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The life of a gigolo

Director Rajeev Nath is sure his next film will create controversy.

'India can be the services capital of the world'

Indian IT professionals are second to none in terms of hard work, desire to learn, and intelligence

'Let the market go to hell!'

'We need not worry about the market. If we do the right things, the market will come around,' says economist Raja Chelliah.

What Microsoft whizkids do in Hyderabad

S Somasegar, corporate VP, Microsoft, speaks about Vista and other products that the team at IDC, Hyderabad are working on.

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver And Diabetes: What You Must Know

'We found that in fatty liver patients, something happens that blocks insulin secretion.'

Composing for Rajnikanth's Kuselan

A R Rahman's nephew, G V Prakash, talks about his experiences of composing for Rajnikanth's Tamil movie, Kuselan.

Tamil film unit adopts villages

Susi Ganesan's Tamil film Kandaswamy starring Vikram and Shriya, is embarking on a noble mission.

Sun TV blacked me out: Vaiko

Part two of an exclusive interview with the MDMK leader.

'FM & PM keep denying reality about unemployment'

'According to CMIE data, employment in manufacturing saw a reduction from 51 million in the country in 2016 to 27 million in 2021. 'That is, it has halved in just 5 years. 'At the same time, the national lockdown resulted in reverse migration to rural areas, and an increase in the number of workers in agriculture. 'It also means joblessness has increased in agriculture because there are too many workers; the number of workers went up from 200 million to 232 million.'

Why Is Govt Increasing Taxes For Middle Class?

'When you need to revive the economy, when you need to revive aggregate demand, you cut taxes.' 'But what's this government doing?' 'It's increasing taxes for the middle class and the vast majority of the poor on fuel, which has a ratchet effect on most other products.'

Vaiko: DMK tried to crush me

Ram on his Thamizh MA

The Tamil filmmaker, who is also Balu Mahendra's assistant is confident that people will sit up and notice his film.

'The Sethu Samudram does not make nautical sense'

A mariner's perspective of the Sethu Samudram Shipping Canal Project.

'Do you know why people build untouchability walls?'

'The main reason is 'they' do not want to see Dalits especially in the morning!'

'Whatever the government says, take with ton of salt!'

'The prospects for both India and the global economy is that we are headed towards a very difficult time.' 'I see very uncertain at least 8-10 months for both India and the rest of the world.'

'Secularism may not survive in India'

'You will see more laws that treat Hindus and non-Hindus, especially Muslims, quite unequally.' 'Once you see this kind of erosion of secularism, it will be very hard to get it back.'

'In some ways, India is already a Hindu rashtra'

'The way discrimination against Muslims has become almost normalised is very upsetting.'

'The challenge attracted me to Atbhutham'

N Ram: 'The Constitution goes for a six'

'What is to prevent the speaker of the assembly finding somebody guilty and sentencing to death and immediately ordering execution through a warrant by the speaker?' asks The Hindu Editor-in-Chief N Ram.

Santosh Sivan: Why I made Navarasa

The National-award winning director talks about what motivated him.

Interview with Nandita Das

An interview with Nandita Das where she talks about her experiences acting in Adoor's film Nitya Kanyaka.

'Commercial cinema is like a 5-star hotel'

Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran can't get a DVD of his best art films!

'Good govt is not an accident'

'It needs skillful work,' says T N Seshan.

'Serious cinema is not dead'

'The real issue is not privatisation'

'As long as the government does not want to let go of the public sector companies they will not get value for their shares and the companies will grow in such a competitive environment. It will be a national loss,' says G V Ramakrishna.

'Nothing will break the country'

'We are a democracy of only sixty years. What you see is only the froth on the surface,' says T N Seshan.

'Reservation is a storm in a teacup'

'Political personalities use reservation as one more plank to catch votes. Their heart is not bleeding for the poor.'

Sreekar Prasad on editing a bilingual

Surya's brother debuts

Newcomer Karthi on his first film.

'I love becoming somebody else'

'Filmmaking is not a one man show'

Mani Ratnam talks about his latest film, Guru.

Why India Needs A President Like A P J Abdul Kalam

'Dr Kalam never felt or behaved like a President during his entire tenure of five years as the President.' 'Not even a single day, he felt he was the first citizen of India, or someone different from the others, or the President of India.'

'He was not there to earn money, position or power'

'He always used to say, 'I have taken up this post to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and I will do it during the time I am here'.'

'For Chandralekha, the body was erotic, sensuous'

An interview with Sadanand Menon, a close friend and confidant of dancer Chandralekha.

'I call the HIV virus my friend'

K K Abraham dreams of a stigma-free, economically independent life for all HIV positive people

'I never sign a film for acceptance'

Madhavan talks about his career, and what to expect from him.

'Working with Mani Ratnam is frightening'

Madhavan talks about Rang De Basanti, and his Guru experience.

'I've compromised on all my films'

Director Kamal talks about his new film, Karutha Pakshikal.

Tharoor: 'Always wise to tread carefully on people's feelings'

'This is an issue that is larger than the interests of any one party.'

Why I Was Detained For 27 Hours In Egypt

'I was not scared because I knew I had not done anything wrong. And I was walking for a good cause.'