However, the Tamil Nadu unit of the Indian Medical Association has asked the government to review the COVID-19 price cap saying it is not feasible for hospitals to maintain it. The first sign was a high fever. And when the coronavirus test results came in two days later, Chennai-based Saminathan …
Read More »Heavy rains for Chennai Oct 19-21, IMD predicts
The state of the sky in Chennai is expected to be cloudy for the next 48 hours. After a relatively hot week, Chennai and other districts of Tamil Nadu are likely to see thunderstorms and light to moderate rain for the next four days. Sky conditions in Chennai are expected …
Read More »Rajinikanth warned by Madras HC while moving court for Rs 6.5 lakh tax lawsuit for marriage hall
Actor Rajinikanth was warned by the Madras High Court after he moved the court against the Chennai Greater Corporation tax claim of 6.50 lakhs as property tax for his Sri Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam. It is located in Kodambakam, Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The court warned you that costs will be …
Read More »Fans want Kedar Jadhav named Man of Match after he ‘just’ wins the game for Kolkata
Anguished Chennai fans demanded that the all-rounder Kedar Jadhav be named Man of the Match after he alone guided Kolkata to a victory, thanks to his ‘Test knock’ in the penultimate T20 game ‘easily winnable’. Chennai suffered a shocking 10-run loss at the hands of Kolkata, a victory that was …
Read More »50 grams of pongal for Rs 80? Passenger video against Southern Railways is viral
The man traveling from Karaikudi to Chennai on the Pallavan Express was outraged at the alleged sale of pongal for 80 rupees. The Southern Railway suffered a shock Sunday after an elderly passenger posted an angry video questioning the price of ready-to-eat goods delivered on the train. The man, who …
Read More »SP Charan says hurt by rumors that ‘Delhi intervened’ to settle SPB hospital bills
Just 24 hours after SPB’s burial messages went viral, claiming that the family asked the Tamil Nadu government for help paying hospital bills, but it was ‘Delhi that intervened’ Annoyed by messages circulating on social media about his father’s hospital bills, SP Balasubrahmanyam’s son SP Charan posted a video Sunday …
Read More »‘Let’s Celebrate His Life and His Music’: Watch AR Rahman’s Tribute Video to SPB
Academy Award-winning music director AR Rahman’s first film, Roja (1992), had the title track sung by singer SP Balasubrahmanyam. In the 1990s, Balasubrahmanyam was already a popular singer, but this particular song continues to top the list of his best. Sing: “Kaadhal rojavae, deceive nee deceive? Kanneer vazhiyudhadi kannae.” (Rose …
Read More »Kind father on screen: SPB’s memorable acting career in Tamil cinema
The characters played by Balasubrahmanyam have been time tested, with great memory value because they were few and far between. Kathiresan, a police officer, returns home and sees Prabhu, her son, sitting with a notebook in deep pain. When his efforts to figure out what’s wrong meet the defensive “it’s …
Read More »Reliance Jio users get onboard connectivity on international flights; Plans start at Rs 499 per day
Every time you’ve been on an international flight, you probably would have winced at the expensive in-flight Wi-Fi prices. If you really needed it, you would have taken the bullet and paid. Otherwise, you would have watched a movie on your iPad or on the inflight entertainment system. Or maybe …
Read More »‘A Fountain of Joy’: Fans Recall Their Precious Memories With SPB Songs
The distinctive voice of SP Balasubrahmanyam has been an inevitable part of the childhoods of dozens of people in India and the world. For many of us who were born in the 1980s and 1990s, christened on the Indian Internet as ‘children of the 80s’ and ‘children of the 90s’, …
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