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Can concept of Karma help judges decide judgements?
While taking a sympathetic view of a policeman facing multiple disciplinary proceedings in the police department, the Madras high court had said that the policeman should undergo the consequences of only some of his misconduct, not all. Justice S Srimathy, who gave...
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Nilangaraiyan refers not just to a posh area on ECR but chieftains of ancient Chennai
Inscriptions of Chennai in the 13th century make frequent references to certain chieftains or officers called Nilagangaraiyans and their philanthropic activities. They seem to have been intimately connected with Chengalpattu district as a whole, and their activities...
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DMK alliance: RSS route march brings out fissures
The plans of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out route marches at 50 places in Tamil Nadu has brought out the fissures within the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) alliance as the Dravidian party’s allies are visibly unhappy with Chief Minister MK Stalin’s...
RSS rally: Will AIADMK govt show the way for DMK?
Following the state police submission to the high court that permission for an RSS rally would be considered if it were not to be held on Gandhi Jayanthi (October 2), the court ordered that the rally be held on November 6. The RSS rally has had a troubled history with...
Techmathi: With 5G, India will move at lightning speed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 5G service today. Network providers like Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea as well as the big telecom-dependent businesses such as Google, Amazon, Nokia, CISCO and TCS are gearing up for it. Here’s the story of how...
Fantasy cricket apps are little different from online rummy
The recent ban on online rummy by the Tamil Nadu government has thrown the focus on online gambling affecting the lives and health of our people. The Tamil Nadu government has decided to pass a law banning online rummy and poker. This was decided at a recent cabinet...
Is MK Stalin secular or pseudo-secular?
Is MK Stalin more committed to secularism than his late lamented father? We can begin to believe so, though our own instincts might rebel against such ‘hasty’ judgments. Secularism is under existential threat in the entire country at the moment. Only a few opposition...
Warning: Violence on screen is injurious to YOUR kids
Tamil actor Ajith’s new film poster released recently showed him lying while holding a child in one hand and a gun in another. In a shot in a recent film Kamal Haasan appeared, playing guitar quite engrossed, even as he held a gun in his grip. In a poster of a film in...
How Chola jinx felled Parthiban Kanavu, Raja Raja Chozhan
Parthiban Kanavu and Raja Raja Cholan, two Chola themed movies, proved to be duds in the box office. Boasting of big stars, big writers and grand themes, they came a cropper. And some of the elements that proved to be the nemesis of those films are there in Ponniyin...
Is MK Stalin secular or pseudo-secular?
Is MK Stalin more committed to secularism than his late lamented father? We can begin to believe so, though our own instincts might rebel against such ‘hasty’ judgments. Secularism is under existential threat in the entire country at the moment. Only a few opposition...
Gokila’s grit does Ramanathapuram proud
Twenty-three-year-old Gokila is another beacon of hope and exemplifies the can-do spirit of TN youth today. Social marginalization and poverty did not stop this young woman from pursuing her dreams of becoming a doctor. She found encouragement not only in her parents...
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"Dear Farmers" by Prabu MJ
- Let’s talk about, or rather, share our experiences
- Please ponder the link between chemical pesticides and suicides
- Don’t be stuck on paddy but do your research before moving on to other crops
- Here’s how a cotton farmer bucked the trend in Wardha and turned a profit
- We can transform our village just like this Pudukottai village did
- Bringing ponds back to life brought livelihoods back to farmers
- How to Make Farming Remunerative: A million dollar question?
- Dependence on chemicals increases debt and suffering
- For those city-bred professionals who have taken to farming, it’s time to turn your back on green revolution
- It takes little to set up a factory that makes manure
- Why not rope in marketing professionals – dhabawallas, for instance?
- An outdated and skewed farm policy works against the Indian farmer, not for him
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