Some 1,100 years ago, Uthiramerur had an election system similar to what India has today.
Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect? Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little, asks Dr Sudhir Bisht.
There is a deep-seated sense of rejection that the new generation Tamil youth have felt for a decade and more now, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'It is a diamond which has a very long competitive history.'
'As I went around Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Jaffna and Mannar, my mind went back to my visit in January 1990 at the fag end of the IPKFs mission in Sri Lanka,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The two-and-a-half-foot idol was looted from the Sivan Temple in Tamil Nadu's Sripuranthan village.
Mutual fund analysts attribute this to the volatility in the debt markets over the last two months. Saurabh Nanavati, chief executive officer, Religare Asset Management Company, said, "In the last three months, many debt funds found themselves in trouble due to the rise in the 10-year government securities' yield. In such a scenario, the funds will not be in a position to distribute dividends on a regular basis as they are not generating income."
If an opportunity fund is true to its calling, it will move all around, scouting for the right opportunities, be it in market-cap, sector-wise or theme-wise holdings.
Coming from a maestro who's delivered classics in his times, the music for this historical romance falls a little flat. It's as though the musician in him had to push really hard for inspiration and the labour is obvious. While it sticks to the classical theme, there's nothing new here; no scintillating compositions, nothing to indicate that it takes place in the 10th century. Kudos for the Carnatic base, but where is vintage Ilaiyaraja?
Speaking at a seminar in New Delhi, Madhav stressed that culture and religion have been the major aspect of ties between India and Southeast Asia
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The youth claimed that he sent the e-mail just as a prank.
Soon after the finance ministry cleared the haze on tax treatment of equity linked savings scheme, fund managers are lining up such policies to tap investors eager to participate in the stock market boom and simultaneously save tax. \n
Cricketer Dinesh Kathik has found his match in star squash player Dipika Pallikal as they got engaged in a private ceremony at a city hotel in Chennai.
The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
Chief Minister Stalin seems to have drawn a line between his personal beliefs and those of others in the family, beginning with wife Durga Stalin, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The two-day event at the ancient shrine, categorised as 'Great Living Chola Temples,' by the UNESCO, faced the ire of pro-Tamil outfits.
New Union minister L Murugan's declaration of Kongu Nadu as his native place, instead of Tamil Nadu, may be part of a grand BJP strategy to create new states out of existing ones, particularly those that have anti-BJP governments, mulls N Sathiya Moorthy.
IRDA suggested that health insurance should cover alternative treatments.
You totally should says Lakshmi Sharath.
On his arrival, Xi will be welcomed by traditional peformances including 'tappu' folk drum art display at the airport by about 500 artistes.
With the issue of nationalism dominating the political discourse, the BJP on Tuesday announced a three-day programme to comemmorate Bhagat Singh's martyrdom and attacked the Congress over its MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks comparing Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar with the freedom fighter.
'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Scientist are flabbergasted by the video showing an alleged human sacrifice near a Chola period statue gifted to CERN by India.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'The residual historical hostility against India was certainly a factor,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Singer, fashion icon and former model says Indians should stop obsessing over fair skin and start being proud of their natural skin tone.
Despite drawing a blank in Tamil Nadu, its leaders in the state claimed they should strike roots without using a crutch at this "most opportune" time, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks this week.
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
