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Akash Deep, Kishan to miss Duleep Trophy; Easwaran to lead East Zone

Akash Deep, Kishan to miss Duleep Trophy; Easwaran to lead East Zone

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

Akash Deep and Ishan Kishan will miss the Duleep Trophy quarter-final match against North Zone as both the players are recovering from their respective injuries.

Vijay's Political Challenge Begins Now

Vijay's Political Challenge Begins Now

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

Vijay, with his chief ministerial ambitions, is a one-man army, at least as of now, and his campaign team considers him omnipresent. He has to be present in all districts, if not all constituencies at the same time, as there is no second-line leader or platform speaker in the party, who can draw crowds, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

L&T bets big on data centres, defence sector

L&T bets big on data centres, defence sector

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) is deepening its push into data centres and defence manufacturing while keeping an eye on emerging opportunities in nuclear and thermal power, chairman and managing director SN Subrahmanyan said. The engineering and construction conglomerate has invested around Rs 2,200 crore in data centres, with 32 megawatts (Mw) already operational.

'Keeladi Could Be Older Than Indus Valley'

'Keeladi Could Be Older Than Indus Valley'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

'There is no doubt about the antiquity of Tamil Nadu.'

BCCI Hunts for New Selectors in Agarkar-Led Panel

BCCI Hunts for New Selectors in Agarkar-Led Panel

Rediff.com23 Aug 2025

BCCI invites applications for 2 men's selectors and 4 women's selection committee members

ED raids TN minister, son in money laundering case; DMK slams BJP

ED raids TN minister, son in money laundering case; DMK slams BJP

Rediff.com16 Aug 2025

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations connected to Tamil Nadu Minister I Periyasamy and his son as part of a money laundering investigation. The probe stems from a Madras High Court order regarding a disproportionate assets case.

Medal hopes Thangavelu, Sharad not included for World Para C'ships

Medal hopes Thangavelu, Sharad not included for World Para C'ships

Rediff.com27 Aug 2025

Paris Paralympics club throw gold medallist Dharambir Nain and double bronze winner sprinter Preethi Pal have been named as India's flag bearers for the opening ceremony on September 27.

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years.

Elavenil Valarivan is Asian Champion!

Elavenil Valarivan is Asian Champion!

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

Elavenil Valarivan strikes 10m air rifle gold; juniors continue dominance

'According To Govt, There's Hardly Any Poverty'

'According To Govt, There's Hardly Any Poverty'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2025

'All governments are scared of a negative image.' 'Somehow, this government has a tendency to create a narrative that things are improving.' 'When the real data gives a different picture, they are upset.'

Centre upgrades EPS security to Z-Plus post threat assessment

Centre upgrades EPS security to Z-Plus post threat assessment

Rediff.com5 Jul 2025

The decision comes amid an assessment of potential security threats and follows standard protocol based on inputs from central security agencies.

ED freezes Rs 110 crore in Parimatch betting platform case

ED freezes Rs 110 crore in Parimatch betting platform case

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Rs 110 crore and seized 1,200 mule credit cards following searches against the Indian operations of Parimatch, a Cyprus-based online betting platform, for alleged money laundering and cheating investors.

TN Dalit techie murder: Stalin's allies demand anti-honour killing law

TN Dalit techie murder: Stalin's allies demand anti-honour killing law

Rediff.com29 Jul 2025

The alleged honour killing of a Dalit IT engineer in Tamil Nadu has sparked outrage and demands for a separate legislation to handle such incidents. Allies of the ruling DMK are calling for action after the murder of Kavin Selvaganesh.

'Lord Ram lost his mind after losing Sita': Tamil poet sparks row

'Lord Ram lost his mind after losing Sita': Tamil poet sparks row

Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

Award-winning Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu's recent remarks on Lord Ram have sparked controversy, drawing condemnation from the BJP and VHP.

Under New Bill Modi, Mantris Face Risk Of Arrest Too

Under New Bill Modi, Mantris Face Risk Of Arrest Too

Rediff.com27 Aug 2025

BJP strategists are missing something somewhere, and they have not acknowledged it, to be able to repair it in good time, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

EPFO adds nearly 22 lakh members in June

EPFO adds nearly 22 lakh members in June

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a 13.46 per cent year-on-year growth in net member addition of 21.89 lakh in June, according to the latest payroll data released on Wednesday. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) provisional payroll data for June 2025 showed a net addition of 21.89 lakh members, marking the highest recorded addition since payroll data tracking began in April 2018, a labour ministry statement said.

X'mas toys may get costly for US kids

X'mas toys may get costly for US kids

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

For kids in the United States, the tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration on countries like China may no longer be a child's play, as toy prices are predicted to touch record highs this Christmas season. However, for India's toy export industry, which was ready to take giant strides in the sector by bagging heavy orders from the US retail giants like Walmart, Amazon, and Target Corporation, gaining from the China-Plus-One policy, the US tariffs came as a heavy jolt.

Electronics to chemicals: Govt identifies critical sectors to boost FDI

Electronics to chemicals: Govt identifies critical sectors to boost FDI

Rediff.com4 Aug 2025

The government has identified critical sectors, including electronics, chemicals, leather and footwear, and toys, where value chains can be strengthened to facilitate and drive foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. Invest India, the investment promotion and facilitating agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has been actively identifying key value chains to focus on.

Governor can't send bills to Prez after second assembly approval: SC

Governor can't send bills to Prez after second assembly approval: SC

Rediff.com21 Aug 2025

The Supreme Court has ruled that a Governor cannot send bills to the President for consideration if the state assembly has already cleared them for a second time. The court was questioning the Centre over the powers of the Governor when it comes to granting assent to bills.

'Bureaucrats Resist Meeting Public...'

'Bureaucrats Resist Meeting Public...'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2025

'...as then it brings them closer to the complaints and grievances that the public faces.'

Is Parag Reason For Samson's RR Exit?

Is Parag Reason For Samson's RR Exit?

Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

'If you consider Parag for captaincy, how do you expect Samson to stay?'

Casual Gaming To Gain From RMG Ban

Casual Gaming To Gain From RMG Ban

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

'There is responsibility to make great games that are played by audiences, that fill the gap from an entertainment perspective.'

Gross GST mop-up rises 7.5%; refunds jump 67% in Jul

Gross GST mop-up rises 7.5%; refunds jump 67% in Jul

Rediff.com1 Aug 2025

Gross GST collection increased 7.5 per cent to about Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July on higher domestic revenues and taxes from imports. Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up was Rs 1.82 lakh crore in July 2024. Last month, the collection was Rs 1.84 lakh crore.

Radicalised by Zakir Naik, Siddique lone wolf with IED skills: Andhra cop

Radicalised by Zakir Naik, Siddique lone wolf with IED skills: Andhra cop

Rediff.com5 Jul 2025

Andhra Pradesh police identified one of the terror suspects arrested by Tamil Nadu police as a 'big fish' with advanced bomb-making skills. The suspect, Abubacker Siddique, is believed to be a lone wolf influenced by radical preacher Zakir Naik and an expert in making IEDs.

Wanted: A Safe Seat For Superstar Vijay

Wanted: A Safe Seat For Superstar Vijay

Rediff.com8 Aug 2025

This is important because he is to be seen as a sure winner before criss-crossing the state to campaign for candidates of the party or an alliance, highlights N Sathiya Moorthy.

Hydrogen-run cars get a boost with Hyundai-IITM tieup

Hydrogen-run cars get a boost with Hyundai-IITM tieup

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

The only other company working on hydrogen cars in India is Toyota Kirloskar Motor.

Oppn protests Bills on removal of arrested PM, CMs and ministers

Oppn protests Bills on removal of arrested PM, CMs and ministers

Rediff.com21 Aug 2025

Opposition parties allege the Modi government is attempting to turn India into a 'dictatorship' with the introduction of three Bills that seek to provide for removal of the prime minister, chief ministers and ministers arrested on serious charges, and vowed to oppose it 'tooth and nail'.

Sai Kishore to play for English county side Surrey

Sai Kishore to play for English county side Surrey

Rediff.com7 Jul 2025

R Sai Kishore has signed up with Surrey to play two Division One matches in the English County Championship later this month.

Why DMK Gave Kamal Haasan A Rajya Sabha Seat

Why DMK Gave Kamal Haasan A Rajya Sabha Seat

Rediff.com18 Jun 2025

One Rajya Sabha seat is a small price to pay for all the skills that Kamal Haasan brings to the table, points out Aditi Phadnis.

LS speaker forms panel to probe Justice Varma in cash row

LS speaker forms panel to probe Justice Varma in cash row

Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla admitted a notice for the removal of High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma and constituted a three-member committee to probe charges against him.

CB-CID to probe TN Dalit techie's murder case; Goondas Act invoked

CB-CID to probe TN Dalit techie's murder case; Goondas Act invoked

Rediff.com30 Jul 2025

The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the investigation into the murder of a Dalit IT engineer, suspected to be an honor killing, to the CB-CID and invoked the Goondas Act against the accused. The victim was allegedly murdered by the brother of a woman he knew.

Is Modi's 'Mr India' Image Fading?

Is Modi's 'Mr India' Image Fading?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

'The Election Commission's involvement in the avoidable SIR controversy has carried a message down to the last voter -- who just does not like it,' observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Modi Has Corrected A Historical Wrong With TN Visit

Modi Has Corrected A Historical Wrong With TN Visit

Rediff.com28 Jul 2025

The message from Sunday's event will undoubtedly reverberate globally. It's a landmark occasion that will be remembered for generations and will inspire many other states to introduce the story of Rajendra Chola into school curricula, says Tarun Vijay.

TN mother and daughter crack NEET together

TN mother and daughter crack NEET together

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

A 49-year-old physiotherapist and her daughter from Tamil Nadu both cleared the NEET exam. The mother secured a seat in a government medical college, while the daughter is set to begin her medical journey.

Succession Vacuum Fuels Family Feuds In India Inc

Succession Vacuum Fuels Family Feuds In India Inc

Rediff.com9 Aug 2025

Unresolved succession plans and informal ownership structures are fuelling bitter family fights across India's corporate boardrooms.

Foxconn's 'Plan B' to rescue iPhone production in India

Foxconn's 'Plan B' to rescue iPhone production in India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

A day after news emerged that Foxconn Technology Group was "forced" by Beijing to send back its Chinese engineers and technicians from its Tamil Nadu plant, sources indicate that the global electronics giant has already drawn up an alternative plan to rescue its India iPhone 17 production by bringing in experts from mainly Taiwan and the US.

Global Footwear Majors Betting Big On Tamil Nadu

Global Footwear Majors Betting Big On Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

The state is in the process of grooming a supplier ecosystem, for which India is almost entirely dependent on imports.

A Hopeful Mother Waits In Uttarakhand

A Hopeful Mother Waits In Uttarakhand

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

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After 3-year hiatus, Chennai Open is back!

After 3-year hiatus, Chennai Open is back!

Rediff.com16 Jun 2025

Chennai Open back on WTA calendar after three years

'Caste Enumeration WILL Be A Big Challenge'

'Caste Enumeration WILL Be A Big Challenge'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

'It is for the first time in Independent India that collection of information on caste is being done.'