'Neram' review: It reminds the viewers of karma
by IANS
Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nizam, Simhaa, Thambi Ramaiah, Nasser

Director: Alphonse Putharen

Rating: 4 out of 5

'Neram' tops a list of films that come once in a while to make us believe that Tamil cinema is not dead. Surprisingly, it's the first-time filmmakers, not the veterans any longer, who are keeping this industry alive and redefining entertainment with better craftsmanship....more    
02:22 PM, May 18, 2013

Director Dasari Narayana Rao turns a year older today 50 years in Telugu film industry, 40 years as a director and 150 films in his direction, all these figures reveal how great a director Dasari Narayana Rao is. A big day for Dasari Narayana Rao, the film maker celebrates his 69th birthday today. Not only as a director, he is best known as an actor, producer, lyricist and also a good politician. "Even from my student life, I used...  
07:15 PM, May 04, 2013

Tamil review: Romcom 'Soodhu Kavvum' is a one time watch
by IANS
Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Radha Ravi, M S Bhaskar, Simha, Ashok Selvan, RJ Ramesh Thilak and Karuna Karan Director: Nalan Kumarasamy Packed with several funny, outrageous twists, 'Soodhu Kavvum' (SV) makes for a great one time watch. You can't possibly enjoy the film a second time because most of the plot is closely attached to the twists. Treading the path few Tamil films have attempted, 'Soodhu Kavvum' proves yet...  
03:36 PM, May 03, 2013

NCP attacks Congress on costly government flats
by IANS
Mumbai: The ruling Democratic Front constituent Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday attacked the senior alliance partner Congress over the high prices of flats to be allotted by the government . In a statement, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said that the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) appeared to be in a race with private builders by charging exorbitant prices for its tenements, forgetting its primary objective of providing affordable...  
04:39 AM, May 03, 2013

Bangalore blast: Police question 8 suspects Bangalore: Two days after the Bangalore blast the police have still no leads. However, the NIA is questioning eight suspects after CCTV footage showed two men parking the bike outside the BJP office. Sources said that eight suspects are being questioned in connection with the blast that injured 16 people including 11 policemen outside BJP's office in Malleshwaram. This includes four in Tamil Nadu, three in Bangalore and one in...  
10:31 AM, Apr 19, 2013

Bangalore blast: No breakthrough yet; NSG and NIA teams scan site Bangalore: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team as well as a team from the National Security Guard (NSG) visited the site of the Bangalore blast that injured 16 people on Wednesday. Initial reports from the forensic sciences laboratory have indicated that ammonium nitrate was used to make the bomb that was placed on a stolen bike. Reports said that some sharp nails have also been found at the blast site...  
08:28 AM, Apr 18, 2013

MHA issues countrywide alert after Bangalore blast New Delhi: Hours after an explosion outside the Bharatiya Janata Party's office in Bangalore injured 16 people, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued a countrywide alert, asking all states to be extra vigilant. However, no additional paramilitary troops are being sent to Karnataka as of now as the troops sought for the May 5 Assembly elections in the state are already in place. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government...  
07:26 PM, Apr 17, 2013

Nashik: In-laws arrested for stomping on pregnant woman's stomach Nashik: In-laws of a 20-year-old pregnant woman in Nashik have been charged with murdering an unborn girl child after they allegedly stomped on her stomach and beat her, killing the two-month-old foetus, the police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in the Mhasrul locality where victim Suvarna Gaikwad was being harassed mentally and physically for dowry since her marriage to Khanderao Gaikwad in June 2012, they said. The young...  
02:12 PM, Apr 16, 2013

Relief for Pak Hindus, visas extended by a month New Delhi: A day after CNN-IBN highlighted the plight of 400 Pakistani Hindus seeking asylum in New Delhi, there may be some immediate relief in store it seems. Their visas have now been extended for a month by the Indian government. Sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs have indicated to CNN-IBN that the fresh batch of Pakistani Hindus in India will not be deported even though their visas have...  
07:09 PM, Apr 10, 2013

Here is why Spamhaus Internet attack was good
by IANS
It's been a few days since the worst denial-of-service attack in the internet's three-decade history. A 300-gigabit-per-second torrent of traffic flooded the networks of Spamhaus, and the Internet's major switches in London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. It was like a million cars trying to get on to Mumbai's Sealink at the same time. Some called it the attack that "almost broke the Internet". ...  
01:29 PM, Mar 31, 2013

'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' collects Rs 12.75 cr in three days Tigmanshu Dhulia is back with the sequel of his much appreciated film 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster' and the film has got a good opening at the box office. Within three days of its release, the film has minted Rs 12.75 crore at the box office. ...  
01:00 PM, Mar 11, 2013

Tamil review: 'Sundattam' is a racy thriller
by IANS
Also ace actors of the industry Stalin, Madhu and Naren have played prominent roles in the film. ...  
07:43 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Pokhran spying case: MHA staffer arrested A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) staffer was on Monday arrested in Pokhran spying case. Chandrashekhar, a section officer in the foreign division of the MHA, was arrested by the Rajasthan police for his alleged link to spy Sumer Khan who was arrested for leaking reports of the Indian Air Force's air exercise 'Iron Fist' in Pokhran to ISI. ...  
02:30 PM, Mar 04, 2013

'Pelli Pusthakam' is director Ramakrishna's next Actors Desanandi and Kasi Viswanath are the others in prominent roles in the film. ...  
06:41 PM, Feb 28, 2013

London: Sikh woman charged in Lt Gen Brar attack case A 38-year-old Sikh woman has been charged in connection with the attack on the 1984 Operation Blue Star hero KS Brar in London in September, 2012, taking to four the number of people accused in the case. ...  
11:21 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Police fire teargas shells at Osmania University campus Police fired teargas shells on the campus of Osmania University here on January 27 to stop pro-Telangana students from taking out a rally, an official said. Tension prevailed on the campus as the police and paramilitary forces swung into action to disperse students pelting stones at them. Student leaders alleged that a few students were injured in police baton charge. Police sealed all the gates of the campus to prevent...  
02:51 PM, Jan 27, 2013

MHA orders probe into braveheart's friend's allegations The Union Home Ministry has reportedly ordered an enquiry into allegations made by the Delhi braveheart's friend in an interview to a news channel about the delay by police in providing help to them on the night of December 16, when they were both brutally assaulted by six men aboard a moving bus and stripped and thrown off. ...  
05:18 PM, Jan 07, 2013