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Election results raise hope for DMK at Centre in 2024
The last round of elections in 2022 has given enough grounds for optimism to the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu which hopes to share power at the Centre in 2024. Though the results of the Gujarat Assembly elections have gone on expected lines, Congress wresting power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh...
Hospitals too can be hotspots of infections
Inmathi.com has launched a new column called ‘VaerKaanal’ (Finding the Roots) in which a problem is taken up and discussed in-depth with an expert to understand the roots of the issue. In this first episode of ‘VaerKaanal’ vascular surgeon J. Amolarpavanathan explains the growing global...
How to build immunity — Food for thought
Immunity, a system in the body that resists invasion of bacteria and viruses, can be built with a healthy and nutritious diet, exercise and good sleep
High time Kovai’s Achankulam tank gets a fresh lease of life
Achankulam tank on the outskirts of Coimbatore city has never gone dry in all these decades, even in times of drought. Being a large source of water for agriculture, manufacturing, and the services sector, it is important to keep the resource clean and flowing. But with growing urbanisation in...
Analysis of dreams can help with mental health: Psychologist
Dreams are something that have defied man’s intellect since time immemorial. Right from 1899 when Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis, took the world by storm with his ground-breaking work, Interpretation of Dreams, lots of light has been shed on the mysterious and mesmerising Borgesian...
EPS eyes LS polls but keeps alliance cards close to chest
Even while asserting that the AIADMK alliance will win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the 2024 Parliament elections, former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) who recently led his party’s protest against the ruling DMK, totally avoided speaking on the Narendra Modi...
Gatta Kusthi: A humorous antidote to male chauvinism
The experience of watching a family drama gets personal when it rubs off on real relationships back home. Recently, after the film Love Today, some couples experimented with exchanging mobile phones like in the movie. Similarly, one expected the latest release, Gatta Kusthi, featuring Vishnu...
From My attic: Once popular Tamil writer Thi Ja Ra
This week I made yet another discovery in my attic. An old book of articles written by Tamil writer Thi Ja Ra (Thingalur Jagathratchaka Ranganathan). Most of these articles were published in Hanuman, an important Tamil literary magazine of the 1940s. The book titled Pozhuthupokku (Pastime)...
Take a daily walk in the sun for free supply of Vitamin-D
Vitamin-D, an important mineral for the absorption of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus which are vital for the health of bones, muscles and teeth, is generally called the sunshine vitamin for a reason. It is best absorbed by the skin from exposure to sunlight. Doctors have been prescribing...
Poor waste segregation makes Chennai a methane hotspot
The mountains of wet waste produced by Chennai everyday due to lack of waste segregation are emitting large amounts of the most potent greenhouse gas of all — Methane. An initiative called Climate Trace that identifies major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the world, using...
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