News for 'Pongal'

'I am not bothered about box office collections'

'I am not bothered about box office collections'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

'I don't know how many people will watch Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. But even if five per cent can set up toilets, I will feel my film is successful. I am more concerned about the eye-balls the film will get.' This August, Akshay Kumar gives us Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.

Citizen speak: What 'Amma' meant to them

Citizen speak: What 'Amma' meant to them

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Two devoted J Jayalalithaa followers speak of what the TN chief minister meant to them.

How to get your CIBIL score soar high this Makar Sankranti

How to get your CIBIL score soar high this Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

2016 has just begun and the first festival of the year is already here. Makar Sankranti it is! On this occasion let's think about how to get our kites and CIBIL scores to soar high

Gold, cellphones, gift coupons: It's raining freebies in Amma's manifesto

Gold, cellphones, gift coupons: It's raining freebies in Amma's manifesto

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The manifesto was unveiled by Jayalalithaa at a public rally, in a departure from usual practice of release at party headquarters in Chennai.

SC refuses to allow Jallikattu, protests intensify in TN

SC refuses to allow Jallikattu, protests intensify in TN

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

With the Supreme Court refusing to vacate its order on lifting of a ban on the sport by the Centre.

The neta seeks your Like before your vote!

The neta seeks your Like before your vote!

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Social media is the new advertising tool for today's politicians and political parties, says Viveat Susan Pinto

Has Jallikattu ban revived TN's regional pride?

Has Jallikattu ban revived TN's regional pride?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

The jallikattu issue has revived pan-Tamil political sentiments especially among youths, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Deepika: I owe my life to Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Deepika: I owe my life to Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

'Spiritual' Rajini and 'rationalist' Kamal -- can the twain meet?

'Spiritual' Rajini and 'rationalist' Kamal -- can the twain meet?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Both Rajini and Kamal have to first convince the Tamil Nadu voters that even if they are entering active politics relatively late in life, they are here to stay, and are serious about politics, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Could Centre have avoided TN's contempt plea in Cauvery case?

Could Centre have avoided TN's contempt plea in Cauvery case?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

A possible, easier and less-complicated way for the Centre would have been to approach the SC with the same queries much earlier, before a ground-swell of popular sentiments and consequent political tensions had built up in Tamil Nadu, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Have you tasted jigarthanda?

Have you tasted jigarthanda?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

Follow these 10 Chennai foodies to track down the great restaurants and awesome food there!

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Guv approves ordinance, Jallikattu to be held in TN on Sunday

Guv approves ordinance, Jallikattu to be held in TN on Sunday

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

The CM thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support to Jallikattu, an emotive issue which triggered mass protests across the state.

'The day I have a bikini body, I won't mind flaunting it'

'The day I have a bikini body, I won't mind flaunting it'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

'Look at Vijender Singh, he is so HOT! His nose is so sharp! I am sure whenever he is in the ring, he doesn't think about his beautiful face. If he had ever thought about his face, he would never have turned professional.' Newbie Ritika Singh gets ready for Bollywood.

Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes

Why we need to go beyond 'letter of the law' in inter-state disputes

Rediff.com14 May 2014

The history of the Cauvery and Mullaperiyar cases has shown how helpless the constitutional processes and judicial verdicts have been in enforcing the law of the land in inter-state and state-Centre disputes, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Madurai Kamaraj University reopens but student protests continue

Madurai Kamaraj University reopens but student protests continue

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Research students took out a protest rally on Monday around the university campus, shouting slogans against the management for 'victimising three students, a professor, guest lecturer and a clerk', with the PG students joining in.

Why Amma's canteen must be replicated nationwide

Why Amma's canteen must be replicated nationwide

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Sanjeev Nayyar visits an Amma canteen in Chennai, and comes back impressed

After saffron Holi, saffron Onam isn't far

After saffron Holi, saffron Onam isn't far

Rediff.com11 Mar 2017

Tarun Vijay on why the victory in Uttar Pradesh belongs to Narendra Modi and the road ahead.

'Jallikattu movement is bigger than 1965 anti-Hindi agitation'

'Jallikattu movement is bigger than 1965 anti-Hindi agitation'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

'What is surprising is the scale and spontaneity of the mobilisation and the social profile of the mobilisation.' 'Not just the youth, but women, children and families are part of this now.' 'This is completely unprecedented.'

SC will have to grapple with ticklish socio-political issues over jallikattu

SC will have to grapple with ticklish socio-political issues over jallikattu

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

The situation is unlike any other legislation/ordinance that governments at the Centre and states had passed on earlier occasions after the higher judiciary had held certain laws, orders or decisions ultra vires of the Constitution, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Are you a salt junkie?

Are you a salt junkie?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

Find out by answering (honestly) if you are eating more salt than you should

Vikram, Rajinikant, Siddharth: Meet Shankar's leading men

Vikram, Rajinikant, Siddharth: Meet Shankar's leading men

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

As his latest, much-talked about venture, I, starring Vikram, is all set to hit the screens this Pongal, here is a look at the other heroes, who have been a part of this brilliant director's extraordinary journey of success.

'There is cruelty in Jallikattu'

'There is cruelty in Jallikattu'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

'We need all the people who support Jallikattu to empathise with a poor, frightened, animal. Like racism and casteism, this is speciesism; discrimination based on species.' 'Human beings consider themselves superior and they consider it their right to exploit non-human beings, the animals.'

Test cricket could die in India if...

Test cricket could die in India if...

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

How will young batsmen brought up on T20 learn to build an innings? What about the technique to patiently negotiate hostile seam bowling conditions or the skill to play on difficult dusty turners? What about leaving the swinging ball outside off stump?

BJP on horns of a dilemma over allowing jallikattu

BJP on horns of a dilemma over allowing jallikattu

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

It's election season in Tamil Nadu and all political parties are tying themselves in knots over the banned jallikattu but none more than the BJP, says R Ramasubramanian.

Meet the Japanese thavil player

Meet the Japanese thavil player

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Hidenori Ish talks about his fascinating journey, from a small town in Japan to Tamil Nadu in India, for the love of music.

'Swing voter' mood will guide alliance decisions in Tamil Nadu

'Swing voter' mood will guide alliance decisions in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Tamil Nadu has around 30 per cent or more of 'swing voters', and it is this segment that will swing the pre-poll alliance decision, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Kerala is going to be the next Kashmir'

'Kerala is going to be the next Kashmir'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

'Nowhere in the country, except perhaps Jammu and Kashmir, do extremist groups enjoy political patronage as they do in Kerala. Terrorists are exported from Kerala to Afghanistan, Syria.'

What Vikas Khanna cooked for NaMo

What Vikas Khanna cooked for NaMo

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Master Chef Vikas Khanna conceived a seven-course, 26 dish, menu for Prime Minister Narendra Modi' Fortune 500 dinner in New York. His recipes, exclusively on Rediff.com

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