Wanted: A Safe Seat For Superstar Vijay

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. IMAGE: Movie star......

Will Vijay's CM Googly Win TN Poll Match?

Vijay is counting on what was once proclaimed as his last filmi outing, Jana Nayagan, or 'People's Hero', to do the trick for him, when it releases on January 9, 2026, only months before the......

Is AIADMK Feeling Uncomfortable With BJP's Politics?

While acknowledging that they needed strong allies for a chance in the assembly polls, AIADMK cadres seemingly prefer actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to the BJP, owing to the......

Why Talks With Naga Groups Have Stalled

'People's expectations were very high.''We felt both sides had understood each other.''But the removal of Article 370 triggered apprehensions within the Naga people.'Rashme Sehgal reports. IMAGE:......

How Sholay, Deewar, Aandhi Changed Cinema

'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Deewar. It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency,......

Just How Did The Class Of 2024 Fare?

It was a testing ground for the new actors who stepped into the limelight this year. Some emerging faces, some who had never acted before, this new crop of actors made the industry sit up and take......

Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Bollywood loves to play with fire. In Amazon Prime Video's upcoming original movie, Agni, directed by Rahul Dholakia, a firefighter investigates the rising frequency of mysterious fires in the......

'I Couldn't Imagine Even Chatting With Kamal Haasan'

'I was completely in awe of him.''After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.' On November 7, one of Indian cinema's finest actors and......

Manipur eves dominate National Youth Boxing C'ship

Manipur dominated the proceedings at the sixth National Youth Women's Boxing Championships, clinching with three gold medals in Guwahati. Manipur totalled 28 points. Hosts Assam got the runners-up......

Boxing Worlds: India women create history, men draw blank

  IMAGE: Jaismine Lamboria created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships, in Liverpool. Photograph: World Boxing India's campaign at the World......

Ahmedabad formally awarded hosting rights of 2030 CWG

'India brings scale, youth, ambition, rich culture, enormous sporting passion and relevance. We start our next century for the Commonwealth Games in good health.' IMAGE: Delegates of the 74......

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Sanamacha Chanu shine

Commonwealth Games medallist Jaismine Lamboria secured a dominant second-round win over Chandigarh's Ruchika to enter the quarter-finals and continue her impressive run at the 8th Elite Women's......

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Simranjit cruise to semis

Commonwealth Games medallist Jaismine Lamboria extended her dominant run with a commanding victory while seasoned boxer Simranjit Kaur also cruised into the semifinals of the Women's National......