For all its ills, social media can also be an entry point for anyone interested in Chicago history and the city’s varied eccentricities. This became apparent when the writer and photographer Cristen ...

Chennai: With preparations for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections gaining momentum, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has allotted election symbols to two high-profile political parties, ...

Since childhood, Karthika has spent her life in the tea fields of Ella, picking leaves to meet her daily quota. For 18 kilograms, she earns just $4.36 a day. Even after last year’s government pay ...

Aaromaley, helmed by debutant Sarang Thiagu, is a romantic drama involving a movie buff and his pragmatic boss at the matrimony agency he is forced to work. Aaromaley has elements of comedy, magic of ...

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IT'S THE SEASON for taking stock of the century so far. A couple of weeks ago, the cinephile world stumbled upon the list of 100 best films of the 21st century, and as any list-making activity is wont ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has defended his government’s decision to replace the rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter ‘Ru’ (from ‘Rubaai’, meaning rupee) in the state budget logo ...