Former Cabinet minister Kamal Morarka has suggested that the BCCI should not be brought under RTI. ...
05:16 PM, May 23, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan, daughter of veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, says her father has been very inspiring for her. She marvels at her father's dedication and says he has the same enthusiasm that a newcomer has for his work. "He has been an inspiration for me, personally. Just the way I look at him deal with his career, how he works," Shruti said here. "Even at this time, he does...
10:36 AM, May 23, 2013
The Opposition launched a scathing attack on the government which completed its nine years in power on Wednesday. ...
10:29 PM, May 22, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan, daughter of legendary actor Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika, always wanted to be in showbiz, but was skeptical about facing the camera because she didn't find herself attractive enough to be a heroine. "I always wanted to become actress, but I always thought I am too ugly to be an actress. I was always in the sport, in the sun and always running around. I always...
01:27 PM, May 21, 2013
Dubai: Seeking to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday held discussions with Qatar's Emir and the Minister of Economy and Finance, as he asserted the robustness of the Indian economy and its vast potential for the gulf country's firms. Chidambaram, who is on an official visit to Qatar, met with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the country's Minister of...
12:14 AM, May 20, 2013
Samajwadi Party leader Kamal Faruqui said that India should make it very clear that Chinese incursions will not be tolerated. ...
06:08 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Although inspired from Ritwik Ghatak's life, Kamaleswar Mukherjee's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' is not a biopic on Ritwik Ghatak. ...
10:24 AM, May 18, 2013
Paris: Sharath Kamal took a game off World No.5 Timo Boll before going down 1-4 in the men's singles second round at the World Table Tennis Championships here, ending the Indian challenge in the mega event. Germany's Timo Boll got the better of Sharath 9-11, 12-10, 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 in a round of 64 match Thursday night. The two paddlers play for the same club in Germany, Borussia Dusseldorf. Sharath,...
08:32 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Achantha Sharath Kamal advanced to the second round of men's singles while all his Indian team-mates bowed out of individual events at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Wednesday. Sharath Kamal registered a 11-7 11-5 8-11 11-8 5-11 11-9 win over Spain's Carlos Machado in his first singles encounter and will now take on world number five Timo Boll of Germany in the second round. Anthony...
10:22 PM, May 15, 2013
Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday was conferred with Chevalier Sivaji Award, constituted after veteran Tamil actor Sivaji Ganeshan, in Chennai at the 7th edition of Vijay awards. Shah Rukh received the award from the hands of Kamal Haasan, Vijay and members from the family of Sivaji Ganeshan. ...
05:45 PM, May 14, 2013
Chennai: Southern actor R Madhavan looks up to actor filmmaker Kamal Haasan as his deity, and when he met him recently at an award ceremony, he felt like a teenager again. "Had a great time at the Vijay Awards. Met my god Kamal sir again after a while. (I) was a gaping teenager all over again," tweeted Madhavan. Madhavan and Kamal bonded well at the 7th edition of Vijay Awards...
05:52 PM, May 13, 2013
A Buddhist national group from Sri Lanka have recently demanded the National Film corporation of Sri Lanka to ban Tamil films that feature Superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Vijay etc. The group (Ravana Balaya) has further mentioned that, in the recent agitation against Sri Lanka these celebrities observed fast against the Government and hence the Sri Lankan Government should intervene and ban the films. However the National film corporation has not...
07:07 PM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: In what could be regarded as a major departure from the custom, Kamal Hassan is all set to view his friend and professional rival Rajinikanth's latest film, the long awaited 'Kochadaiyaan'. The film is crucial for Rajinikanth as it would be his first after his hospitalization two years ago. The film adopts a new form of storytelling known as the Motion Capture technique where all of the Tamil superstar's...
03:24 PM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: On a high after the best-ever medal haul at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, nine Indian paddlers - five men and four women, will be leaving on Saturday for the World Championships in Paris starting on Monday. Men's team will be led by Achantha Sharath Kamal while Mouma Das, who grabbed a silver and three bronze medals in the just concluded championships, will spearhead the women's challenge. Reigning...
02:14 PM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: Achantha Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das suffered contrasting semifinal defeats in their respective singles as India rounded up its Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships campaign without a single gold medal, here on Friday. At least six of the eight semifinals, including doubles, featured host players but none of them could make the summit clash as India bagged nine medals, including two silvers. The most disappointing result for the hosts...
06:01 PM, May 10, 2013
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will reportedly attend Vijay awards in Chennai where he is to be honoured with Sivaji Ganesan award. Vijay TV has invited King Khan to be the guest of honour at the 7th edition of the award ceremony on May 11. Earlier recipients of this award are South Indian film personalities like Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman. SRK, 47, is the first Hindi...
07:02 PM, May 09, 2013
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday took a potshot at the BJP saying now that the former has been defeated in Karnataka match, it will blame the bat, ball and the pitch. ...
01:52 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Indian men paddlers entered the finals of the team championship event after beating England, while the women went down fighting against the same opponents in their semi-final encounter at the 19th Commonwealth Championship here Tuesday. Even as men prevailed 3-2, the women's team lost 2-3 to settle for a bronze medal. Indian men will now take on mighty Singapore, who defeated Malaysia 3-0, in the finals Wednesday. The...
06:15 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for disrupting Parliament proceedings and said the BJP will be defeated in the Karnataka elections. "It is unfortunate that the BJP is not allowing the House to function," Kamal Nath said. "Other political parties want to debate the bills and pass them. It is unfortunate that Parliament session is being washed out," he added. He said...
01:49 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Monday told the BJP not to "lecture" the Congress on corruption and said Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar would not resign. "There is no question of their resignation. Did Nitin Gadkari resign as president of the BJP? The BJP should not give us lectures on such matters. Our government knows what is to be done and if...
05:20 AM, May 07, 2013
