnatic music community.
BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024The BJP game-plan: Take the top slot, or a close second, either for the 'Lotus' or the larger NDA, if it can and push the AIADMK to the third place, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
SC to hear TN's plea against guv's refusal to induct minister
Rediff.com18 Mar 2024The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea of the Tamil Nadu government against the refusal of Governor RN Ravi to appoint senior DMK leader K Ponmudi as a minister in the state cabinet.
'Indran-Chandran!': Jadeja wishes Ashwin in Rajni style!
Rediff.com18 Mar 2024Ravindra Jadeja termed his spin partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin as 'Indran-Chandran'.
Look Who Modi Met!
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi met up with legendary actress Vyjayanthimala in Chennai, and shared pictures of their meeting.
SC breather for TN BJP chief Annamalai in hate speech case
Rediff.com26 Feb 2024After perusing the transcript of the statements given in the interview, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed, "Prima facie, there is no hate speech. No case is made out."
Hurrah For These Women Achievers!
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.
Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats that again are based on population, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
India's 1st Private Launchpad Preps For Liftoff
Rediff.com13 Feb 2024Preparations are in the final stages by the Chennai-headquartered space-tech startup Agnikul Cosmos for the maiden launch of India's first-ever private launchpad and the second rocket launch by a private sector player.
Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity
Rediff.com13 Feb 2024What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these temples for generations, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Can Vijay Succeed Where Rajini Couldn't?
Rediff.com2 Feb 2024Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or will he end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene even before it all had really begun, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Had to move court for telecast of Ayodhya event in Tamil Nadu: BJP
Rediff.com22 Jan 2024The Bharatiya Janata Party vs ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam battle over live telecast of the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration in Tamil Nadu shrines reached the Supreme Court on Monday, with the apex court asking the authorities to act in accordance with the law and not based on any oral instructions.
'Minister has converted ED into an extended arm of the BJP'
Rediff.com11 Jan 2024'Now the political boss decides, and the ED acts.'
Thaw in TN govt-Raj Bhavan ties as guv withdraws VCs' appointment order
Rediff.com9 Jan 2024Ravi's move, the first after the meeting between Stalin and him following a recent suggestion of the Supreme Court to resolve their differences, came with a rider.
TN governor cannot sack minister Balaji, HC is right, rules SC
Rediff.com5 Jan 2024The governor of a state has to act on the recommendation of the council of ministers, the Supreme Court said on Friday while dismissing an appeal challenging the decision of the Madras high court refusing to consider a petition against the continuance of V Senthil Balaji as a minister in the Tamil Nadu government despite his arrest.
Stalin's Latest Headache
Rediff.com22 Dec 2023CM Stalin has a procedural problem. Nominating new ministers would entail his having to seek formal permission from governor R N Ravi. Stalin does not want to interact with the person of this governor, as far as possible, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.
A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites
Rediff.com18 Dec 2023If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?
Rediff.com6 Dec 2023For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the political Opposition, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Cyclone Michaung paralyses Chennai, revives fears of 2015 flood
Rediff.com4 Dec 2023Heavy rains continued to pound Chennai and nearby districts on Monday under the impact of a cyclonic storm, which is likely to cross the coast in Andhra Pradesh on December 5.
Should Governors Be Legally Given Time Limit To Act?
Rediff.com21 Nov 2023Given the politics behind it all, one possibility is for binding the governor to act according to the decisions of the state government and clarifying his position vis a vis bills and resolutions passed by the state assembly -- or, re-enacted if returned, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Air pollution can lead to cancer'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2023'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.'
'Air Pollution Leads To Type 2 Diabetes'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2023'Pollution acts as an endocrine disruptor.' 'When it acts as an endocrine disruptor it has an effect on the endocrine system of the human body and the effect on the pancreas is an important one.' 'The way you get type two diabetes is due to two defects.' 'One is the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin.' 'The other physiological defect is insulin resistance.'
Will INDIA Win Be Vote Against Raid Raj?
Rediff.com10 Nov 2023There may be those who could want to go slow, citing the large pendency of follow-up action and court cases that they would have to process and/or proceed with, before raiding more politicians, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'India is only a 150-year-old name'
Rediff.com7 Nov 2023'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'
HC raps police for not taking action in Udhayanidhi's Sanatan Dharma row
Rediff.com6 Nov 2023The Madras high court has observed that persons in power should realise the danger of remarks with "fissiparous tendency" and pulled up the police for their alleged failure to take action against some ruling DMK ministers who had participated in an anti-Sanatana Dharma meeting held in Chennai in September.
NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy
Rediff.com21 Oct 2023Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Has Sanatana Dharma Met Its Electoral Match In Caste Census?
Rediff.com5 Oct 2023It is not much of an issue just now, but it could become one if the idea of caste census captures socio-political imagination, going beyond electoral tags and identities, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Madras HC upholds conviction of over 200 in mass rape, atrocities case
Rediff.com29 Sep 2023The Madras high court on Friday upheld a trial court order convicting over 200 men, including forest and police officials and sentencing them to various prison terms for atrocities committed against tribals including rape, where the victims included a minor girl and a pregnant woman.
91 Indian Uni On Times World Rankings
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023India has also become the fourth best represented nation in the 2024 rankings, up from sixth last year.
Sanatan remark: SC to hear plea for FIR against Udhayanidhi Stalin, others
Rediff.com22 Sep 2023A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi issued notices on the petition filed by Chennai-based lawyer B Jagannath who said the apex court has passed several directions, including for registration of FIR, in similar cases.
Quiet Doesn't Flow The Cauvery
Rediff.com18 Sep 2023Today, with the Lok Sabha polls only months away, any inter-state dispute over the Cauvery water dispute has the potential to take more political turns than otherwise, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.