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Reporter’s Diary: Corpn letting the fox guard the henhouse?
With the financial year fast nearing its end, the Corporation’s Revenue department has started issuing notices to the owners of big property owners,...
Reporter’s Diary: Sniffing for news in fake WhatsApp forwards
19 Feb 2020 8:36 PMIn the era of social media, where fake WhatsApp forwards spread faster than facts, journalists are supposed to have not just the nose for news but...
Reporter’s Diary: ‘Pls cover this event, provided you have an Aadhaar...
20 Feb 2020 8:33 PMWhile Aadhaar is increasingly being sought for availing of benefits under government welfare schemes, a recent communique from a government Public...
Reporter’s Diary: When HC quoted Kambar to see a mother in govt
1 March 2020 10:36 PMJudges at the Madras High Court using inspiring quotes in judgments to drive home their point is not a new practice.
Reporter’s Diary: Rules bend for housing at SAF Village, raise...
2 March 2020 9:37 PMGetting an official quarters in the South Asian Federation Games Village could be any government official’s wish.
Reporter’s Diary: ‘Alms’ remark returns to haunt Bharathi as Raja...
3 March 2020 7:56 PMJust when he thought that dust had settled around his recent ‘alms’ remark against Dalits, DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi came in for sharp...
When Hrithik ‘hijacked’ events at city star hotel
4 March 2020 7:40 PMThe recent visit of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan created quite a flutter at a star hotel in the city where he was attending a promotional event. When...
Reporter’s Diary: ‘Spirited’ stories that don’t make it to print
5 March 2020 8:11 PMOne of the first lessons reporters are taught on the job is to look at stories in a dispassionate and unbiased manner — to go by facts rather than the...