TN: Thumping win for AIADMK in Sankarankoil by-poll

The Jayalalithaa-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Wednesday retained the Sankarankoil (SC) asssembly constituency, with party nominee S Muthuselvi defeating Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam......

HC lifts ban on TikTok, warns against obscene videos

The Madras high court bench in Madurai on Wednesday lifted its ban on Chinese social media app TikTok with the condition that the platform should not be used to host obscene videos. A bench......

Fake birth certificate in Kejriwal's name surfaces in TN

Two months after the "issuance" of fake death certificates in the names of a Tamil Nadu Minister and a member of Legislative Assembly by the city corporation, a birth certificate in the name of AAP......

The transgender who is standing for election

On a day the Supreme Court gave transgenders third gender status, Rediff.com presents Bharathi Kannamma (seated, left), who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Madurai. This is her story, in......

Willing to negotiate with workers directly: Samsung

Samsung India is willing to sign a long-term wage settlement and negotiate directly with its workers for an amicable resolution of the dispute, the company’s lawyer said on Friday, terming......

Centre Wants Stalin To End Samsung Strike

Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urges state government 'to intervene for an early and amicable resolution for maintaining a positive manufacturing sector ecosystem'. IMAGE: Samsung workers......

Why 30-Day Samsung Strike Continues

Although the company has shown willingness to talk to its workers and accept their key demands, it is CITU that is causing a roadblock to a solution. IMAGE: Communist Party of India-Marxist......

Why Are Samsung Workers On Strike?

According to CITU, around 90% of the 1,723 workers of the Sriperumbudur plant are participating in the strike.Samsung said it is ready to talk to employees and not a third party like CITU. IMAGE:......

Meeting National Award winning lyricist Na Muthukumar

'I can write a song in just 20 to 30 minutes and have done so plenty of times.' Noted lyricist Na Muthukuma talks about winning his second consecutive National Award win. Na Muthukumar is one......

Nothing new in Vamanan

Post Subramaniapuram, expectations regarding any member of its cast and crew are high, and it's no different for Dream Valley Corporation's Tamil movie Vaamanan as well. And any Yuvan Shankar Raja......

Oram Po has a lot of variety

The Tamil film Autowas rechristenedOram Po after the Tamil Nadu government made films with Tamil titles tax-free. Oram Po starss Arya and Pooja in the main roles, while Pushkarand Gayathriwield......

Review: Needhane En Pon Vasantham music is pleasant

The music of Tamil film is pleasant, writes Pavithra SrinivasanGautham Vasudev Menon is back with RS Infotainment and Photon Kathaas' Needhane En Pon Vasantham (You are My Golden Spring), a title......

Spotted: IPL chairman Lalit Modi in London

Reader Ramiah Muthukumar sent us these photographs from London. 'Please find attached pics of my brother Muthiah posing for a snap with Lalit Modi while taking an autograph from him. My brother......