Watch, Irani Trophy: Jaffer slams double-ton against Ashwin's ...Wasim Jaffer slammed a masterful double-century on Thursday as Vidarbha plied on the runs on Day 2 of the Irani Trophy against Rest of India. Jaffer was at his sublime best as he got together with Ganesh Satish, who stroked a composed century, to put ... DNA, 1 month ago |
Pregnant woman dies after cop 'kicks' bikeA young pregnant woman was killed and her husband injured when the two-wheeler they were riding was allegedly kicked by a traffic inspector for not stopping during a helmet check drive near Tiruchirappalli, police said. The late last evening incident led to an outrage with locals staging a protest and clashing with police, following which inspector Kamaraj was arrested and suspended. In Chennai, Chief Minister K Palaniswami today condoled the death of the ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago
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The colour of inclusionInclusion has never been a straight road and stories from ancient cultures show it has always been a struggle to accord equal status to all genders and species, says Arundhuti Dasgupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com When Arvind Subramaniam held up a pink Economic Survey for the cameras to show how committed his team is to the cause of gender equality, he was indulging in the popular pastime of tokenism. He is not alone in his inability to understand the cause he wishes to align with; ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago
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Will a second 'Lotus' bloom in Dravidian Tamil Nadu?Today, when one Kamalahaasan launches a new political outfit, vowing to cleanse Tamil Nadu polity and political administration of corruption, mal-governance and non-governance, he is pitted not only against Rajini with his commitment to ‘spiritual politics’, he is also pitted against the real ‘Lotus’ in Tamil Nadu politics, representing the ruling BJP at the Centre, says N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Kamalahaasan with DMK supremo M Karunanidhi and his son, M K Stalin, on ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago
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Exemplary costs will be imposed for frivolous PILs: HCThe Madras High Court has warned that exemplary costs would be imposed for frivolous PILs which do not concern the public at large.The court issued the warning while dismissing a plea from social activist 'Traffic' K R Ramaswamy, recently.In his petition, ... Business Standard, 2 months ago
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