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A fabric unit in Tiruppur that was closed down.

Looming crisis

The knitwear industry in Tiruppur has not recovered from the double whammy of demonetisation and GST implementation. With a stack of government polic
R.K. Radhakrishnan
August 15, 1975: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi with State Chief Secretary P. Sabanayagam after unfurling the national flag at Fort St. George. The year before, he had won for all Chief Ministers the right to unfurl the national flag on Independence Day.

Deft double role

A look at M. Karunanidhi’s long political career with its colossal achievements and colourful moments, always marked by the circumspection and quick t
R.K. Radhakrishnan
A bust of Karunanidhi at his work desk, as part of an exhibition showcasing the 75-year-old history of Murasoli. N.Ram (in blue), Chairman, The Hindu Publishing Group, K.Veeramani (in black), Dravidar Kazhagam and DMK M.K.Stalin are present.

Mightier than sword

Through his party organ 'Murasoli', of which he was Editor, M. Karunanidhi ensured that he stayed connected with his party men, even as he deftly mou
R.K. Radhakrishnan
R. Sampanthan.

He did all he could on the Tamil question: Sampanthan

“MY leaders S.J.V. Chelvanayagam and A. Amrithalingam were in contact with Karunanidhi,” said R. Sampanthan, the veteran Sri Lankan Tamil politician a
R.K. Radhakrishnan
V. Narayanasamy, Chief Minister of Puducherry.

‘A landmark judgment’

Interview with V. Narayanasamy, Chief Minister of Puducherry.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Mohamed Nasheed.

Election amid hurdles

Mohamed Nasheed, frustrated by the government’s attempts to target him, withdraws from the presidential race in favour of a common opposition candida
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Kiran Bedi taking a video of garbage piled up near Thengaithittu fishing harbour while riding pillion.

Parallel power

The Supreme Court ruling curtailing the powers of the Lieutenant Governor has done little to stop Kiran Bedi from being a law unto herself and interf
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Shujaat Bukhari at his “Rising Kashmir” office in Srinagar. A file photograph.

A man of peace

Shujaat Bukhari, a great unifier who enjoyed the confidence of all stakeholders, was clear that there should be normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir and the
R.K. Radhakrishnan in Srinagar & Kreeri

Resetting relations

Interview with Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Nepal’s Foreign Minister.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
This picture taken on March 2, 2018 shows Maldivian police arresting a man at a protest appealing for the release of opposition leaders held in jail in the Maldives capital Male. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen is embroiled in a bitter power struggle with his opposition that has plunged the Maldives, a popular holiday destination, into crisis. Last month he imposed a state of emergency in the Maldives and arrested top judges and high profile dissidents in an effort to head off an impeachment. / AFP PHOTO / Ahmed Shurau

Strong-arm tactics

In the run-up to the presidential election, anyone who has dared to oppose President Abdulla Yameen has been imprisoned—the latest being two Supreme C
R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 05/04/2018: View of the 100 Feet Road near the Koyambedu Bus Terminus. deserted look following the State-wide bandh on the Cauvery water issue on Thursday. Photo: M. Vedhan

Tamil Nadu’s angst

The people of Tamil Nadu have shown their anger at what they see as the Centre’s betrayal over the Cauvery waters issue and the State government’s cap
R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN
CHENNAI, 21/08/2014: Kanak Mani Dixit, editor of Himal Southasian, addressing the students of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT-Madras, in Chnenai on August 21, 2014. Photo: K_Pichumani.

'India is too important for Nepal'

Interview with Kanak Mani Dixit, Nepali publisher, writer and editor.
R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN
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