Poll Schedule Works Against First Phase Contestants

Constituencies 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......

Stalin's Latest Headache

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 this governor as far as......

Will Modi Contest 2024 Elections From Vellore?

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra D......

DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha bypoll

In a nail biting finish, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's D M Kathir Anand on Friday won the Vellore Lok Sabha segment defeating his nearest rival, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's ally A C......

Sun Network's Tamil daily grows five-fold

Tamil daily Dinakaran, which was bought over by Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Network last year and re-launched, has come up trumps. The revamped Dinakaran clocked a five-fold growth in readership during......

Suzhal: The Vortex Review

Even though each episode is about an hour long, you won't even blink: Divya Nair applauds Suzhal: The Vortex.   Suzhal: The Vortex is a Tamil Web series created by Pushkar-Gayatri (of......

365 days. 319 films

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen? IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat. I watch many films in a year -- for work and pleasure, and I keep a record of them. In......

2018's TOP 15 Indian films

Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies. 2018 was really good for the Indian film industry with a number of important films in Hindi and other regional languages. My work as......

Review: Vetrivel is an engaging family entertainer

Good performances, a well-written screenplay and great comedy make Vasanthamani’s Vetrivel a decent watch, writes S Saraswathi. Director Vasanthamani makes his directorial......