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TN parties to start new year on lok sabha polls mode
Political parties in Tamil Nadu including the DMK, AIADMK and BJP have started preparations for the next Parliament elections which are more than a year away. Even before the end of 2023 the parties are speaking about forming booth committees, electoral alliances and who would lead the...
As farmer marches on amid tragedies, a life lesson for all
What’s recorded alone is not history; in fact, there are several great lives that have sunk into oblivion unnoticed and unrecorded. Life, after all, is no bed of roses; thorns too have been woven into it. Only those understanding this have survived the shocks and startling hurdles that life...
Shedding hair? Shed worries instead, prevent hair fall
One becomes aware of hair fall as a problem only when one combs one's hair. If it’s only 50 to 100 strands of hair, it’s not seen as normal, but one realises the seriousness of hair fall only when there seems to be hardly any hair growing back in the area that has lost quite a lot of hair. Hair...
Vijay vs Ajith: Social media battles heat up
The Vijay vs Ajith narrative is once again dominating Kollywood and social media, conjuring up nostalgic memories about the past Rajini-Kamal and MGR-Sivaji rivalry. Actor Vijay’s fans, gung-ho about their matinee idol’s forthcoming Pongal release Vaarisu (Heir), have gone on a tweeting spree...
More public holidays, more problems for the public
One of the ills plaguing government offices across the country is an unrestrained number of public holidays, causing inconvenience to the public. The list of public holidays for 2023 released by the Tamil Nadu government recently has even led to an unnecessary conundrum. The list has September...
‘Dravidian model created disparities in districts’ growth’
A recent report by the State Planning Commission of the Government of Tamil Nadu, titled “Regional Growth Pattern In Tamil Nadu” has revealed huge imbalances in growth between districts — the northern and western districts are doing significantly better than the eastern and southern ones —...
Purge school fests of lewd film songs and dances
It’s a given that cinema has penetrated into the core of the society. No wonder, schools are no exceptions. That explains why no eyebrows were raised when a little girl at a recent school function swung and swayed to the glamorous song-and-dance number Arabic Kuthu from the Vijay-starrer Beast...
‘Public’ excluded from the PPP model of airports
News of frustrated air passengers flooded social media over the past week as many complained of chaos and queues, particularly Delhi airport. A shameful situation especially as the country is hosting the G20 summit and there are repeated calls for metros to develop hub airports. The management...
Psychologist seeks blanket ban on online games
In this episode of Inmathi.com’s ‘Vaer Kaanal’ (Finding Roots) programme — where a problem is taken up and discussed threadbare with an expert — we go into one of the most troubling features of digital life, namely games and gambling, with Dr Sundari K P, a psychologist, practising for the past...
Chennai suburbs unlivable, but host costly real estate
As Cyclone Mandous and its wake dumped considerable rain in Chennai suburbs as well as the city, residents in gated communities and housing units experienced yet another year of misery. It was in stark contrast to the marketed images of gated communities where people happily drive in and out of...
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