'Vijay Won't Fade Away From Tamil Nadu Politics'

'What is worrying other parties is those 12-16 year olds who come for his meetings will cross 18 in the next election. And they will vote for him, and then his vote bank will double.''In that case,......

Modi Updates Stalin's Election Strategy

'Stalin's intention is plain and simple.''The DMK wants to convert what is an 'incumbency-centred' election for the party-led alliance into one more 'Modi/BJP election' after Stalin's successive......

Don't tell us...: Tharoor slams Trump as Cong corners Modi on Russian oil

As US President Donald Trump claimed that India will significantly reduce Russian oil imports by year-end, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday hit back by criticising him for making......

Stalin's minister sparks row, says UP survives on TN's tax money

Uttar Pradesh 'lives' by way of money paid as tax contribution by Tamil Nadu to the Centre and this is the truth, Tamil Nadu industries minister TRB Rajaa has claimed. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

Can You Recognise These Actors?

IMAGE: Kamal Haasan returns as Veerasekaran Senapathy in Shankar's Indian 2. Isn't it cool is to see actors taking a route of total transformation to embody a character better? Certain films......

When Jayalalithaa wanted to break free

'On October 18, 1972, MGR announced the formation of a new political party -- the ADMK.''MGR now become more deeply involved in politics and with that came a parting of ways between Jayalalithaa......

Soon, Jayalalithaa will come alive on screen

'I admire Jayalalithaa. What drove her to do and achieve what she did?' first-time director Priyadarshini tells A Ganesh Nadar. At the best of times making a biopic is not easy. To make a biopic......

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......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

This Chennai school makes chess champs out of everyone

Chennai's chess nursery: The learning ground for Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X Even a casual stroll around the city will help visitors collect crumbs......