Rameswaram: Thirty fishermen from Rameswaram, who were set free by a Sri Lankan court after being arrested by the island Navy in April 2013 on charges of poaching, arrived at Rameswaram on Wednesday. The fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 6, 2013 while fishing near Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to the island republic, for allegedly entering into Lankan waters. A court in Mannar on...
01:52 AM, May 09, 2013
Rameswaram: A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday ordered release of 30 fishermen from here, arrested in April by Island Navy on charges of poaching, according to Fishermen Association sources here. President of Pamban Fishermen's Association Arulanandam said they have received a communication stating that a court in Mannar has ordered the release of the fishermen, arrested on April 6 while fishing near Katchatheevu. Magistrate of the court Aananthi Kanagaraj had...
03:20 PM, May 08, 2013
Washington: Ruling out establishing a military base or having permanent boots on the ground in Maldives, a top Obama Administration official has said that the US has consulted India on the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which it is currently negotiating with the island nation. "We do not have any plans to have a military presence in Maldives," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake told...
12:58 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Revealing BCCI's another arm-twisting move, a report in Australia's The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday said that the Indian board's president N Srinivasan used power tactics to get Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on the ICC Cricket Committee by "threatening countries to ensure that the majority of Test captains voted against Tim May". Sivaramakrishnan replaced May on the influential cricket committee for a three-year term on Monday. May has a history of...
09:08 AM, May 07, 2013
Director V N Aditya who is noted for superhit films like 'Manasantha Nuvve' and Nagarjuna's 'Nenunnanu', is currently working on his upcoming film titled 'Park'. The film will feature Santhosh and Sarayu as the lead pair in the film. Ramesh Gogula and Hymavathi Gogula are jointly producing this movie under the banner of G V R Creations and Movies9 Entertainment. The film is presented by Srinivasa Raju. "We have finished...
06:01 PM, May 06, 2013
Telugu actor Sushanth is busy shooting for his upcoming film titled 'Adda' . G S Karthik si the director of the film. Ace producer Naga Sushila and Chinthalapudi Srinivasa Rao are jointly producing the movie under the banner of Sri Nag Corporation. The music of the film is composed by Anup Rubens. The promo song of the film was launched on May 3 and has received a good response from...
01:53 PM, May 06, 2013
Chennai: Popular Tamil film and TV actor Mohan Raman, also a well known philatelist, was pleasantly surprised when the government honoured actors he had recommended from the south through 50 stamps that were released at the 60th National Film Awards. President Pranab Mukherjee released the stamps Friday commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes to Indian cinema. "I was approached by a member of the film chamber few months...
12:25 PM, May 06, 2013
Telugu actress Anushka is playing the lead role in a bilingual film titled 'Varna'. Arya is playing a key role . Sri Raghava is the director of the film while the music is composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film is produced by Param V Potluri in a budget of 55 crore. The first look posters of the film have gathered a positive response from the audience. The film has completed...
05:50 PM, May 05, 2013
Twenty20 cricket is money-spinning and popular but for Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews, nothing comes close to the thrill of playing Test cricket. "Test is the ultimate format. I really enjoy playing Test cricket. It's not always as easy as you think, but Test is the ultimate form. And we (Sri Lankans) always enjoy playing Test cricket," Mathews, who leads the Test and ODI side of the country, said. Mathews,...
05:31 PM, May 05, 2013
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor Krishnamachari Srikkanth lavished praise on his team's bowlers for playing a crucial role in the win over Delhi Daredevils which has taken the side closer to a semifinal berth in the ongoing Pepsi IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently third on the points table with 14 points from seven wins in 11 matches they have played. "I think it is a convincing win. The bowlers did an...
01:28 PM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: She will turn 50 in a few months, but actress Sridevi can still give several younger Bollywood beauties a run for their money with her glowing looks and svelte figure. However, she says it is difficult to maintain a size zero figure in real life. Sridevi, who made her comeback last year with Gauri Shinde's debut directorial venture 'English Vinglish', believes zero figure is good only for certain professions....
05:39 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: The Indian team is scheduled to play two warm-up games against Sri Lanka and Australia ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy Group B opener against South Africa next month in England. The practice match against Sri Lanka is scheduled on June 1 followed by the tie against Australia on June 4, according to BCCI sources. The 15-member Indian squad, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will leave for England from...
04:45 PM, May 04, 2013
The final results of Civil Services Examination, 2012 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were announced on Friday. A total number of 998 candidates have qualified and have been recommended for appointment including 457 General (including 23 physically challenged candidates), 295 Other Backward Classes (including 9 Physically challenged candidates), 169 Scheduled Castes (including 2 Physically challenged candidate) and 77 Scheduled Tribes candidates against 1091 vacancies (550 General, 295...
04:27 PM, May 03, 2013
Kannada film 'Madarangi' has been passed with U/A certificate by the regional censor board. 'Madarangi' from Krishna Talkies is produced by Nagappa featuring his son Sunil Krishna. The actor is already is already making news on the social media. The song 'Darling Darling' has been lauded by the audience and the song is gone popular with the young crowd, says the director of the film Mallikarjun. The film will features...
06:22 PM, May 02, 2013
The style icon of Southern cinema 'Power Star' Pawan Kalyan will play the lead in Trivikram Srinivas upcoming film. Samantha and Praneetha will be the leading ladies of the film. The film is porduced by BVSN Prasad under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra India Pvt Ltd. The shooting of the film will begin from May 2 at the Ramoji Film City and the schedule will go on till...
05:05 PM, May 02, 2013
Though director J D Chakravarthi failed to impress the audience with his earlier films such as 'Homan' and 'Siddham' he hasn't lost hope. The director is now gearing up for a his next untitled film. The latest buzz is that the movie will be produced by Gangapatnam Sreedhar under the banner of Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinema and Chakravarthi productions. The film is going to be a thriller and is said...
04:18 PM, May 02, 2013
Colombo: Sri Lanka Thursday named a 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England next month with the selectors continuing to snub spinner Ajantha Mendis. Besides Mendis, batsman Upul Tharanga also failed to find a place in the squad for the June 6-23 tournament. Angelo Mathews, who captained Pune Warriors in the ongoing IPL before dropping himself, will lead the Sri Lankan squad with Dinesh Chandimal...
04:14 PM, May 02, 2013
Rameswaram: Two persons who were planning to send several Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to Germany using fake Indian passports were on Wednesday arrested and 71 counterfeit passports seized from them at Naripaiyur in Ramanathapuram district, police said. Cash to the tune of Rs 11.5 lakh was also seized from the duo by the 'Q' Branch Police which nabbed them on a tip-off. The two had promised 71 refugees that they...
12:46 AM, May 02, 2013
I have been reading a lot of debut authors lately. Some of them are good and most of them are not so good. Not trying to discourage anyone here but after reading some of the books, I felt that writing a book has become a fad more than a passion these days. Still, whenever I pick up a book by a debut author, I keep my prejudices and expectations aside...
08:26 PM, May 01, 2013
