• The Federal

    Features

      Ahmedabad teen’s suicide raises telling questions on use of Disturbed Areas Act

      Damayantee Dhar
      18 Aug 2025 1:42 PM IST

      Sania Banu, 15, ended her life allegedly after harassment over a house deal under Gujarat’s Disturbed Areas Act. Did systemic failure push her to suicide?

      5-year-old Saniya Banu of Ahmedabad’s Gomatipur area died by suicide on August 9 after her family was allegedly harassed under the Disturbed Areas Act for months
      Pahalgam attack: J&K statehood at risk?

      Political dimensions of Omar’s J-K statehood signature campaign | Capital Beat

      16 Aug 2025 4:35 PM IST
      Want Financial Freedom? Wealth-building tips from market guru

      Financial freedom by 40: Wealth building tips from a market guru

      15 Aug 2025 12:54 PM IST
      Evolution of Indian rupee since 1947

      From King’s face to Mahatma Gandhi: Tracing 78 years of the rupee

      15 Aug 2025 11:58 AM IST
      The Dark Hours of the Night

      Salma interview: ‘Tamil Nadu a mature state, BJP will never win it’ | Culture Vibes

      10 Aug 2025 12:00 PM IST
      khushbu with modi

      What made Khushbu Sundar move from DMK to Congress to finally BJP?

      7 Aug 2025 3:00 PM IST
      Preventing Liver Cancer — Doctor Explains How!

      60 pc of liver cancer cases preventable, but conditions apply: Medical gastroenterologist

      5 Aug 2025 6:27 PM IST
      Rakshanda Jalil, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

      Urdu beyond stereotypes: Rakshanda Jalil on identity and politics of language

      5 Aug 2025 10:08 AM IST
      Dharmasthala case: Another skeleton found; what next?

      Dharmasthala case: Another skeleton found; what next?

      5 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Bihar election: Nitish slips, Tejashwi leads, Kishor wildcard? What opinion poll suggests

      Bihar election opinon poll: ‘Tejashwi set to edge out Nitish; Prashant Kishor rising force’

      25 July 2025 7:12 PM IST
      Environmentalist and Poovulagin Nanbargal coordinator G Sundarrajan

      Parandur airport: Environmentalist explains why Ekanapuram was excluded from talks

      18 July 2025 3:40 PM IST
      Vasundhara on writing, AI and cinema

      Tamil actor Vasundhara on ‘The Accused’, social media, truth, and storytelling

      14 July 2025 7:07 AM IST
      S Srinivasan breaks down who truly holds the edge in Bihar’s high-stakes political battle

      Final chapter for JD(U) and Nitish Kumar in Bihar? | Talking Sense with Srini

      12 July 2025 4:14 PM IST
      Gen Zs obsession over Chicken wings

      Chicken wings craze grips Gen Z and millennials, sparks shortage

      7 July 2025 11:32 AM IST
      Royal then, rusted now: The decline of Hyderabads Charminar

      Royal then, rusted now: The decline of Hyderabad's Charminar

      22 Jun 2025 8:58 PM IST
      Aerial Yoga in Chennai - International Yoga Day 2025

      International Yoga Day | Aerial Yoga in Chennai: Kids to adults fly to fitness

      21 Jun 2025 11:32 AM IST
      Tai Chi China Martial art

      Tai Chi gains ground in Chennai as a path to health and calm

      31 May 2025 10:53 AM IST
      Why Chennai

      Will Chennai’s butter biscuits melt away under pressure of packaged snacks?

      4 May 2025 9:10 AM IST
      Jeyamohan talks about his memoir, Of Men, Women and Witches

      Jeyamohan interview: ‘Devastated by my mother’s death, I found refuge in writing’

      23 April 2025 2:01 PM IST
      10 years of Gig Work, yet Invisible: The Untold Story

      10 years of Gig Work, yet Invisible: The Untold Story

      25 March 2025 9:46 AM IST
      Pickleball: Why tennis players are making the switch in Chennai

      Pickleball in Chennai: Fast-growing sport that's winning hearts

      20 March 2025 8:28 PM IST
      Talking Sense With Srini

      Is Tamil Nadu's $1 trillion economy by 2030 a distant dream? | Talking Sense With Srini

      15 March 2025 10:02 AM IST
      Book on Nalanda University

      Abhay K. interview: ‘Nalanda gave birth to the idea of a university’

      14 March 2025 8:39 PM IST
      ICC Champions Trophy Finals: India vs New Zealand match preview

      ICC Champions Trophy Finals: India vs New Zealand match preview

      9 March 2025 3:11 PM IST
      Kerala’s first Muslim woman mahout, Shabna Sulaiman

      Meet Ms Mahout: Shabna Sulaiman | Women's Day special

      7 March 2025 6:47 PM IST
      Neelam Mansingh Chaudhuri’s Hayavadana mesmerizes ITFoK 2025

      Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry on adapting Karnad's Hayavadana: ‘It’s about a woman’s desire’

      28 Feb 2025 7:20 PM IST
      Vijay slams DMK & BJP

      'By attacking DMK and BJP, Vijay is trying to connect with his fan base' I TN's language row

      26 Feb 2025 10:18 PM IST
      Chennai Open ATP Challenger Men

      Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: High-intensity matches on the cards

      4 Feb 2025 6:45 PM IST
      Parrot Sudarson

      'Birdman of Chennai' feeds 6,000 parrots daily; here's the backstory

      19 Jan 2025 2:52 PM IST
      Buddism, Tamil Nadu

      Conversion to Buddhism a spiritual revolution, political strategy in TN

      9 Jan 2025 1:28 PM IST
      X