However the latest buzz is that actors Rahul and Sharanya will be seen playing a key role in the film. ...
11:40 PM, Mar 10, 2013
R Chandru has narrated the story in flashback, but still has been able to engage the audience. ...
11:51 AM, Feb 10, 2013
MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi on Wednesday denied that it was his voice in the hate speech CD, sources said. Owaisi was arrested for a hate speech made in December 2012 and the MIM leader has now said that the recording of that speech is that of someone else. The police has asked for the court's permission to get his voice sample. ...
08:29 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Directed by filmmaker V Samudra, the Telugu movie fails to leave a lasting impact on the audiences. ...
06:19 PM, Jan 05, 2013
6 December 1992. Ayodhya burned, while NaRao fiddled (at a puja)(i). Flash forward 20 years. Today, in the heart of Hyderabad, once celebrated ...
11:22 AM, Dec 06, 2012
Hyderabad: The situation in the Old city of Hyderabad, which witnessed violence on Friday, is peaceful, police said on Saturday. The police lifted some restrictions on the movement of people and vehicular traffic around Charminar, where a mob indulged in stone pelting and arson after Friday prayers at the historic Mecca Masjid. Ten people including five policemen were injured in stone pelting by mob and baton charge and firing of...
11:51 AM, Nov 17, 2012
Hyderabad: Violence broke out once again near Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad on Friday over a temple row. At least seven people were injured in stone pelting by an unruly mob, and baton charge by police. Teargas shells were also fired by the police to disperse the mob, which set afire four vehicles and damaged several other vehicles, witnesses said. Trouble broke out soon after Friday prayers at...
03:28 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Hyderabad: Two days after Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) withdrew support to the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling party on Wednesday hit back by condemning the allegations that it has joined hands with communal forces. The Congress demanded the MIM to withdraw the "baseless" allegations and hoped it would reconsider its decision on support to the state government. The MIM, which has seven members in the 295-member assembly, on Monday...
09:38 AM, Nov 15, 2012
Hyderabad: The United Muslim Action Committee of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday sought the intervention of the state human rights commission (SHRC) to end what it called the "economic blockade" of the old city of Hyderabad. The action committee, comprising various Muslim groups including Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), alleged that the Congress government created a curfew-like situation around the historic Charminar to hurt the Muslim community economically. The committee said the police...
04:11 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Hyderabad: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Monday withdrew support to the UPA government in the Centre accusing the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh of high handedness on temple renovation issue at Old City area in Hyderabad. MIM has one MP, Asaduddin Owaisi, from Hyderabad in the UPA. MIM also withdrew support to the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, where it has seven MLAs. Speaking to CNN-IBN, MIM leader...
02:55 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Hyderabad: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Monday withdrew support to the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh accusing the ruling party of high handedness on temple renovation issue at Old City area in Hyderabad. MIM has seven MLAs and one MP. Speaking to CNN-IBN, MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said, "We are disappointed with state government's inaction over several minority issues. We are withdrawing support, ending 14 year relation. We will expose...
12:53 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Hyderabad: An uneasy calm settled over the old city of Hyderabad on Monday, a day after leaders of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) protested and were subsequently arrested over a temple controversy. With tension still palpable in the usually busy areas around historic Charminar and in the interior areas, Road Transport Corporation (RTC) suspended all its bus services. RTC officials said 157 services were cancelled as a precautionary measure. A curfew-like...
10:52 AM, Nov 12, 2012
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered that status quo, as of Oct 30, be maintained at a temple abutting the historic Charminar monument here and directed that no construction activity be taken up touching the monument. The division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar was dealing with three public interest litigations filed by corporators belonging to the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)....
10:09 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Hyderabad: The old city of Hyderabad remained tense on Monday after incidents of violence the night before over reported attempts to expand a place of worship abutting the Charminar monument, police said. Many shops remained closed and a holiday was declared in many schools and colleges. A policeman was injured, six police vehicles and a few shops were damaged as people pelted stones at Shahali Banda near Charminar, the symbol...
11:31 AM, Nov 05, 2012
Devi Sri Prasad's 50th album is unique from his usual run-of-the-mill compositions, but not his best. As a fan of the composer, the listener will be satisfied, but as a music lover, one doubts if this album would live up to listeners' expectations. There are 10 songs in the album, sung by as many as 13 singers. The album has good mix of melody and folk numbers. Shankar Mahadevan leads...
01:56 PM, Sep 14, 2012
It has been after almost a dozen for Mammootty films in the last eighteen months, that one movie is coming out with a softer, likable Mammootty in its narratives. The new flick from Johny Antony, 'Thappana' qualifies as a reasonably good entertainer, provided, you keep your deep sense of logic back at home. A mix up of mass masala fares with half a dozen fights and witty one-liners, the movie...
04:40 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Hyderabad: Will Golconda or Charminar ever figure in UNESCOs World Heritage list? Going by the present state of affairs, it can safely be presumed that nothing of the sort will happen in the next few years. Experts from UNESCOs International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) are set to visit the city in September for a final inspection of the Qtub Shahi heritage " Golconda, Charminar and Qtub Shahi tombs...
03:41 PM, Jul 28, 2012
Hyderabad: The state government through central government has filed nominations for the declaration of Charminar, Golkonda and Qutubshahi Tombs as World Heritage sites by UNESCO, GHMC commissioner, M T Krishna Babu said. He held a review meeting with Rajath Kumar, commissioner, Tourism on the issue of declaration of World Heritage Sites on Monday. He said that there will be a joint inspection on Tuesday with the Tourism department officials in...
01:27 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Sweet looking, milky white complexioned Meghana Gaonkar on the verge of completing her fourth film feels proud for accepting 'Charminar' after 32 days of shooting. This is the right kind of film I was looking for says the pretty actress. A Master degree holder in English literature Meghana Gaonkar from television field entered as heroine from 'Nam Areyali Ondina'. She proved her talent in the first film. The second one...
02:46 PM, Jul 05, 2012
