M.G.R. fans celebrate the digital re-release of the film Nadodi Mannan (1958), at Egmore’s Albert Theatre in 2018 | Photo Credit: G. SRIBHARATH The movie-going experience in the Madras of the early 1980s was largely centred around Mount Road. There were theatres in and around Poonamallee High Road too, and most new releases were watched … Read more
The Madras High Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) reserved orders on a plea by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him for his allegedly inflammatory September 29, 2025 tweet insinuating a revolt against the Tamil Nadu government by the youngsters and Gen Z, as … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy In an attempt to rid the Western Ghats of harmful plastics, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to convene a meeting with all stakeholders, including brand owners who sell eatables, drinking water, and other such products in plastic packets, sachets, and PET … Read more
Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge A distance of 1,314 kilometres separates Chennai from Mumbai’s iconic old-world theatre Maratha Mandir, where Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) turned 30 on Monday (October 20, 2025). While the romantic blockbuster is on a seemingly eternal run, it is also … Read more
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Corruption cases involving sitting as well as former Ministers, other legislators, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, and such other individuals must not be allowed to get “ambushed” by long-drawn procedures and instead, they must be dealt with as expeditiously as possible to gain public confidence on … Read more
Kalaignar TV office. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The 18-year-old alleged 2G spectrum scam has come back to haunt Kalaignar TV Private Limited, with the Income Tax (I-T) department reviving its inquiry into the receipt of ₹200 crore by the television channel during the assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The Madras High Court has, … Read more
Armenian Street in George Town is the biggest marker to the people who once flourished here. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Ask anybody in the city as to which of the European nations they associate with Madras, the most common answer will be England. But when you mention the Armenians to them, the reaction … Read more
The Syndicate of the University of Madras, on Monday, withdrew a proposal to revise the pay scales of non-teaching staff of the university to bring them on par with the State government-approved scales for similar posts. The University has been in the eye of a storm as the non-teaching staff resorted to protests on campus … Read more
N. Kumar, Chairman – Group Corporate Board, The Sanmar Group As a resident of Chennai since the age of one, I have seen the city grow and expand continually. I remember playing cricket in small grounds, watching movies in theatres, and cycling through sparse traffic to school. Just like my elder brother and former Chairman … Read more
J. Radhakrishnan, P. Amudha, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, and Dheeraj Kumar, all serving as additional Chief Secretaries, were appointed as the official spokespersons | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 7, 2025) dismissed, with costs of ₹1 lakh, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an advocate, challenging the appointment … Read more