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Sri Lanka, Adani row: A diplomatic and political faux pas
Political and diplomatic greenhorn, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may have landed his foot in his mouth by causing a diplomatic faux pas, much to the detriment of relations between Sri Lanka and India and causing a political and diplomatic crisis. The drama began on Friday 10 when the Chairman...
Pearl City Massacre: Lest we forget
A dhoti-clad man is lying on the road and his body is barely moving. Policemen in riotgear are shuffling around, shooing away people. Another man standing next to the body with blood streaming down his face is crying. He is pleading with the person taking the video that he should get him out of...
Hawkers on a famed Chennai street: An old tug of war
A decade-long problem relating on hawking on the Chennai street resurfaced recently. The Madras High Court directed senior retired and serving IAS and police officers to appear personally for committing contempt on the issue of continued presence of hawkers on NSC Bose Road opposite the court...
After Amby, Contessa to come back in Tamilnadu?
Hindustan Motors may well be considering reviving the Contessa through its Tamilnadu plant, given that the company recently trademarked the Contessa nameplate. When the global car community talks about a muscle car, minds wander around American muscle cars. The iconic Ford Mustang, the beastly...
Last week he became the first doctor from his village in Tamil Nadu
At the recent Madras Medical College convocation, R Selvapandi became the first doctor from Maravaikkudi village in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. Among the Ramanathapuram Elite School students who made good is R Selvapandi. Born in a Scheduled Caste family, Selvapandi did well in...
Bringing Bengaluru Metro to Tamil Nadu a win-win for both states
In a fine gesture of inter-state cooperation, Tamil Nadu and the Karnataka government are set to work together to extend the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation line up to Hosur which is 8.8 kilometres into the political border of Tamil Nadu. A proposal sent by the Krishnagiri MP Dr A Chellakumar...
So why does the typical communist leader live so long?
What is it about communist leaders and longevity in Tamil Nadu? They may have braved police assault, attacks from enemies, survived on meager allowances and so on. Yet that doesn’t seem to affect their general health. CPM’s N Sankaraiah has crossed 100 years. CPI’s Nallakannu is nearing 100. V...
G Square, Annamalai: Reality check on plot approval
Last week in a press conference, BJP state president had alleged that the group of property developer firms, G Square, has been able to get CMDA plot approval within eight days. He also said it takes 200 days for others to get their plot approval typically. Here’s a reality check from the...
India’s poor performance holds lessons for Chennai environment
The precipitous slide in India’s ranking on the Environmental Performance Index this year to rock bottom at 180 has triggered anger and denial by the Union government but it can provide lessons for Chennai environment protection. “Unfounded assumptions”, “surmises” and “unscientific methods”...
How the Nayan wedding event holds a mirror to our society
Tamil weddings are often chaotic family affairs but the Vignesh Shivan, Nayan wedding was a carefully orchestrated and controlled media event where the media wasn’t invited. Top stars were in attendance. From Rajinikanth through Shah Rukh Khan and Mani Ratnam, all the fellow celebrities were...
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