From media to NBFCs, Ramoji Rao left his imprint in many industries

Veteran media personality and business tycoon Ch Ramoji Rao, who passed away in Hyderabad on Saturday, is a versatile genius whose work is unparalleled across various fields like media,......

Ramoji Rao, founder of Ramoji Film City, passes away

Veteran media personality and Ramoji group chairman Ch Ramoji Rao, who revolutionised the news and entertainment industry, died at a hospital in Hyderabad early on Saturday. He was 88. IMAGE:......

Allowance to buy Sakshi daily: SC seeks Andhra reply on Eenadu plea

The Supreme Court sought the response of the Andhra Pradesh government and others on Wednesday on a plea moved by a firm that publishes the leading Telugu daily Eenadu, challenging a government......

Padma Awards 2016: Rajinikanth, Sania, Priyanka honoured

Superstar Rajinikanth, tennis icon Sania Mirza, former US Ambassador Robert D Blackwill and actor Priyanka Chopra were among the 56 eminent persons who were honoured with Padma awards on Tuesday.......

Trai's norms to fix the sorry state of media sector

With over 135 news channels, about a third owned by politicians and real estate guys, the news TV market is a nightmare, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Last week the Telecom Regulatory Authority of......

What Reliance's takeover of Network 18 means for media

With Mukesh Ambani taking over Network 18, the space for disseminating a diverse range of views could shrink, feels Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. Now that India's richest man Mukesh D Ambani is formally......

Misery in media rises as economy sinks

Can things get more miserable for India’s Rs 83,000-crore (Rs 830-billion) media and entertainment industry? From 10-12 per cent earlier, adspend growth is today crawling at less than seven......

'The big picture is that you can do business here'

Viacom, the US media conglomerate, was one of the last entrants in the Hindi general entertainment segment, when it partnered the Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 Group for a joint venture, Viacom18.......

Stars, politicians pay respects to Nandamuri Harikrishna

Family and friends say their last goodbyes to Nandamuri Harikrishna. Actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna, son of the late Telugu movie legend and thrice chief minister of undivided Andhra......

PIX: Naga Chaitanya-Samantha's grand reception

Nagarjuna hosts a star-studded reception for his son and daughter-in-law. After a Goa wedding on October 6, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu had a grand reception at the N Convention Centre......

Veteran actor Krishna completes 50 years in Telugu films

A lowdown on what's going on in the Telugu film industry.     Superstar Krishna, father of Mahesh Babu, completes his golden jubilee in films, though he doesn’t act these days. He......

Venkatesh: I am confident that Drishyam will do well

Venkatesh’s filmography in his 27-year-old film career includes several remakes. After Masala (the Telugu remake of Bol Bachchan) the superstar is back with another remake in Drishyam. The......