Will Stalin's growing clout in DMK force Alagiri to break away?

Reuters I knew I was going to be staying at The Hermitage at Belgaum, but I had not bargained for the myriad culture shocks as the hooded jeep turned off the macadam road, 45 km before the city on the highway from Goa, in pitch dark. Suddenly, I saw ...

A detour into the wild and pastoral parts of this north Karnataka city.

A group in Patna has taken theatre out of the confines of the proscenium and into the heart of the audience by hosting performances on the rooftop. Since 2008, theatre group Natmandap has been hosting plays by other groups Indian Peoples Theatre ...

The majestic MV Chitrarekha, going at a speed of barely five knots an hour, slowly came to a standstill. The engine stuttered to a halt, as softly as a three-storied luxury ferry can. Sixty pairs of ears strained hard and 60 pairs of eyes waited -- ...

Vallinam What it is about Aascar Films' Vallinam, produced by V. Ravichandran and written and directed by Arivazhagan, is a sports drama based on the game of basketball. The film features Nakul as a basketball player and newcomer Mrudhula Basker as ...

Kolkata-headquartered fine dining chain Speciality Restaurants Ltd, with renowned brands like Mainland China, Oh!Calcutta, Machaan, among others, under its belt has decided to open outlets in London and Singapore, according to a report by DNA. We ...

Alagiri may revolt if the DMK decides to put the squeeze on the Congress Text Size Winning smile: Stalin (left) has emerged as the power centre in the DMK after Alagiri resigned as Union minister. Photo by L.S.Vasan For the people of Madurai, ...

The Dajipur sanctuary is perched atop Phonda Ghat that, by Western Ghat standards, lies at a dizzy height of almost 4,000 feet. No wonder then there are so many waterholes here: by the time animals trudge their way to the top, they must be very ...

ReutersTourists stand in a queue outside the entrance of the City Palace in Udaipur. One look at the enchantingly romantic Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur, shimmering like an exquisite, priceless jewel in the cool waters of Lake Pichola, blessed by a ...