Madras HC rules on how Iyengar sects may observe Brahmotsavam festival

The Madras high court on Tuesday held that the devotees of Thenkalai sect must be given the first two or three rows inside the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kanchipuram and behind them the Vadakalai......

The man who donated a Rs 8-cr garland to Lord Balaji

Raju's grandfather had commissioned a similar sahasra nama mala for Lord Balaji 50 years ago. Raju now wanted to offer a new garland, reports B Dasarath Reddy. Last month, newspapers carried......

Pillar design sparks a row at Tirumala shrine

A row is brewing in Andhra Pradesh over the design of pillars to be used at the popular hill shrine of Tirumala, with Sangh Parivar organizations alleging that they resemble the Holy Cross. The......

Tirupati temple gets record offerings

A first in temple history, the world famous Venkateswara Temple's hundi registered a record collection of over Rs 1 crore every day in the past ten days from December 23, including sums of Rs 2.1......

2016's Biggest Telugu Flops So Far

The first half of 2016 saw some big hits, as well as some big flops. In fact, films starring superstars like Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu failed to deliver. A look at the highly anticipated films......

Deepika Padukone goes to New York

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Deepika Padukone, who is working on the Vin Diesel-starrer xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, took some time off to visit New......

First Look: Mahesh Babu in Brahmotsavam

Mahesh Babu is busy shooting for his highly-anticipated production, Brahmotsavam, in Telugu and Tamil. Directed by Srikkanth Addala, the film is co-produced by Prasad V Potluri. The film also......