Pilot suicide, a disturbing phenomenon that has been attributed to half a dozen sudden and mysterious mid-air plane crashes, is dramatic but occurs rarely. The China Eastern plane that nosedived into the ground in March, killing all 132 passengers and crew on board, was intentionally...
The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan while six of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case continue to be in prison. The grounds for Perarivalan’s release rest on several factors. One was that his role in the assassination...
On May 15, Pope Francis canonized Blessed Devasahayam Pillai (1712 – 1752) from Tamil Nadu as saint at a grand event that started with the singing of the Mother Tamil song (Thamizh Thai Vaazhthu) in Vatican. Saint Devasahayam Pillai is the first lay Indian to be canonized as saint. Manoj...
Sri Lanka has been in the news for perilous shortages, political turmoil, protests and violence. But as the country tries to get its act together and implements measures to overcome the economic crisis, the nation offers interesting business opportunities for India including southern Indians,...
The Charaka Shapath, or the Oath of Charaka, has become the center of a controversy in Tamil Nadu. The Shapath, a part of the Charaka Samhita, that the central government has asked medical students to take, instead of the traditional Hippocratic oath, has been strongly opposed by the DMK...
The Madras Museum can be the pride of Tamil Nadu. With its vast collection and resources such as an in-house high-quality conservation laboratory, it could offer an interesting, educative, fun and immersive experience. For people of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil diaspora who can often be seen...
If the Arumugaswamy Commission has uncovered something so far, it is a truism: political gain rules politicians, not loyalty and principles. Setting up the commission was a pre-condition for O Panneerselvam rejoining the AIADMK headed by then chief minister Edappadi Palaniswamy. OPS who was...
On the day Governor R N Ravi organized a two-day meeting of V-Cs of universities in state without inviting the concerned state minister or officials, the Tamil Nadu government hit back by passing legislation that gave itself the power to appoint V-Cs. While passing the legislation, the...
Technology has made donation of bone marrow stem cells easy. It was not going to be very different from blood platelet donation. But it was going to help a 5-year-old girl diagnosed with a non-malignant but curable blood disease lead a normal life – her only chance of doing so. The young man...
Returning from consultations with Union government in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi will preside over a two-day conference of Vice-Chancellors, V-Cs, of Tamil Nadu universities at Raj Bhavan on April 25 and 26. A press release says that the conference is organized by the Raj Bhavan,...
