Peru appear out of contention for next year's World Cup in Brazil, despite claiming a late 1-0 win over Chile. ...
09:27 AM, Mar 24, 2013
The film will star actors Karthi and Anushka playing the lead. ...
11:13 PM, Mar 17, 2013
The filmmaker has also directed Tamil flicks like 'Achamundu' and 'Achamundu'. ...
05:18 PM, Feb 28, 2013
FIFA is investigating Zambian officials over allegations they allowed eight players banned for match-fixing in a notorious case in Finland to return to football without permission. ...
11:37 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Chennai: In an early morning tragedy in Chennai, four students died in a road accident at one of the busy roads near Perungudi. The four students were travelling on the footboard of a bus reportedly. The incident happened when a truck brushed against the bus when it was reversing. The police are yet to identify whether the four were school students or college students. More details of the accident are...
10:32 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Lima, (Peru): Gonzalo Higuain scored in the 37th minute to help Argentina scratch out a 1-1 draw with Peru on Tuesday and stay on top of the standings in South American World Cup qualifying. Carlos Zamorano scored in the 22nd minute for Peru, which could have had at least one more goal, but Argentina keeper Sergio Romero stopped Claudio Pizarro's penalty in the 3rd minute. Peru also hit a post...
09:31 AM, Sep 12, 2012
With a sub-title (The Rajinikanth) that's enough to kindle the interest of the audience, debutant director Rajesh Kannan has come out with 'Perumaan', a film with newcomers Arjun and Sruthi in lead roles. The smartness he has shown in conceiving the tagline is missing in the way he has narrated the film, for the script lacks the much needed pep to keep the audience engaged. A suspense thriller, 'Perumaan' talks...
11:05 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Director Rasu Madhuravan is known for tearjerkers that are set around family values and sentiments. He has opted to take a different route in 'Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam', which is a laugh riot with an army of comedians. There are enough fun elements as the story takes backstage at one point of time. Major portion of the movie revolves around Mikeset Pandi, a role enacted by Sabarish, son of 'FEFSI' Vijayan....
01:09 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Malayalam actress Sreelatha Menon, known for films like 'Perumthachan' and 'Kauthuka', is suffering from a rare bone disease but there is no one to look after her three children and they have been asked to vacate their rented house. "We live in a rented home here and we have been asked to move out. I have no clue where to go with my three children," said the bed-ridden former Miss...
03:53 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Known for conservative looks thanks to movies such as 'Vamsam', 'Kadhalil Vizhundhen' and 'Masilamani', Sunaina gave a surprise to everyone when she sported glamourous outfits in the stills of her upcoming film 'Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam'. Clearing the air, the actress says, "I would like to strike a fine balance between conservative and modern roles. Since I come from a theatre background, I want to do varied characters." She adds: "I...
06:02 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Erode: About forty thousand candidates are appearing for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group IV examination to be conducted at 135 centres in the district on July 7, District Collector VK Shanmugam said on Friday. The examinations would be conducted at Erode, Perundurai, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam and Bhavani. Tight police security has been arranged, he added. ...
10:41 AM, Jul 06, 2012
Rasu Madhuravan directed 'Mike Set Pandi', which has Sabarish and Sunaina in lead roles, has undergone a name change. The movie will henceforth be known as 'Pandi Oli Perukki Nilayam'. According to sources, the decision has been taken to make the film eligible to get tax exemption from the State government. "But for the earlier title which had some English words, the film glorifies Tamil tradition," sources close to the...
04:25 PM, May 26, 2012
On May 21, 1991, former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi reached Chennai by an afternoon-evening flight. After two hours, he was bound for Sriperumbudur, an industrial centre in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu and just 40 km from Chennai. Rajiv was busy campaigning for the mid-term elections which had been announced after the VP Singh-led Janata Dal government had collapsed in October, 1990. The Congress was keen to avenge...
01:25 PM, May 21, 2012
Cast: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Saranya Ponvannan, Azhagam Perumal, Sayaji Shinde Director: M Rajesh He has a penchant for humour that was revealed in his two earlier films (Siva Manasule Shakti, Boss (E) Bhaskaran). And now director Rajesh ventures into his third film, this time too a comic romantic fun-filled entertainer. Debuting as a hero is producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, this too his home production. Paired with him is the...
04:00 PM, Apr 15, 2012
London: Stroke is one of the main cause of death among people over the age of 65 in developing countries like India and China, according to new research. The study surveyed 12,373 people aged 65 and over between 2003 and 2005 in a total of 10 urban and rural sites in India, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico and China, documenting over 2,000 deaths over a three to five...
08:11 AM, Mar 01, 2012
Lima: A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation centre for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital, killing 27 people and critically injuring five as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside. The "Christ is Love" centre for drug and alcohol addicts was unlicensed and overcrowded and its residents were apparently kept inside "like prisoners," Health Minister Alberto Tejada told The Associated Press. Authorities said...
10:43 AM, Jan 29, 2012
Lima: Peruvian authorities said on Saturday that 134 homes were destroyed and 103 people treated at hospitals for injuries during a 6.9-magnitude quake just off the central coast. Civil defense chief Alfredo Murgueytio told The Associated Press there were no deaths and most of the collapsed homes were of adobe. Two adobe churches also were seriously damaged, including the 18th century cathedral of the provincial capital of Ica. The cathedral,...
04:12 AM, Oct 30, 2011
