The ever-busy Kodambakkam Bridge has been closed for vehicular traffic so that long-pending repair works on the edifice could be carried out. Since the bridge is a vital link, connecting some vital hubs in the city, the police have provided an alternative road arrangement, whose blueprint we hope does not ever fall into the hands of the Pacman game-makers. If… Read more →
Women’s group feels it has found a workable solution New Delhi: Tough laws. Firm rules. Fresh guidelines. Sensitisation programmes. Awareness campaigns. With none of these really being effective in preventing rapes and sexual harassment in this country, a women’s advocacy group, with a yen for radical thinking, feels it has hit upon a practical solution to what has been a… Read more →
Recently we have had two high-profile editorial exits, one from a newspaper and another from a newsweekly. When Sidharth Varadarajan quit his paper, it was a major surprise to many readers, especially the fact that he was its Editor all along. And in the case of Hartosh Singh Bal, who had to leave the magazine Open under controversial circumstances, many… Read more →
We in Chennai are pretty emotional about Sachin Tendulkar, which is not exactly surprising when you take into account the point we are emotional about everything. We would still get all misty-eyed and sentimental, and worry over what Sachin would do, now that he has retired, to earn his livelihood, even if he had not played all those resplendent innings… Read more →
The World Championship of Chess, happening in Chennai, has generated much anticipation here as it has given the local citizens a chance to catch high-wire international sporting action. As a sports journalist, who has covered chess tournaments, from time to time, I can tell you that there is huge difference between following the game at the venue and catching it… Read more →
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