In yet another reshuffle, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday sacked two Ministers and inducted an equal number. Two Ministers – Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy and S.P. Velumani – were dropped on Thursday. Their places will be taken by N. R. Sivapathy and Mukkur N. Subramanian. Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah has accepted the “advice” of Jayalalithaa to drop the two ministers, [...]

Tamil Nadu celebrated the 63rd Republic Day with patriotic fervour Thursday with Governor K Rosaiah unfurling the national flag in Chennai, in the presence of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Rosaiah also took the salute from the three wings of armed forces and other security agencies. Jayalalithaa, her ministers and a large mass of people enjoyed the various floats and dances by school and college students [...]

In an apparent reference to the DMK’s massive loss in the last year’s Assembly polls, in which the AIADMK stormed back to power with a huge majority, DMK president and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Thursday said, “We have  to face the consequences for the actions we did.” Speaking to reporters in Chennai, he said, “We have to find a solution for the mistakes [...]

A criminal intimidation case was registered against PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss at Olakkur Police Station in Villuppuram district. Tension gripped Tindivanam town after news spread that police have booked Ramadoss in a case of alleged assault on a college lecturer. More than 100 PMK cadres, led by Gingee MLA A Ganesh Kumar, attempted to picket the DSP’s office demanding that the police stop action [...]

Kerala Governor M O H Farook passed away at a hospital in Chennai on Thursday night at the age of 74 following a brief illness. He died at the Apollo Hospitals where he was undergoing treatment since last month for kidney and other ailments, his son and former Puducherry minister M O H F Shahjahan said. Farook, a senior Congress leader and former Puducherry Chief Minister and MP, is survived by son [...]

Fans and political followers of actors Chiranjeevi and Nandamuri Balakrishna clashed over the remarks made by the actors against each other recently. In corollary to the two stars spitting fire at each other and daring each other to face-off in the electoral arena, their fans clashed in Tirupati, the Assembly constituency of Chiranjeevi and in Nellore. Trouble started when fans of both actors assembled [...]

Close on the heels of the release of Bodyguard, Venkatesh has started his next venture, titled Shadow. The film to be directed by Meher Ramesh was offically launched in Hyderabad recently. Veterans of the industry, including D Rama Naidu, graced the launch function. Tapsee, who is for the first time going to act with Nagarjuna in this film, expressed her happiness about being roped in for the project. Speaking [...]

One more Bollywood hottie has stepped into Tollywood. She is Lisa Haydon, who will appear in the intrdouction song of Rachcha, alongside young gun Ram Charan Teja. ‘Recently, the song was shot on Ram Charan and Lisa on a costly set in Hyderabad. Composed by Mani Sharma, the number would sure welcomed by the masses in a big way,’ sources say. With Tamannah playing the heroine, Rachcha is [...]

The difference of opinion over wage revision for FEFSI workers seems to be heading towards strike. For, the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) on Thursday said its members and their family members would sit on a hunger protest in Chennai soon, demanding fair wages from the Tamil Film Producers Council. Since our fair demands to hike wages are unmet by the producers, we, along with our [...]

Music lovers in Chennai were in for a treat on Thursday evening, when songs composed by A R Rahman were performed live by a German Orchestra, in association with students of K M Conservatory, a music school run by Rahman. The surprise visitor for the programme was no one else than Superstar Rajnikanth himself. The numero uno actor attended the event along with his daughter Soundarya. The programme [...]