Jaya's 'star birthday' celebrations begin across TN

Special prayers and celebrations were held on Monday by ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party workers across Tamil Nadu on the occasion of the 'star birthday' of Chief Minister J......

Left faces rout, history is being made in Bengal

Early trends from West Bengal's assembly elections indicate that the Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance will form the next government. And Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is likely to......

SC, HC refuse to stall Kaala, but release in Karnataka doubtful

The Supreme Court and Madras high court on Wednesday refused to stall the release of Rajinikanth starrer Kaala on Thursday but a cloud of uncertainty continued to hang over its......

'We will listen to Indians abroad'

Minister for Overseas Indians Jagdish Tytler has big plans to make the 3rd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2005 -- the annual event for Non-Resident Indians and People of Indian Origin -- a huge......

IDBI not keen on financing Kannada films

The Industrial Development Bank of India, which has been financing the production of Kannada films, may see its loans turn into non-performing assets. Many of the Kannada films released last year......

'Think London' is the new mantra

The trend of India Inc seeking more foreign investment and collaboration with companies from the developed world is gradually changing. Now, the developed countries are focusing on India. The......

Reliance-RTL to launch new channel on Nov 5

According to RBNL, the channel will have an entertainment mix developed by detailed sampling of content, focus group research and comprehensive market analysis BIG RTL, the joint venture between......

Event management: Hyderabad lags

Hyderabad as a city may have managed to play catch up with Bangalore and Chennai in the south in sectors like information technology and biotechnology, but it is way behind them in terms of how it......

Kannada outfits call off protest against Baahubali 2 release

The announcement comes a day after Sathyaraj, who plays the role of Kattappa in the movie, apologised. Pro-Kannada outfits on Saturday called off their protest against the release of Baahubali 2......

Big B parts way with IIFA?

Amitabh Bachchan, who has been the face of India International Film Awards (IIFA) for a decade, has parted ways with the mega event saying the organisers "don't want" his services. "We are not......

When Ustad Bismillah Khan inspired Dr Raj Kumar

Not many remember that Ustad Bismillah Khan, who died in the wee hours of Monday had played the shehnai for a Kannada film titled Sanadi Appanna (Shehnai is Sanadi in Kannada). The movie, which was......

Boom time for Kannada cinema

The year 2005 saw the Rs 200-crore Kannada film industry come out of the woods. It also saw the biggest hit in Kannada cinema history, in terms of collections -- Jogi. Industry insiders expect this......