...the Union government should implement the idea of former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that an option be given to employees to invest in the EPF or the NPS, a move which will take care of the issue of returns on investment. thehindu.com/news/national/… The Hindu Explains The Hindu

Advocating the determination of 8% rate of return (RoR) on accumulated pension...the monthly pension would have been ₹8,329, ₹12,907 and ₹19,633 for 25, 30 and 35 years of service respectively. The Hindu thehindu.com/news/national/…

The manner in which Mr. Srinivasan highlighted the taxation issue, as reflected on social media, put the Minister & MLA in an embarrassing position. Meanwhile, some supporters...whether anyone who raised similar issues with Ministers of the ruling DMK thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…

revenue considerations have always been a factor, In July 1937, when CR, as the Premier of the erstwhile Madras Presidency, decided to impose prohibition in the then district of Salem initially, the loss of revenue was estimated at ₹11 lakh annually. thehindu.com/news/national/…

about 58,000 persons - has been asking for the same.   At the same time,  40 persons in one of the camps in Kanniyakumari are said to have obtained all-country passports being issued by the Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai. The Hindu - Chennai thehindu.com/news/national/…

In November 1965, a group of Opposition MPs...submitted a memorandum to President S. Radhakrishnan, calling for the establishment of a commission of inquiry into certain allegations of favouritism The Hindu - Chennai thehindu.com/news/national/…

Happy Values Day!

Today marks the 116st birth anniversary of P Ramamurthi, one of the towering leaders of the CPI-M and one of the brilliant parliamentarians. Considering his stature, the TN government should have his portrait installed at the State Assembly chamber.

My take on Sri Lanka's presidential poll! youtu.be/Mp266QGK2bM?si…

This election also marks a churning that has taken place in the political arena. UNP, one of the established and traditional parties alongside the now-marginalised SLFP, is not in the race, even though its leader, Mr. Wickremesinghe is in the fray..., thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…

The day for me began with a message from Prof Indira @Parthasarathy: I read your brilliantly-written piece about the DMK's 'pavala-vizha'! Well-analyzed piece of work! What a coincidence that it should appear on 22nd Sept! It would make your dad - Ashokamitran - proud!

2day - Ashokamitran 's 93rd birth anniversary! A complete stranger-child talks abt Dad's short story. A friend sent this film 5 years ago. Then, the child, 9-yr-old, was in Belgium.Hope he would've read Dad's many works & discussed them @ many places. youtube.com/watch?v=xteHwx…

#இலங்கை தேர்தல் - இது வரை அதிகாரப்பூர்வ இணையதளத்தில் உள்ள புள்ளிவிவரங்களை எடுத்து கொண்டால், தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தியின் அனுர குமார திசநாயக சுமார் 40% வாக்குகளைப் பெற்று முண்ணனியில் உள்ளார். எஸ் ஜே பி- என்ற கட்சியின் தலைவரான சஜித் பிரேமதாசா தோரயாமக 33% பெற்றுள்ளார். 1/

#இலங்கை தேர்தல் - இதுவரை அதிகாரப்பூர்வ இணையதளத்தில் உள்ள புள்ளிவிவரங்களை எடுத்து கொண்டால், சுமார் 43% சதவீத வாக்குகள் எண்ணப்பட்டுள்ளன. அனுர - 40%, சஜித் - 33% & ரணில் - 17% இம்முறையும் சஜித்தும் ரணிலும் சேர்ந்திருந்தால், இவர்கள் வெற்றிபெற்றிருப்பார்கள் என்ற எண்ணம் வருகிறது.

In the words of Robert L. Hardgrave, a prominent American political scientist who specialised in Tamil Nadu politics, (as reflected in an article in Pacific Affairs in the mid-1960s), the party had used the symbols of common culture within TN, The Hindu - Chennai thehindu.com/news/national/…

"அனுரா பல உறுதிமொழிகளை கொடுத்திருக்கிறார். அவர் எவ்வாறு நடைமுறைப்படுத்துகிறார் என பார்க்கவேண்டும்." இதுதான் நான் பேசியதின் சாராம்சம். தமிழ் நியூஸ் 18-ல் youtube.com/live/4R-153QFN…