CP Balasubramanyam
Sarpatta Parambarai ‘Beedi’ Rayappan stresses on education
Director Ranjith used to visit the ICF playground two years ago. We happened to strike a conversation and that’s how it all started.
28 Jul 2021
Youth will rise up to occasion: Veteran Communist, Sankaraiah
“The youth will rise up to the occasion and it will happen at the right time,” said N Sankaraiah, a veteran communist leader and one of the few freedom fighters alive now.
15 Jul 2021
DMK uses HR&CE Dept initiatives to counter ‘anti-Hindu’ tag
DMK’s rationalist beginnings have always been used against the party. It has, however, always comfortably fought such campaigns.
11 Jul 2021
Industrial relations hit rock bottom in the last ten years, say TN trade unions
In an evident criticism of the alleged state-of-affairs during the previous AIADMK government, representatives said that the trade unions have been forced to fight for even basic rights.
02 Jul 2021
Tamil Nadu: Seven names in race for new DGP, announcement likely on Tuesday
C Sylendra Babu and Karan Singha of 1987 batch IPS, and Sanjay Arora of the 1988 batch, are reportedly the three probables.
29 Jun 2021
No lady cop for bandobust, a mere stopgap?
Activists remind govt of its duty to arrange for facilities so the cops can do theirs
29 Jun 2021
FinMin PTR to script bulk of TN Budget speech
For the first time in several years, the State Budget speech will be written by the presenter himself, Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagrajan.
26 Jun 2021
In a first in Tamil Nadu, gang exploits technical flaw in SBI ATMs to swindle Rs 48 lakh
Chennai police have formed a special team, headed by an Additional Commissioner (South), to nab the gang members, purportedly belonging to the northern part of the country
22 Jun 2021
Tamil Nadu may need more time to handle cyber frauds in real time
Centre’s new facility to fight financial cyber frauds in real time may take time to reach TN
19 Jun 2021
Revolution takes birth wherever rights and feelings are denied: Narthaki Nataraj
Making history is not new to Narthaki Nataraj, and, by getting appointed to State Development Policy Council (SDPC)
11 Jun 2021
New office-bearers of TN State Development Policy Council get focus areas tentatively
The council's Agricultural Policy and Planning division has been allocated to Vice-Chairperson J Jeyaranjan.
09 Jun 2021
Canines can add teeth to fight against Covid
Detection of an infection by dogs is fast, with time counted in seconds, minutes , Accuracy of the detection ranges from 90-91 per cent to 99.99 per cent
05 Jun 2021
PTR’s broadside at Goa minister elicits huge response
Godinho’s charge was that PTR ‘insulted the people of Goa’ at GST Council meeting
04 Jun 2021
Losing margin of at least 6 runners up less than nota
This was the case in Katpadi, Neyveli, Thenkasi, Modakkurichi, and Krishnagiri. Similarly, NOTA trumped at least four smaller parties.
04 May 2021
The curious case of Section 41
Activists question the non-stop re-promulgation of the provision of Chennai City Police Act to curb protests for over a century
26 Apr 2021
Tight lockdown norms keep residents of Chennai indoors
Waking up on Sunday, Chennai said, ‘I feel so deja-vu’ as it once again stared at the ‘not-to-do’ list handed
down by corporation authorities
26 Apr 2021
COVID-19: Is Tamil Nadu staring at another spell of reverse migration?
Scores of workers from northern States were on Monday seen waiting outside Chennai’s Central railway station with heaps of luggage.
20 Apr 2021
Karnan: A resistance to oppression
Tamil nadu , though continues to be a caste-ridden society that it is, has a tradition of celebrating and honouring the voices that critique the hierarchical social order at its best.
14 Apr 2021
Will the North TN’s changed allegiance continue or revert to old days?
The region has significant pockets of minority voters, especially Muslims, particularly in Ambur, Vaniyambadi and Krishnagiri.
06 Apr 2021
Assembly polls: Why is student politics almost non-existent in Tamil Nadu?
Tamil Nadu has largely been lagging on creating student leaders. The reason? A widespread notion that campus politics affects academic performance.
05 Apr 2021