Fast against Hogenakkal issue - Tamil Film Industry
Hogenakkal issue is heating up now. In protest to the bashing up of Tamil theatres in Bangalore, the Kollywood film industry has announced a day-long fast on Friday. South Indian Film Artistes’ Association, at an emergency meeting, decided that the Tamil film industry will observe a fast.
Rama Narayanan, the President of the Council and [...]
Telgi awarded 10 years RI by Chennai court
A Special Court trying CBI cases on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Abdul Karim Telgi, the key accused in the the multi-crore fake stamp paper case, to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI).
Special Judge N Velu, who awarded the sentence, also imposed a fine of Rs three crore. The non-payment of the fine would entail three more [...]
Skimpy dresses and TN assembly debate
It was a heated debate in the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly on Monday about the revealing and skimpy dresses that Namitha wore as the judge of a dance show telecast on a private television channel and Shriya Saran wore at silver jubilee function of Shivaji movie in which the CM had also taken [...]
Dinamalar office attacked by ‘Viduthalai Chiruthaigal’
Dinamalar Chennai Edition office at Anna Salai was attacked this morning by the cadres of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal.
An article about Thirumavalavan, chief od Viduthalai Chiruthaigal had appeared yesterday in Dinamalar. Enraged by the contents the cadres have descended on the publication office in the morning pretending to enquire an address and attcked the security personnel manniing [...]
Benazir Bhutto assassination - Spot Photos
After surviving several assassination attempts in the past, PPP leader Benazir Bhutto was not so lucky on Thursday as she was killed by two gunmen who opened fire at her right after she finished addressing a rally at Liaquatbagh.
South on road to $20 bn industrial corridor
There may be a second industrial corridor in the making. Inspired by the proposed Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor, the Tamil Nadu government has asked the commerce & industry ministry to consider a Bangalore-Chennai corridor. Government officials believe the corridor would entail an investment of around $20 billion.
“The Tamil Nadu government is of the view that the [...]
Politics now for Chiranjeevi ?
Popular Telugu film actor Chiranjeevi has ended all speculations and decided to take a plunge into Andhra Pradesh politics by launching his own party in the new year, according to sources close to the mega star. The tentative date of announcement of the new party is Jan 11!
The recent controversy following his daughter’s elopement with [...]
Chennai airport out of private boundaries
Private companies’ ambition to modernise the Chennai airport on the lines of similar projects in Delhi and Mumbai has fallen flat following a political veto by the Tamil Nadu government which has forced the Centre to shift its preference to the old state monopoly, the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The modernisation project, expected to be [...]
Tamil Nadu actors may come together in politics
Three leading film stars from Tamil Nadu may be getting together to try form a new political front.
Actor Sarath Kumar, a Nadar community leader and two-time MP, said: “A united front can rule Tamil Nadu much better than single parties.”
The other actors he hopes to team up with are Vijayakanth, who has already formed a [...]
Jana Krishnamurthy passes away in Chennai
K. Jana Krishnamurthy, one of the founder-leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, died in Chennai on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 79 and is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
Admitted to a private hospital for renal failure more than a month ago, he later slipped into a coma.
A native of [...]
