Red alert in many states as monsoon covers India; 2 killed U'khand

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday left two construction workers dead and seven missing as monsoon covered the entire country almost a week early than usual, bringing......

Kamal Haasan to enter Rajya Sabha with DMK support

Makkal Needhi Maiam, an ally of Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, on Wednesday declared its president Kamal Haasan as its nominee for the June 19 biennial election to the Rajya Sabha.......

'I Warned Christians That A Church Bill Would Come Soon'

'The Web portal of the Organiser, the RSS mouthpiece, published an article (withdrawn later) that the Christian community holds many acres of land, far more than Waqf property.' IMAGE: Union......

When Pope Leo XIV Visited Kerala

'I remember our priests saying that he liked sea food. So, they cooked sea food for him without masala and spice.''It seems he enjoyed Kerala food very much.' IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV leads the Regina......

Periyar is path-breaking

Making a movie on a legend is not easy. There needs to be a balance between sentimentality and fact, which director Gnana Rajasekharan has managed to do in Periyar -- a film based on the legendary......

Music Review: Periyar is impressive

A Tamil period film, Periyar isbased on rationalist, social reformer and Dravida kazhakam founder, EV Ramaswamy Naicker, respectfully called Periyar by his followers. Satyaraj plays the title role......

First Look: Periyar, the movie

In Tamil, Periyar means 'the respected'. How the reformist leaderEV Ramaswami Naicker came to be known by that name is an amazing story, with all the elements of controversy well in place. It is to......

Teenage footballer dies after knee surgery in Chennai

IMAGE: Friends and relatives stage a protest, alleging medical negligence at the local hospital in Chennai, which resulted in the death of 17-year old Priya, an aspiring footballer. Photograph:......