Meenakshi Mahadevan

Balancing act |

It was Friday the 13th in May last year - the day the whole of Tamil Nadu had been waiting for with hope and expecting ...
11:18 AM, May 15, 2012

Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

Tamil Nadu's latest offering, PuthiyaThalaimurai ('new generation') topped the charts within a few weeks of launch and has sustained the lead in a television news ...
06:52 PM, Mar 30, 2012

James Wilson

Dateline Kerala |

In this post, I want to discuss about the 'Precautionary Principle', which is the basis of the new dam offered by Kerala. Kerala is strongly ...
01:52 PM, Nov 30, 2011

Sriram Balasubramanian

The Straight Drive |

The "Why this Kolaveri di" song has captured the imagination of the youth of the nation. With a view count of almost 20 lakh people ...
01:02 PM, Nov 23, 2011

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

The last vote has been cast. The surveys are out. EVMs stand at the ready. In 48 hours, the voice of the Indian voter will ...
06:56 AM, May 11, 2011

Veeraraghav T M

A pinch of Salt |

There's been quite a lot of talk about the distribution of money by the DMK in the Tamil Nadu election. The allegations against the ruling ...
02:17 PM, Apr 19, 2011

Pallavi Ghosh

Pallavi's space |

Not many noticed when Sonia Gandhi quietly made Digvijaya Singh in-charge of Assam last month. Despite the general perception that Congress has no real opponent ...
12:48 PM, Mar 15, 2011

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

On the night of the 2009 General Election results, the irrepressible Suhel Seth, opinion television's angry impresario for all seasons, described the DMK as Delhi ...
12:01 AM, Mar 11, 2011

Veeraraghav T M

A pinch of Salt |

I can't help point out that the results in the spate of Assembly elections we are about to witness will be on Friday the 13th ...
06:32 PM, Mar 05, 2011

Paarull

PM77 |

Tamil Nadu politicians have perfected the art of playing injured martyrs even though the cause is suspect. Take the case of fishermen facing legal proceedings ...
12:00 PM, Feb 16, 2011

Preeti Singh

Preeti's Space |

Winds at a speed of 125 kmph, flooding of low-lying areas, immense damage to life and property expected and state administration on high alert. ...
09:37 AM, May 24, 2010