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Continuing Op Sindoor would have hurt...: Experts

Operation Sindoor "achieved the objectives" it was launched for and was paused to avoid a prolonged conflict, which would have hurt the domestic economy, several defence experts said on Sunday.......

Will script history in next year's TN polls: Actor Vijay

The assembly poll next year will see the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam scripting a new chapter in Tamil Nadu's political history similar to the achievements of the regional parties in the 1967 and 1977......

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years. IMAGE:......

This Is India's Oldest Surviving Tiranga

The first national flag in Independent India was hoisted at Fort St George in Madras, not at Delhi's Red Fort. IMAGE: The oldest surviving national flag in the Fort St George Museum in Chennai.......

BJP And The Long-Standing Preamble Dream

BJP and RSS leaders are once again pushing to remove the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Constitution's Preamble, showing a deeper effort to change India's identity from a diverse,......

BMW starts 'MINI Countryman' production at Chennai plant

A year after introducing its popular 'MINI' range of cars in India, luxury car maker BMW has begun the local production of 'MINI Countryman' at the facility in Chennai."A new chapter is set to be......

CavinKare to split business into four different streams

The transformation – termed as CavinKare 2.0 by the company – is also seen as a step towards its IPO. In a first step towards succession plan, Chennai-based fast-moving consumer goods......

Playing Moneyball With The IPL?

'Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of the cash-rich IPL, which has become an integral part of the cricketing ecosystem?', asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Team Sunrisers Hyderabad......

IT workers union: 'We will never go on strike'

'We know that if the IT industry goes on strike even for a day or two, the repercussions will be international, and we will suffer as a country.''We don't want that to happen.'Illustration: Dominic......

Huge maintenance costs force I-T to sell properties

The properties the government is eyeing to dispose of this year are located in prime locations of cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. Illustration: Dominic......

Rhea Starts A New Chapter

Bhumi holidays in Paris... Huma prays at Ajmer... Janhvi visits her mother's Chennai home... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rhea Chakraborty/Instagram Rhea Chakraborty shares a series of pictures from......

Divas & Darlings On OTT This Week

Divas, detectives, darlings, you'll find them all on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from. DarlingWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Telugu (with......

Is Vijay The Highest Paid Actor In India?

And possibly in all of Asia, going by his reported fee of Rs 275 crore for Thalapathy 69, his coming movie. IMAGE: Vijay announces his political party. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay/X Between......

'Why are we actors scared to explore darkness?'

'The darker it is, the more our chances of emerging stronger in the light.' IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi in Merry Christmas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Vijay Sethupathi wants to......

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......

Du Plessis pulls out of IPL 2026 auction; to play in PSL

IMAGE: Faf du Plessis featured in 154 matches in his IPL career from 2012 to 2025, including seven seasons for Chennai Super Kings during which he won two IPL titles in 2018 and 2021. Photograph:......

Big shake-up as CSK swap Jadeja and Curran for Samson

IMAGE: Sanju Samson will now play alongside CSK legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni in IPL 2026. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings pulled off one of the most dramatic trades in their IPL history,......

'No, Dhoni Is Not Retiring'

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan has affirmed that M S Dhoni has no plans to retire just yet. Photograph: BCCI Will Mahendra Singh Dhoni don CSK's yellow jersey once again? While......

Chennai's Velammal Vidyalaya Wins Chess World Schools Gold

IMAGE: Velammal Vidyalaya, which has won the FIDE World School Teams Championship for five consecutive years in the past, follows the '7 to 17 programme' which was introduced in schools by former......

Who's Akriti Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw?

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw remains firmly in the spotlight. Photograph: Prithvi Shaw/Instagram For Prithvi Shaw, the runs have finally returned -- but so has the attention. After going unsold at the......