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Cash row: SC junks Justice Varma's plea against parliamentary probe

 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by Allahabad high court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to admit a motion seeking his removal and legality of the......

What Happens When A High Court Judge Resists Transfer?

 'Refusal does not invite immediate legal penalty; it invites Constitutional unease.' Photograph: ANI on X   Justice J Nisha Banu of the Madras high court, who was transferred to the Kerala high......

Decked churches, midnight masses: India celebrates Christmas

 Christmas was celebrated with devotion and festive gaiety across the country on Thursday as churches were decked in lights and cribs, midnight masses drew large congregations and community events......

Police book TN BJP chief in row over lighting lamp at temple

 The Tamil Nadu police on Friday registered a case against 113 people, including Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran and senior party leader H Raja, who participated in a protest on December......

Will Deepa Thoon Controversy Damage Stalin's DMK?

 The Deepa Thoon controversy, if not allowed to die a natural death, could take the election focus away from the anti-incumbency impacting the DMK and into the secular space.Stalin would love to......

Krishna Chivukula Donates Rs 228 Crore To IIT-Madras

 'His contribution not only elevates our institution but also serves as an inspiring example of how our alumni community continues to drive meaningful change.' IMAGE: Indian Institute of Technology......

Trump Tariffs: How Must India Respond?

 India should convert the Trump threat to an India opportunity, re-embracing a more liberal trade regime as a way of reviving manufacturing output and exports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

India better placed than China in trade with US: Experts

 Donald Trump's Presidency of the United States will open new opportunities for India though certain sectors, especially pharma and IT, may face the heat if the incoming president decides to impose......

AVM Studios' M Saravanan Passes Away

 Photograph: Kind courtesy G Dhananjheyan/X Veteran producer and owner of iconic AVM Studios, M Saravanan, died in Chennai due to age-related ailments on December 4, sources said. He was 86.......

Why South Cinema Scores Big Over Bollywood

 South Indian filmmakers have kept their focus on the single-screen cinemagoer.They have kept their finger on the pulse of the single-screen cinema fan, who goes to movies once a month or more, to......

Kesari 2: What *Really* Happened

 The grilling of Brigadier-General Dyer by Akshay Kumar's Sir C Sankaran Nair, as shown in Kesari 2, is an imaginary sequence, proves Utkarsh Mishra. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Ananya Panday in Kesari......

Controversy's Child Kamal Haasan

 Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues.But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N......

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......

Suresh Kalmadi: From IAF Pilot To Powerbroker Of Indian Sport

 What brought Suresh Kalmadi fame and a degree of infamy was his transition into the most powerful Indian sports administrator of his time. IMAGE: As head of the Indian Olympic Association, one of......

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......

National Motorcycle Racing: 13-year-old Harees dies following a crash

 IMAGE: The 13-year-old succumbed to his injuries. Photograph: Kind courtesy KiranParashar21/Twitter Copparam Shreyas Hareesh, a 13-year-old prodigy from Bengaluru, succumbed to injuries that he......

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