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'Jodi Breakers' faces copyright infringement law suit

'Jodi Breakers' is in controversy after the producers of a French film filed a law suit for copyright infringement. ...

SRK replaces Madhavan in 'Vettai' remake

Chennai: Even as the industry waits with bated breath for Vettai to get remade in Hindi, director Lingusamy is all set to fly to Mumbai in three days to finalise the cast of the film. While Lingusamy had already announced that actor Madhavan would reprise his role in the Hindi version as well, there were news reports that he had been replaced by Shah Rukh Khan. Neither denying nor confirming...  

ISRO row not affected space programmes: Radhakrishnan

Bangalore: ISRO Chief K Radhakrishnan on Sunday rejected suggestions that the row with his predecessor G Madhavan Nair and his indictment over the Antrix-Devas deal has dented its image and cast a shadow on the country's space programme. Seeking to put the two-week-old controversy and its fall-out firmly behind, Radhakrishnan said the focus now is on missions and indicated that successful space ventures would redeem its pride. "I don't think...  

Madhavan gets image mekeover in 'Jodi Breakers'

New Delhi: He is famous for playing the 'good guy' in films but actor Madhavan is set for an image change in his upcoming romantic film 'Jodi Breakers'. The actor's character will be of a rogue, says director Ashwini Chaudhary. The story revolves around Madhavan and Bipasha, two individuals who break others' relationships but end up falling in love with each other. "In Bollywood, you generally see him (Madhavan) as...  

Devas inquiry not conducted, it's a lie: Nair

Bangalore: The ISRO row showed no signs of abating as former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair on Tuesday hit back at his successor K Radhakrishnan dubbing as "another lie" the latter's claim that an inquiry was conducted into charges and lapses relating to the Antrix-Devas deal. Radhakrishnan, Secretary in the Department of Space (DoS), had said on Monday that a probe was held, noting the "detailed" letter of the Pratyush...  

PMO can't distance itself from Devas deal: experts

Bangalore: The Antrix-Devas controversy has been showing no signs of blowing over. Portions from a report by a former chief vigilance commissioner have been made public. It says there are discrepancies in the way ISRO attempted to sell the precious radio wave spectrum to a private company. The offensive from the government continued. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy said, "Madhavan Nair also appeared personally before...  

Is the ISRO row an example of PMO's poor decision making?

The Centre has banned four ISRO scientists, including former chief Madhavan Nair, from government jobs over their alleged involved in Devas deal. ...

Devas deal junked for national security: Govt

Chennai: The Central Government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy has said. He also said the government was not discriminating between space scientists and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials and, based on their culpability, punitive action would be taken against the latter too. "We...  

No vendetta behind banning Nair: ISRO chief

Bangalore: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan says there is no vendetta politics in the blacklisting of former chief G Madhavan Nair following his indictment in the Antrix-Devas deal. Radhakrishnan on Monday spoke out for the first time on the Antrix-Devas deal investigation report, which indicted Nair and three other senior scientists. Radhakrishnan refuted Nair's allegations, saying that all that he has to say has been said in...  

No vendetta behind banning Nair: ISRO chief

Bangalore: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan says there is no vendetta politics in the blacklisting of former chief G Madhavan Nair following his indictment in the Antrix-Devas deal. Radhakrishnan on Monday spoke out for the first time on the Antrix-Devas deal investigation report, which indicted Nair and three other senior scientists. Radhakrishnan refuted Nair's allegations, saying that all that he has to say has been said in...  

Nair should not cry foul, says Narayanswamy

Union Minister Narayanswamy says Nair should not cry foul as he had met Prityush Sinha before the report was prepared. ...

Ex-ISRO chief misled nation: Narayanasamy

New Delhi: Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy on Sunday accused former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair of misleading the nation by saying he was not given a chance to explain his case before the high level panel which indicted him and three other space scientists in the Antrix-Devas deal. Narayanasamy pointed out that the committee, constituted by the Prime Minister under former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha...  

Probe Devas operations since inception: Panel

Bangalore: The Pratyush Sinha-chaired High Level Team (HLT) has not just indicted former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair and three other space scientists, but has recommended investigation into the functioning and operations of Devas since its inception. According to conclusions and recommendations of the five member HLT, Devas was established by Forge Advisors USA (FA-USA) in December 2004 (a month before it signed the deal with Antrix) with a share...  

ISRO report on Antrix-Devas is one-sided: Nair

New Delhi: Former Indian Space Research Organisation chief Madhavan Nair on Sunday said that the ISRO report on the Antrix-Devas deal is one-sided and claimed that the report does not bring out the facts. "They have looked only at the papers and the answers to the questions. If they had seen some omissions, they should have sought clarifications. I will ask for the full report," he said while speaking exclusively...  

Nair, 3 other indicted for Antrix-Devas deal

New Delhi: Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair and three other scientists who were primarily behind the Antrix-Devas deal were indicted on Saturday night. ISRO on Saturday night released details of high powered review committee on Antrix-Devas deal. Some of the conclusions and recommendations of the committee are that there were serious lapses of judgement by several officials; in some case it even violated several norms...  

Antrix deal: Devas petition to be heard in SC

New Delhi: Private firm Devas Multimedia's petition to allow UN arbitration in the cancelled ISRO's Antrix deal is set to come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Devas filed the petition under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law after its controversial deal with Antrix on scarce S-band spectrum was cancelled by the UPA Government in February last year. The Antrix-Devas deal has been highly embarrassing...  

I am unfazed by Nair's allegations: ISRO chief

New Delhi: A day after ISRO indicated that it will release two probe reports on the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan has spoken out on the controversy, saying he is unfazed by the allegations made by Madhavan Nair. Former ISRO chief Madhavan Mair had alleged that Radhakrishnan was behind the ban imposed on four scientists. "The truth is there. I am unfazed. ISRO is an efficient organisation. There's...  

ISRO retaliates, to release Devas deal reports

Bangalore: The fight between former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair and current chief Dr K Radhakrishnan is now out in the open. ISRO has now released a press note saying that it is getting clearance for the release of probe reports on the Antrix-Devas deal. ISRO has said that the reports by the BK Chaturvedi-Prof Roddam Narasimha committee, and Pratyush Sinha will be released. Roddam Narasimha, Space Commission member, said, "The...