India welcomes Foreign Direct Investment from China India on Wednesday welcomed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China, saying that Chinese companies could take advantage of India's goal to increase the share of manufacturing in the economy from 16 per cent to 25 per cent by 2022. The climate in India today is welcoming of FDI, including from China, Indian Ambassador to China S Jaishankar said while speaking at India-China Investment Forum in Beijing. ...  
01:39 AM, Feb 28, 2013

Chiranjeevi lends his voice for 'Aadhi Shankaracharya' Chiranjeevi had done dubbing for the animation movie 'Hanuman' and had also given voice-over for Allu Arjun and Gunasekhar's 'Varudu'. ...  
02:36 PM, Feb 26, 2013

It's make a wish time for Tamil actor-singer Premji Premji began his singing career as an assistant to Yuvan Shankar Raja. ...  
03:26 PM, Feb 25, 2013

Comedy is safest for debutant directors: Krishnan
by IANS
The upcoming Tamil romantic comedy 'Sonna Puriyadhu', features Shiva and Vasundhara Kashyap in the lead role. ...  
06:37 PM, Feb 24, 2013

Tamil Review: 'Aadhibhagavan' is violent and irrational Produced by J Anbazhagan, actors Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra play the leads in the film. ...  
01:47 PM, Feb 24, 2013

Govt should stop playing politics with terrorism: BJP Refuting Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's charge that opposition-ruled states were opposed to formation of NCTC, BJP on Saturday said the government needs to strengthen intelligence gathering and coordination rather than "playing politics" on the issue of terrorism. ...  
04:27 AM, Feb 24, 2013

Won't tolerate any tampering with Ram Setu: BJP BJP on Saturday warned the government against going ahead with the Sethusamudram project, saying the sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached to the issue and it will not tolerate any tampering with the Ram Setu. ...  
02:58 AM, Feb 24, 2013

BJP welcomes Shinde's statement expressing regret The BJP on Wednesday welcomed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement expressing regret over his Hindu terror remarks but maintained that had he done so earlier it would not have "gladdened the hearts" of terrorists based in Pakistan. ...  
12:55 AM, Feb 21, 2013

Mindset and law should change: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar While speaking to CNN-IBN's Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said that alcohol is the root cause of crime against women. ...  
11:30 AM, Feb 20, 2013

Telugu director K Vishwanath  turns 84 today   The Veteran director Vishwanath also has many National and Nandi awards to his credit and name. ...  
12:37 PM, Feb 19, 2013

Kannada Review: 'Devrane' has a pragmatic approach
by IANS
Lucky Shankar's 'Devarane' is a sarcastic commentary on how innocent people are exploited by fake god man and politician nexus. ...  
10:09 AM, Feb 18, 2013

Jaitley twisting facts, must resign from politics: Katju Responding to the scathing attack on him by BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Sunday said that Jaitley must consider retiring from politics as he was given to "twisting facts" and "talking rubbish". Jaitley, in response to an article written by Katju on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, had said that Katju had "failed every test on which a judge - whether sitting...  
04:39 PM, Feb 17, 2013

Tamil movie 'Aadhi Bhagavan' to be released on Feb 22 Tamil movie 'Aadhi Bhagavan' has been issues an 'A' certificate censor board. The film will feature Jayaram and Neetu Chandra in lead roles. ...  
12:30 PM, Feb 15, 2013

FTN: Child sex abuse more widespread than we realise? Anoushka Shankar, daughter of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, on Wednesday said she was a victim of sexual abuse as a child, at the hands of a man her parents trusted implicitly. ...  
12:25 PM, Feb 14, 2013

This Valentine's Day, many join One Billion Rising campaign This Valentine's day millions of people across the world will be part of a global campaign 'One Billion Rising' to fight crimes against women. Many celebrities too have joined this campaign and leading the charge is Anoushka Shankar with a personal story of abuse. ...  
08:50 AM, Feb 14, 2013

First look teaser of NTR-Harish movie on actor's bday The first look teaser of NTR-Harish Shankar's upcoming movie is set to be released on NTR's birthday on May 20, 2013. ...  
05:42 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Shruti Haasan to play a cameo in Harish Shankar's next The film is to be produced by Dil Raju under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. ...  
01:14 PM, Feb 11, 2013

Grammy Awards: Babel wins best album of the year The Oscars of the music industry was a star-studded affair and the musical night was high on glamour and powerful performances. But more than the entertainment quotient, the 55th annual Grammy Awards celebrated the music and the musicians. And, this year was no different. With male artists taking the lead in the nominations, boy band Fun took away the two Grammys for Song of the Year and New Artist of...  
11:59 AM, Feb 11, 2013

Grammy Awards: Ravi Shankar wins best world music award The sitar virtuoso, ambassador of Indian music and friend of The Beatles, who died in December at 92, won best world music album for 'The Living Room Sessions Part 1.' ...  
09:59 AM, Feb 11, 2013

Is Shankar's 'I' the costliest Tamil film ever? Sources close to the producer said that the actual budget of 'I' is about 145 crores. ...  
04:15 PM, Feb 10, 2013