How star-power plays out on the streets of Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, the alternative to one Dravidian party has been another, and for one actor-politician CM, there is another. Their initial popularity may owe to their filmi charisma, but their......

Institutions continue to be clouded in attacks in Tamil Nadu, but...

The ‘Raj Bhavan/Nakkeeran Gopal case’, in which editor R Gopal was arrested in the morning and set free by the court in the afternoon, is not the first one where the Tamil Nadu’s......

Modi 3@1: Challenges, Opportunities Ahead

There are challenges galore before him, and it is not going to be easy. In the next four years, he has to conjure a system that changes the optics about him and the BJP both nationally and......

What caused TN train crash? Experts say 'repeat of Balasore'

A day after a passenger train rammed into a stationary freight train near Chennai, experts and union leaders said according to the data-logger video, the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express train was given a......

All you want to know about green crackers

The non-viability of green crackers may pave the way for e-crackers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com T E Narasimhan explores the latest Supreme Court ruling on firecrackers and the......

These migrants are unwelcome guests in their own homes

As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. IMAGE: Hundreds of migrant laborers from West Bengal gathered at......

Transporters' stir pushes bhindi price to over Rs 100/kg

While okra was being sold for Rs 100-120 a kg and cauliflower for Rs 120-140 a kg in Mumbai and its suburbs, all other vegetable prices have increased by almost 100 per cent since July 20. ......

Noida, Chennai's electronics hubs in total lockdown

The usually busy Greater Noida expressway is empty except small groups of commuters that gather at its sidelines, seeking lift from every passing vehicle. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai, Delhi Fight Back On Day 1

Musheer, Lad tons rescue Mumbai IMAGE: Musheer Khan's century rescued Mumbai on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. Photograph: Musheer Khan/Instagram Opener......

Ranji Trophy: Thakur puts Mumbai in control; Avesh shines for MP

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur celebrates after taking a wicket against Tamil Nadu during their Ranji Trophy semi-final in Mumbai on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X A round-up on Day 1 of the Ranji......

Ranji round-up: 23 wickets fall as Bengal, Baroda struggle at 'green' Lahli

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Monday The inability of second rung domestic batsmen to cope with movement on a green top came to the fore once again as the Ranji Trophy......

Duleep Trophy: Mukund, Sudeep tons put India Red in command

Mukund becomes first Indian cricketer to score a first-class hundred facing the pink ball.  India Red lead by 354 runs with 7 wickets remaining against India Green. IMAGE: Abhinav Mukund......

Ranji Roundup: Jaffer steadies Mumbai against Odisha; Nehra rips apart Vidarbha

The reliable Wasim Jaffer led from the front and scored his 35th Ranji century to guide Mumbai to 242/2 on day one of their Ranji Trophy Group A clash against Odisha at the Wankhede Stadium in......