Why MGR may not do the trick for Rajini

The fact remains that in the present-day Tamil Nadu, GenX and GenY voters, born and/or growing up after the end of ‘Kamaraj rule’ in the ’60s and ‘MGR rule’,......

Does Siddha medicine have a Covid cure?

IMAGE: A sample being collected for COVID-19 testing at a government hospital in Bengaluru, August 7, 2020. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc......

Education turns core poll issue in TN, can break AIADMK-BJP ties

Higher education policy may be at the core of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls next May, with a potential to break the ties between the ruling AIADMK in the state and the BJP counterpart at the......

Dr Suniti Solomon, part of team who detected HIV, passes away

Groundbreaking HIV researcher Dr Suniti Solomon, the first to bring to the world the prevalence of the infection in India in 1986 and one who successfully led research into the treatment of the......

10 lesser known facts about newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Sania Mirza

India's Sania Mirza (right) and Switzerland's Martina Hingis are ecstatic on winning their Wimbledon doubles title on Saturday. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images When you think of Indian......