Rupee freefall: Latha Venkatesh on the crisis

In a roller coaster ride, the rupee on Tuesday hit life-time low of 58.98 against dollar but erased a major part of losses to close at 58.39 after RBI intervened in the forex market to stem the slide in the local currency that caused much concern to the government, the markets and the common man. ...
08:46 PM, Jun 11, 2013

KSCA treasurer Venkatesh backs Srinivasan Bangalore: Tallam Venkatesh, whose name is doing the rounds for the BCCI treasurer's post, on Friday backed N Srinivasan, saying it would be "unfair" to put the Board President in firing line just because his relative is allegedly involved in betting. "If his son-in-law does something, can we claim he (Srinivasan) is also involved (in the IPL spot-fixing mess)?. Let us be fair to him. He has brought cricket to...  
07:25 PM, Jun 07, 2013

Jagmohan Dalmiya names new BCCI team New Delhi: Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was on May 26 asked to take over BCCI's day to day activities by its members after its current chief stepped N Srinivasan stepped aside in the wake of the IPL scandal, has named his new BCCI team with Sanjay Patel from Baroda Cricket Association replacing Sanjay Jagdale as BCCI Secretary on Thursday. Dalmiya in a press conference stated that the vacancy of BCCI Treasurer...  
07:06 PM, Jun 06, 2013

Karnataka: Congress wins Periyapatna Assembly seat
by IANS
Bangalore: Karnataka's ruling Congress Friday won the keenly contested Periyapatna Assembly seat, taking its tally in the 225-member house to 122. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished in the fourth spot. Congress nominee K Venkatesh defeated K Mahadev of the Janata Dal-Secular by over 2,000 votes in the May 28 poll whose votes were counted on Friday. Periyapatna, about 200 km from Bangalore, did not vote with the rest of...  
03:14 PM, May 31, 2013

Bollywood director Rohit Shetty surprises Venkatesh Bollywood director Rohit Shetty, who has directed 'Bol Bachchan' with Ajay Devgn and Abhisekh Bachchan, has surprised the 'Garam Masala' team by visiting the sets of the movie. It is already known that 'Garam Masala', starring Venkatesh, Ram, Anjali and Shazahn Padamsee in the lead roles, is the remake of 'Bol Bachchan'. Rohit Shetty visited the sets of the movie and wished good luck to the movie team. K Vijaya...  
05:38 PM, May 21, 2013

Builder murder case: Agarwal's bail plea rejected Thane: A local court on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by builder SP Agarwal, accused in the Navi Mumbai builder Sunil Lahoria murder case. Lahoria was shot dead outside his office in Sector 28 of Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on February 16. Police have arrested eight persons, including shooters Venkatesh Shettiar, Wajid Qureshi, developer Sumit Bacchewar and former encounter specialist Emmanuel Amolik. However, three builders - Suresh Bijlani, SP...  
03:45 AM, May 19, 2013

Venkatesh, Ram to star in 'Bol Bachchan' remake? Venkatesh and Ram will feature in Telugu remake of Bollywood blockbuster 'Bol Bachchan'. Venkatesh will reprise the role of Ajay Devgn and Ram will be seen in the role of Abhisekh Bachchan in the film. Anjali will play the lady love to Venkatesh and Shazahn Padamsee is roped in to co-star Ram. The latest buzz is that the film has been titled as 'Garam Masala'. Vijay Bhaskar of 'Nuvvu Naku...  
04:37 PM, May 14, 2013

Puri Jagannadh, Rana unveil the teaser of 'DK Bose' Telugu film 'DK Bose' will feature Sundeep Kishan and Nisha Agarwal as the lead pair in the film. The film is directed by AN Bose. Director Anand Ranga of 'Oye' fame and Seshu Reddy will be jointly producing the film under the banner of Random Thoughts. A 30-seconds teaser of the film was launched by Rana Daggubati and director Puri Jagannadh and has been received a good response from the...  
02:10 PM, May 06, 2013

Shruti Hassan to team up with Allu Arjun for her next Tamil actors Shruti Hassan is currently busy with her Tollywood projects that are lined up. The latest buzz there is that Shruti Hassan will be paired with Allu Arjun for the first time. The actor has already done a special role in 'Yevadu' in which Ram Charan Teja and Shruti Hassan do the lead roles. Allu Arjun who is popularly known as Bunny has just finished his shooting for 'Iddrammayilatho'....  
12:54 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Venkatesh to play the lead in Maruthi's next After directing commercial hit films like 'Ee Rojullo' and 'Bus stop' director Maruthi is all set to make a film titled 'Kottha Janta' with Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra. The buzz is that now he will direct a film titled 'Radha' with Telugu actor Venkatesh as hero. Venkatesh's upcoming film 'Shadow' is slated to be released on April 26th. The actor is currently shooting for Rohit Shetty's 'Bol Bachchan' remake...  
08:58 PM, Apr 24, 2013

 Nakul Jaidev prefers one hit over ten flops
by IANS
Chennai: Tamil actor Nakul Jaidev has done just seven films in a decade and says he believes in quality and not quantity. "What is the point in doing 10 films that are likely to fail at the box-office? I would rather do one film that people will remember for a long time," Nakul, who made his cinematic debut with Tamil romantic-comedy 'Boys', told IANS. Since his debut, he has starred...  
05:10 PM, Apr 24, 2013

Tamil director Subu prefers theatre actors for his film
by IANS
Chennai: Tamil debutant director Subu, who has roped in theatre actors as protagonists in his upcoming comedy-thriller 'Sutta Kadhai', finds them more confident compared to others. He says working with them minimises the effort of a director. 'Sutta Kadhai' features Lakshmi Priyaa and Venkatesh Harinathan from Chennai-based theatre groups Evam and Stray Factory, respectively, in the lead roles. "You don't have to teach how to act to someone with years...  
04:46 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Telugu actor Venkatesh to star in Shanmukha Raj's next Buzz is that actors Venkatesh and Akshara are playing the lead pair in a film titled 'Osey Osey Vadhilesi Vellipoke'. Shanmukha Raj is the director and it is presented by M L Laxmi under the S Team Pictures banner. The actors in this movie were trained under Kamal Haasan. The Telugu film will be released on April 19th. The producer Nallapu Ravindra Babu said,"Our movie will give a great relief...  
11:28 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Tamil actor Nakul to star in Arivazhagan's next Actor Nakul who is known for films like 'Kadhalil Vizhundhen' and 'Masilamani' has already completed shooting his portions of his upcoming flick, 'Vallinam', directed by film maker Arivazhagan. While the actor is eagerly awaiting the release of this film, he has also signed another film. However, the comedy caper is tentatively titled 'Narathan', and comedian Santhanam is playing an important role in 'Narathan'. However, the film 'Narathan' is produced by...  
09:41 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Tamil actor Nakul will star in Arivazhagan's next Actor Nakul who was seen as the leading hero in films 'Kadhalil Vizhundhen' and 'Masilamani' is currently busy shooting for his upcoming flick, 'Vallinam', directed by Arivazhagan after the film 'Eeram'. While Nakul has also signed another film a comedy caper titled 'Narathan' Tamil actor Santhanam will play an important role in the movie. 'Narathan' is produced under the banner of Vetrivel Film International. Naga Venkatesh will be directing the...  
06:24 PM, Apr 15, 2013

We depend on Chris Gayle to an extent: Venkatesh Prasad Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad Monday said his side depended on Chris Gayle to an extent but still have the firepower to win matches even without the explosive West Indian batsman. "The team depended on Gayle to a certain extent, but we still have fantastic fire power which was very well reflected in captain Virat Kohli's last innings against Hyderabad, which came when the chips were down...  
10:11 PM, Apr 08, 2013

Twirled moustache for Venkatesh in 'Bol Bachchan' remake
by IANS
The Hindi blockbuster 'Bol Bachchan', is soon to have a Telugu remake. ...  
02:41 PM, Mar 28, 2013

Tamil actress Anjali to star in remake of 'Bol Bachchan' The Bollywood blockbuster 'Bol Bachchan' is all set to be remade in Tollywood with Venkatesh in the lead and Anjali has been roped as the heroine in the film. ...  
03:58 PM, Mar 26, 2013