Sivakasi: Fearing a crackdown by the Supreme Court, firecracker manufacturers in Tamil Nadu have this time refrained from sending their products to wholesalers in New Delhi. The reason behind this reluctance is their failure to comply with the standards set by the top court.
Chennai: The mere mention of Kishore Kumar can conjure up a number of images — the curly-haired agile actor who makes you groove to Eena meena deeka, or try to yodel with Arey o leiyo leiyo, oleiyo leiyo in Zindagi ek safar hai suhana as Rajesh Khanna’s voice.
With two landmark films in less than a decade, before passing away at 39, on October 10, 1964, actor-filmmaker Guru Dutt’s legacy is a vast chapter of creativity while his personal story remains an enduring mystery.
What can you decipher of a man, who was seen serenading beautiful actresses like Shyama and Madhubala in a Dev Anand-like debonair ...
Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the first Indian star to feature on microblogging site Twitters video series #BehindTheTweets.
#BehindtheTweets is a video series, shot with different celebrities where they unveil the secrets and the stories behind their much talked about tweets. The 37-year-old actor, who is currently in India to promote her upcoming H...
Like HPV virus prompt growth of warts on our skin, goldenrod gall flies insert eggs near a developing bud. The larvae from the egg stimulate the formation of a bulbous chamber called gall. Michael Wise, a biologist from Roanoke College, Salem, USA, collected a few of the galls to study the worms inside. He dissected about a dozen of galls and extra...
Chennai: Navaratri, the nine-day autumn festival, is a celebration of women empowerment. Although the festival is celebrated across the length and breadth of India, the long-standing tradition of ‘Golu’ marks the celebrations here in the southern states.
Actor Arvind Swami is set to portray former Tamil Nadu chief minister MG Ramachandran, aka MGR, in a biopic on former AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa.
Titled Thalaivi in Tamil and Jaya in Hindi, the movie will be directed by Vijay, who has helmed films like Madrasapattinam and Deiva Thirumagal, while actor Kangana Ranaut will portray Jayalalithaa....
Bhopal: Months after calling Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse a “patriot,” BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has again left the saffron party red-faced, this time by calling Gandhi the “son of the nation”.
New Delhi: The internet has emerged as a potent tool to cause disruption to democratic polity, the Centre told the Supreme Court while seeking three more months for finalising and notifying the rules that would regulate the functioning of social media intermediaries in the country.
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday (October 21) challenged the criminalisation of triple talaq, a practice of instant divorce among the Muslims, in the Supreme Court, saying that the practice has already been declared void.
History is never history on the screen. Its elasticity is well-tested, and reimagined, for the sake of selling a hero – or a story – to the masses. Would there be any scope for rousing background score if the odds were stacked against the antagonists all the time? Cinema, and to a great extent literature, too, work towards a singular goal of making...
Chennai: InkTober refers to a month-long art challenge created by Utah-based artist Jake Parker to improve his drawing skills. However, what started off as a challenge 10 years ago soon became a tradition of sorts in the world of global art.
Chennai: Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, a Telugu biopic on Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a Rayalaseema freedom fighter, hit the screens on Wednesday (October 2). Ignored for long, the film has brought the spotlight back on the legend who was at the heart of a rebellion against the British, a decade before the Revolt of 1857.
A descendant of a disposed polygar fa...
Chennai: On January 17, 2017, lakhs gathered in several parts of Tamil Nadu, including the iconic Marina beach in Chennai, after the Supreme Court banned Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport popular in the state, to protest against the ban.
The week-long protests came to an end after the state assembly amended the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...
Chennai: After Vada Chennai, national award winning director Vetrimaaran is now set to make a mark with his next, ‘Asuran’, which is inspired by Dalit writer Poomani’s ‘Vekkai’. The movie will hit the screens on October 4.
Chennai: Noted Telugu comedian Venu Madhav passed away at 12:21 PM on Wednesday (September 25) at a private hospital in Secunderabad due to multiple illnesses. Madhav's sudden demise comes as a shock to Tollywood and the comic artist's fans who took to social media to pay their tributes to one of the best Tollywood comedians.
Chennai: Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan has been selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday (September 24).
“The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and international community is hap...
Chennai: To assess mental health conditions, the researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), have now developed a model that uses music engagement as an indication of mental wellbeing.
Chennai: Oththa Seruppu Size 7 staring Parthiban, written and directed by him, is a one-man show. The crime-thriller is entirely narrated by Parthiban, with a number of built-in sub plots that recalls incidents from the past. Due to its bold attempt at allowing the film to revolve around just one-character, Oththa Seruppu Size 7 stands out as a movie that d...
Chennai: Film: Gaddalakonda Ganesh
Cast: Varun Tej, Atharvaa Murali, Pooja Hedge and Mirnalini Ravi
Director: Harish Shankar
Producer: 14 Reels Entertainment
Music: Mickey J. Meyer
How often do we see feature films with the bad guy playing the protagonist? Not many. However, director Harish Shankar has gone all out to bring in that aspect in ...
Chennai: The Greater Chennai Corporation had also launched a plogging challenge in the city by encouraging resident groups to participate in the activity at public places with high footfall and in spots where people gather for workout sessions.
Chennai: Couchsurfing, or hosting or visiting a stranger, sharing a common space and travelling together may all sound fancy. But if you are new to this platform, you must be wondering how sharing a common space with a stranger can be safe.
Chennai: Kaappaan, featuring Suriya in the lead, written and directed by KV Anand has hit the screens today (September 20) with a lot of expectations as the earlier movie of Suriya did not get a warm reception from either of his fans or critics.
The movie also features stars such as Arya, his wife Sayeesha, Thalaivasi Vijay, Poorna, Samuthirakani and Bom...
Chennai: It has been nine years since Swarnalatha, fondly known as the Humming Queen of India, left for the heavenly abode. But, her music has not faded away from the hearts of her fans.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) joined hands with social scientists in a first-of-its-kind multi-disciplinary project that seeks to build a digital mentor, shielding adolescent girls from online toxicity while promoting their emotional well-being.
The age o...
If you are a fan of Indian films, reincarnation and clashes between memories of past and present lives may be a tad formulaic. From the likes of Milan, Karz and Karan Arjun in Hindi, Nenjam Marappathillai and Anegan in Tamil and Arundhathi, Magadheera, Eega and Manam in Telugu, the concept of reincarnation has caught the fancy of several generation...
Paris: Scientists on Tuesday (September 10) unveiled a new species pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, Triceratops and other dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous.
With a wingspan of ten metres and weighing 250 kilos, Cryodrakon boreas rivals another pterosaur as the largest flying animal of all time, researchers...
New Delhi: Ram Jethmalani, who spent over seven decades in Bar, argued scores of high-profile cases varying from criminal to constitutional matters besides economic and commercial disputes, emerging as a "roaring tiger" in black robes when it came to defending his clients.
Leh: All of 48 years and maybe more, the Jarpal Queen, a symbol of India's triumph against Pakistan, travels through the length and breadth of India as a war trophy of the Indian Army.
New Delhi: A bunch of priceless handwritten letters, diaries, nazm, and black and white photographs of legendary Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi were found at a scrap shop in Mumbai, and has been bought by an NGO for just ₹3,000 for preserving it.
