VIdeo: 'Vishwaroopam' to be showcased at the IIFA

VIdeo: 'Vishwaroopam' to be showcased at the IIFA

We get you all the action from Ambarish star-studded 60th birthday bash. ...
05:30 PM, May 31, 2012

Kamal Haasan to attend IIFA for the first time

Kamal Haasan to attend IIFA for the first time Mumbai: Southern superstar Kamal Hassan is all set to make his debut appearance at the upcoming IIFA awards to showcase excerpts from his highly anticipated film 'Vishwaroop'. The 57-year-old has directed and co-produced the spy thriller, which is being made in both Hindi and Tamil. Excerpts from the film and its first look will be showcased at the 13th IIFA in Singapore, which starts from June 7. "IIFA is one...
04:08 PM, May 25, 2012

Shruthi strikes BO gold with Gabbar Singh

Shruthi strikes BO gold with Gabbar Singh In an industry that has too harbours too many omens, Shruthi Hassan unsurprisingly earned the tag of 'Iron Leg' (a patronising term used for those who fail the films they act in) too early in her career. However, after May 11, that is going to be a thing of yesterday. For, she seems to have struck Box Office gold with Gabbar Singh, arguably the year's most-awaited film since Businessman. Looking...
06:59 PM, May 11, 2012

Qaeda bomber adept at breaching aviation security

Qaeda bomber adept at breaching aviation security London: A Saudi bombmaker believed behind several failed but ingenious attempted attacks on the West is the most likely creator of an improved "underwear bomb" discovered in a plot foiled by US and allied authorities, security experts and officials say. Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, who once provided the bomb for a suicide mission by his younger brother, a fellow militant, is described by security officials as one of the most dangerous...
03:20 AM, May 09, 2012

Narein plays a cop in 'Kaakkichattai' remake

Narein plays a cop in 'Kaakkichattai' remake After the recent comeback to commercial movies with B Unnikrishnan's 'Grandmaster', young actor Narein will be shortly seen as a cop again. This time he will be playing the same for the remake of the famous Kamal hassan movie 'Kaakkichattai'. The original featuring Kamal hassan as a youngster forced to play the role of cop was directed by Rajasekhar and featured Ambika and Madhavi as the heroines. This time Narein...
05:41 PM, May 08, 2012

Mehdi Hassan gets visa for treatment in India

Mehdi Hassan gets visa for treatment in India New Delhi: Legendary Pakistani Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan, who has been long suffering from ill health, has got a visa to come to India for medical treatment. The 84-year-old singer was admitted to Aga Khan hospital in Karachi three months ago with a serious lung infection. Doctors said his condition is stable now. Efforts were on for a long time to bring the singer to India for treatment. "Yesterday we...
01:20 PM, Apr 26, 2012

Shivanna to act in 'Hebbettu'

Shivanna to act in 'Hebbettu' It is thumbs up time for Shivarajakumar century star of Kannada cinema. 'Hebbettu' meaning thumb is the title of his new film for young director Lekhan who has directed 'Sihigali' starring Srimurali and Shirin. Writer and director Lekhan has made a solid script and Shivarajakumar is impressed with it. A man who is 'Hebbettu' (the colloquial meaning is illiterate) growing to the highest stature in society and getting national acclaim...
01:02 PM, Apr 25, 2012
We respect all the agreements with India: Maldives Prez

We respect all the agreements with India: Maldives Prez

Maldives President Waheed Hassan said in the last 2-3 years more business is coming to Maldives from India, but there are some agreements which did not go according to the plan. ...
04:03 PM, Apr 23, 2012

Assange interviews Hezbollah leader in TV premiere

Assange interviews Hezbollah leader in TV premiere London: The opening episode of Julian Assange's new talk show featured an interview with militant leader Hassan Nasrallah, whose Syria-backed Hezbollah militia is considered a terrorist organization in the United States and Europe. The half-hour segment aired on Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT Tuesday and featured questions about Israel, Lebanon, Syria, theology and encryption. Nasrallah, who is rarely seen on English-language television, largely stuck to well-established positions. But he did reveal that...
07:45 PM, Apr 17, 2012

'Kochaidaiyaan' to hit screens by September

'Kochaidaiyaan' to hit screens by September Chennai: The first phase of shooting of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming period film 'Kochaidaiyaan' has been completed and the movie is slated to be released in September this year, a city-based production firm said today. "The first schedule of shooting at London has been completed and filming in India has commenced," Mediaone Global Entertainment, producing the film, said in a statement. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is the heroine and the...
05:52 PM, Apr 16, 2012

IM operative held in Kolkata, taken to Bangalore

IM operative held in Kolkata, taken to Bangalore Bangalore: The Bangalore Central Crime Branch police on Wednesday arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen operative, Kamal Hassan, from Kolkata. The suspected operative was arrested for his alleged role in the Chinnaswamy blast case. However, the involvement of Hassan is also suspected in terror attacks in Delhi and Hyderabad. According to the police, Hassan was a close associate of Yasin Bhatkal, one of the main perpetrators of the Chinnaswamy blast. Hassan,...
08:45 PM, Apr 12, 2012

Ousted Maldives Prez to visit India in mid-April

Ousted Maldives Prez to visit India in mid-April New York: Nearly two months after he was ousted as Maldives' President, Mohamed Nasheed has said he will visit India next month to seek support for his efforts to hold early elections and restore a democratically-elected government in his country. Forty four-year-old Nasheed, who became Maldives' first democratically-elected President following multi-party polls in October 2008, had resigned on February 7 in what he claims was a coup. He said he...
03:25 PM, Mar 30, 2012

Sudan supports India's case for permanent UNSC seat

Sudan supports India's case for permanent UNSC seat New Delhi: Sudan on Monday supported India's claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council. The 22-member delegation of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus of the National Assembly of Sudan, led by President of the Women's Caucus Samia Hassan Sied Ahmed, conveyed this while calling on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Welcoming the delegation, Kumar expressed satisfaction over the growing profile of bilateral relationship between India and Sudan...
01:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Dhanush's 'Kolaveri Di' crosses 50 million hits

Dhanush's 'Kolaveri Di' crosses 50 million hits New Delhi: 'Kolaveri Di' on Monday crossed 50 million hits on YouTube, revealing that music lovers have yet to get over southern superstar Dhanush's unusual song. Till Monday afternoon, 50,086,633 hits were recorded. Thanks to its peppy, catchy tune and bilingual lyrics, the song went viral when it was launched on the internet Nov 16 and got more than a million hits within a day of its release. Dhanush, who...
04:44 PM, Mar 26, 2012
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