'Vishwaroopam' was banned in Tamil Nadu on the insistence of some Muslim organisations which felt that it depicted the community in poor light. ...
03:35 PM, Jan 30, 2013
"I have been given a list of scenes; I don't want it to be marred by someone's confusion. I have agreed for certain cuts," he said. ...
03:30 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Actor Kamal Haasan on Wednesday made an emotional pitch ahead of the Madras High Court's final decision on the release of his film 'Vishwaroopam'. Questioning the religious tolerance in Tamil Nadu and India, Haasan said, "I think Tamil Nadu wants me out. I will wait for a secular place to live in from Kashmir to Kerala leaving Tamil Nadu." ...
12:24 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The Tamil Nadu government has challenged the Madras High Court's order of lifting the stay on Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam'. The case will come up before the first bench of the Madras High Court at 10.30 am on Wednesday. ...
08:00 AM, Jan 30, 2013
The hearing of arguments in actor-director Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' case is over and the Madras High Court reserved its order for 8:00 PM on Tuesday. ...
07:10 AM, Jan 29, 2013
The Madras High Court on Monday asked actor Kamal Haasan to meet government officials in Tamil Nadu and look for a possible solution to the row over his latest film 'Vishwaroopam' after its release was put on hold in the state. The judge, who saw the film on Sunday will hear the case on Tuesday now. ...
11:05 AM, Jan 28, 2013
The Madras High Court on Monday is expected to pronounce its verdict on Kamal Hasaan's controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' and whether it can be released in Tamil Nadu. The actor-director landed in Chennai late at night from Los Angeles but refused to comment on the matter. ...
06:29 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Kamal Haasan's latest film 'Vishwaroopam' was screened in Bangalore and Hyderabad on Saturday, a day after its scheduled release date. The film ran into trouble after a few Muslim groups protested against the film's content claiming that it hurt their sentiments. ...
10:19 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Is the ban on Vishwaroopam in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh justified? CNN-IBN's senior correspondent Meenakshi Mahadevan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:53 PM, Jan 25, 2013
The Madras High Court will deliver its verdict on the controversy surrounding the content in Kamal Haasan's latest 'Vishwaroopam' on Monday. The movie ran into trouble after a few Muslim organisations alleged that certain parts of it hurt their religious sentiment. Following protests, the Tamil Nadu government had put its release on hold. ...
10:34 AM, Jan 25, 2013
Madurai police on Wednesday issued summons to Union Steel Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi once again in connection with the multi-crore granite mining scam. ...
01:43 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court will hear the anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi on Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu Police had issued a look out notice against him for his alleged roles in the granite mining scam. The police has been cracking down on illegal mining of granite in the Madurai district over the past few weeks. Over 17 FIRs against...
08:34 AM, Sep 11, 2012
Chennai: The hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi has been adjourned till next Monday. The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court will hear his plea in the granite mining scam. Dayanidhi was director of one of the eight mining companies named in the 17 FIRs. The police had issued a look out notice against him and several others for their alleged...
11:26 AM, Sep 04, 2012
The Madras High Court on Friday gave the go-ahead for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant saying that a fresh environment clearance was not required. ...
02:56 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday gave a go-ahead to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) saying there are no environmental issues associated with the building of the plant. The court also ordered the setting up of schools and a hospital around the plant premises. A PIL had sought environmental clearance for the project before the plant is commissioned. The PIL had also sought a ban on Russian reactors...
11:27 AM, Aug 31, 2012
Chennai: The Madras High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on a PIL seeking a fresh environment clearance for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on Friday. The PIL sought environmental clearance for the project before the plant is commissioned. The PIL has also sought a ban on Russian reactors to be installed at the plant. ...
08:08 AM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu pollution control board on Wednesday issued a fresh order of clearance for effluent discharge from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The board has now fixed a maximum of 7 degrees above ambient temperature as compared to 45 degrees earlier. On Friday, the Madras High Court will also decide on a PIL seeking a stay on the installation of two 1,000 Megawatt Russian reactors at the...
12:19 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Chennai: The Madras High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on a PIL seeking fresh environment clearance before the Kudankulam Nuclear plant is commissioned. The PIL has sought that the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited get a fresh environment clearance for the project. The petition has also sought a stay on the installation of two 1,000 MW Russian reactors. ...
09:18 AM, Aug 29, 2012
Chennai: The Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meeting is caught in a legal wrangle. The Madras High court will hear the plea on Sunday filed by the DMK against the police's denial to give TESO permission to hold its meeting at the YMCA grounds. Sources say that if the court denies it, then the meeting could be held within the premises of the DMK headquarters. This is the second time...
07:54 AM, Aug 12, 2012
Chennai: In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings against a woman who had killer her father when he attempted to rape and murder her, holding her action was justified as the man's deed was "unbearable" and "intolerable violence". Allowing a petition by the young woman, a second year BSc computer science student, seeking to quash the culpable homicide case against her, the court said...
09:49 PM, Aug 03, 2012
