The Tamil Nadu Home Secretary on Friday met Chandra Haasan, brother of actor and director Kamal Haasan, and representatives of the protesting Muslim groups to hammer out a solution to the ongoing furore over Haasan's new film 'Vishwaroopam'. The meeting was held at the secretariat. The discussions are underway presently. Earlier, Kamal Haasan had said that he will hold talks with the protesting groups. ...
12:06 PM, Feb 01, 2013
In a major relief, the Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan police not to arrest sociologist Ashis Nandy. The court has issued notices to the Rajasthan government, Maharashtra government, Bihar government and Chhattisgarh government directing the same. ...
11:46 AM, Feb 01, 2013
The Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' got released in theatres across New Delhi and Mumbai on Friday. Many people formed queues outside theatres to watch 'Vishwaroop'. Fans said they wanted to watch Vishwaropp for Kamal Haasan. ...
11:20 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Tamil actor and director Kamal Haasan is likely to hold talks with Muslim groups on Friday over Vishwaroopam's release. On Thursday, in an interview to CNN-IBN, Haasan implored the protesting groups to "see reason" and said he will not stop pursuing negotiations with them over his film. The actor and director also claimed he does not "rule out politics" in the controversy that has surrounded his Rs 95 crore budget...
10:35 AM, Feb 01, 2013
South Africa's captain will become the first player to lead in 100 Test matches when the series starts against Pakistan at The Wanderers. ...
12:51 PM, Jan 31, 2013
In the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', the Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has indicated that the government may consider amending the law. He tweeted on Thursday that it's time the Cinematograph Act is revisited to ensure that state governments cannot question a certificate that is once given by the censor board. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Just a day after Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' got the green signal from the Madras High Court to screen the film, the decision was overturned on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu Advocate General A Navaneetha Krishnan said the interim order was against public interest and that the censor board itself was flouting norms when clearing films. ...
07:46 AM, Jan 31, 2013
In another setback for actor Kamal Haasan, the Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the interim order given by a judge on Tuesday. The film will not be released in the state till February 6. ...
03:51 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
Tension prevailed in Tamil Nadu over 'Vishwaroopam' as protestors hurled petrol bombs at two theatres in the Ramanathapuram district. The two theatres were scheduled to screen Vishwaroopam. There were reports of petrol bombs being hurled at theatres in Chennai and other areas across Tamil Nadu. ...
03:27 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
Author Salman Rushdie's trip to Kolkata for a promotional event of the movie 'Midnight's Children', the adaptation of his book, has been cancelled, say sources. ...
11:47 AM, 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 Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the city police for not filing a proper response to a plea seeking a CBI probe into Constable Subhash Tomar's death during the anti-rape stir in the national capital, saying it would summon the Police Commissioner if the police won't follow proper protocol in the case. ...
02:21 PM, Jan 29, 2013
The Telangana stir has intensified on Monday with activists and police clashing at Indira Park in Hyderabad. The Ranga Reddy district court has now admitted a petition against former home minister P Chidambaram and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde accusing them of cheating the people of Telangana with their statements. The court has directed the police to register a case. ...
02:23 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Scores of people lit candles and pledged to do their bit to ensure respect and safety for women, as they assembled in the memory of the Delhi braveheart, who passed away at a hospital in Singapore a month back. ...
12:17 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Telangana stir intensified on Monday as angry Protestors clashed with the police at the Indira Park in Hyderabad, which has become the nerve centre of the pro-Telangana protests, with the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leading a 36-hour relay strike. Agitating protestors also broke barricades. ...
11:33 AM, Jan 28, 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
Congress MPs from Telangana on Friday dropped enough hints that they would quit the party if it did not honour its word on granting statehood for the region. For the record, however, they said they would wait for the Centre's decision on the issue till January 28 even as they were highly critical of AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement that any decision would not be taken in haste....
03:01 PM, Jan 25, 2013
In a scathing criticism of those who protested against his latest film, 'Vishwaroopam', Tamil actor Kamal Haasan said that they did not represent the majority. "These few who are protesting cannot be representing a whole community. I am sure many Muslims will like the film. There are many Muslims in the censor board as well," he said. ...
10:52 AM, Jan 25, 2013
