Friday 30 November 2012

Has Anjali turned into a ‘fast’ item number girl

Anjali has done an item number in Hari's Singam 2, as we had reported earlier. Hari is known for his fast working style and he Read more

Thursday 29 November 2012

Ice cream' murder woman gets life sentence in Austria

A court in Vienna has sentenced to life in prison a woman for murdering her ex-husband and her lover and hiding the bodies in her Read more

British woman in Dubai faces jail for sex in taxi

A 29-year-old British woman has been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai after she went on a 10-hour drinking binge, stripped off in Read more

Manisha Koirala diagnosed with cancer

Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala has reportedly been diagnosed with cancer. The actress is currently admitted to Jaslok hospital, Mumbai, where she was brought in two Read more

Three labourers die as machine touches live power cable

Three labourers were electrocuted after a drilling machine they were pushing came in contact with a  high-tension overhead electricity cable on Thursday evening. One of Read more

Document leak case: Retd Wing Commander arrested

CBI has arrested a retired wing commander of Indian Air Force for his alleged involvement in leaking confidential documents, which were later provided by estranged Read more

Registration of Power of Attorney compulsory from tomorrow

With an aim to prevent land grabbing incidents, registration of documents relating to power of attorney and sale agreement of property would be made mandatory Read more

DMK to boycott Diamond Jubilee celebrations of TN assembly

The DMK will not participate in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday, where President Pranab Mukherjee will be present as Read more

Cauvery talks fail again as Karnataka refuses to release water to TN

Talks to resolve the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu failed to make any headway in Bangalore on Thursday with Karnataka chief minister Read more

In Coimbatore, woman searches for parents after 27 years

A woman, who was kidnapped at the age of three around 27 years ago at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, has returned to Coimbatore in search of Read more

Yeddyurappa set to quit BJP today, leave party in crisis

The ruling BJP in Karnataka is bracing for a split as former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa will quit the party on Friday to launch his Read more

Blending of Jayaram and Ajith continues

Popular Mollywood actor Jayaram sizzled the screen recently in 'Thupakki', in the company of Vijay. Now he is all set to do an important role Read more

Sneha says that married actresses are sidelined

Haridass is a film which has Sneha and Kishore in the cast. G N Kumaravelan has directed this film. The audio CD of this film Read more

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Chandigarh businessman claims to set up a 10-storey building in 48 hours

A 10-storey building, set to come up in just 48 hours. A businessman in Chandigarh claims it is possible, and he will prove it.Punjab Deputy Read more

Failing to pay school fine, boy kills self

A Class X student in Odisha allegedly killed himself by consuming poison because his parents couldn't pay the Rs 250 fine imposed by the school Read more

Man arrested for raping his two minor daughters for 2 years

In yet another shocker, police in Kerala have arrested a man for allegedly raping his two minor daughters for the past two years. The plight Read more

Goa rape, acid attack victims to get Rs 10 lakh compensation

vctims of rape, targeted acid attacks and human trafficking in Goa will be eligible for up to Rs 10 lakh as compensation, Chief Minister Manohar Read more

Cauvery row: Jayalalithaa, Jagadish Shettar to meet today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar are meeting in Bangalore on Thursday on the Cauvery water sharing row heeding Read more

Police identify man found charred in a gutted car in Chennai

 A day after a charred body was found in a gutted car in Neelankarai, Chennai, police have identified the victim as a 32-year-old man called Read more

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Man’s body found inside burnt car

A charred body of a man was recovered from a  car in Neelankarai on East Coast Road just after midnight on Tuesday. The man could Read more

Man who killed 17-year-old for stopping him from urinating publicly arrested

A man was arrested for allegedly killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring her mother after they objected to him and his friend urinating in front Read more

20-year-old girl axed to death by another student

A 20-year-old girl studying in Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology here was allegedly axed to death by a senior student, police said today. Read more

Man killed in bid to end feud at wedding

A 25−year−old man was stabbed to death while one of his relatives suffered stab wounds when they intervened in a fight between two groups at Read more

DMK MP Ritheesh arrested for cheating and forgery

The Chennai city police crime branch on Tuesday arrested DMK Lok Sabha MP Shivakumar, Shri K alias J K Ritheesh on charges of forging documents Read more

Woman air force officer commits suicide in Jodhpur

A woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) committed suicide in her home in Jodhpur on Wednesday, police said.Squadron leader Anandita Das, 29, from Read more

Zee News Editors arrest attack on press freedom

Two senior journalists of Zee news channel were arrested here today on charges of trying to extort Rs 100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's Read more

Facebook row: Shiv Sena bandh in Palghar over suspension of cops

Shiv Sena has called for a bandh in Palghar, in the adjoining Thane district, on Wednesday in protest against the suspension of police officers who Read more

Kargil martyr’s father wants Pakistan to apologise

The father of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, who was reportedly subjected to brutal torture in captivity by the Pakistan Army, has moved the Supreme Read more

Air India employees arrested, suspended for Facebook posts to resume work today

Two Air India employees who were arrested for alleged objectionable posts on Facebook and suspended by the airline will resume work today.Cabin crew members Mayank Read more

Maid stole gold from Ramya Krishnan’s house to pay her dowry, say police

 A 25-year-old maid, arrested in connection with a theft at actor Ramya Krishnan's house in Injambakkam , stole 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery worth about Read more

Monday 26 November 2012

More than 800 homes flooded as heavy rain and high winds batter Britain

More than 800 homes in England and Wales have been flooded as heavy rain and strong winds battered the country and environmental officials warned of Read more

Tyre puncture delays flight to Muscat

Over 100 passengers of an Oman Airways Chennai-Muscat flight were stranded at the Chennai airport on Monday, due to a puncture in the plane's tyre.The Read more

70 sovereigns gold, Rs 2 lakh cash stolen

Men made away with gold jewellery weighing 70 sovereigns, 1.5 kg of silver items and close to Rs. 2 lakh in cash from a house Read more

Actor’sBhuvaneswari aides attack police at drive-in

A Tamil film actor, her friend and their henchmen were allegedly involved in an attack on a policeman at a drive-in theatre on East Coast Read more

Facebook arrests: Bombay High Court transfers judge

The magistrate who had sent two girls to judicial custody over a Facebook post against Mumbai bandh has been transferred. The Bombay high Court has Read more

Cauvery waters row: Jayalalithaa to meet Jagadish Shettar

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar are expected to meet here on either Wednesday or Thursday in a bid to Read more

13-year-old allegedly raped by father, brother, uncle in Kerala

The father, brother and an uncle of a 13 year-old girl from nearby Dharmadom in north Kerala's Kannur district have been arrested for allegedly raping Read more

Namdhari ‘admits’ shot Hardeep, charged with attempt to murder

The Delhi Police on Saturday charged former Uttarakhand Minorities Commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari with attempt to murder and criminal trespass, calling him the main Read more

FDI in retail: Karunanidhi has lots of reservations, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's meeting with DMK chief M Karunanidhi to bring the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ally on board on Foreign Direct Read more

Factory fire kills 124 in Bangladesh

 More than 100 people died on Saturday and Sunday in a fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, in one of the worst industrial Read more

Former Prime Minister IK Gujral stable but critical

he condition of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who is admitted to the Medanta Medicity Hospital here with a lung infection, is "stable but Read more

Constable-thief partnership ends

Police have arrested a constable in the city for brazenly helping a thief fence stolen jewellery. Mahesh, a Tamil Nadu Special Police constable, sold stolen Read more

Five killed in Hyderabad film shooting shed fire

At least five persons, including a child, were charred and over a dozen others injured in a fire accident at Manikonda area in the city, Read more

Sunday 25 November 2012

Boat abandoned near Nagapattinam

An iron boat was found abandoned near the breakwater of Keechankuppam near here in the early hours of Sunday morning.The boat is large enough to Read more

Seven killed as bus falls into gorge near Valparai

Seven persons, including a woman and a child, were killed and 35 others injured when a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus fell into a Read more

Former DMK minister Samayanalur Selvaraj dies

Former DMK Minister Samayanalur Selvaraj died on Sunday in a Chennai hospital due to renal failure, party sources said.Selvaraj (66) is survived by his wife, Read more

Friday 23 November 2012

Man kills three daughters, shoots wife in Uttar Pradesh

A retired soldier on Wednesday shot dead his three minor daughters and injured his wife in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, police said.Mahendra, who retired from Read more

3 policemen, including inspector probe after woman alleges harassment

Three policemen, including an inspector, have been asked to appear for an inquiry after a 22-year-old woman complained that the three along with Prabhakar (name Read more

9.5 lakh gold stolen from actor Ramya Krishnan house

 A 25-year-old maid employed at house in Injambakkam off the ECR was detained for questioning on Thursday following a complaint that at least 40 sovereigns Read more

Principal held for caning UKG boy

 A principal of a school was arrested on Thursday for handing out corporal punishment to an upper kindergarten (UKG) student, accusing him of repeatedly going Read more

Thursday 22 November 2012

DMK Minister Veerpandi Arumugam passes away

Veerapandi S. Arumugam, former Agriculture Minister and a prominent leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), died on Friday at a private hospital after a Read more

Rajya Sabha paralyzed on day one of winter session

 Rajya Sabha could not function on the first day of the winter session of Parliament with issues like FDI and reservation to SCs/STs in promotions Read more

Teacher forces child to drink urine in Andhra Pardesh

A barbaric incident of a school teacher allegedly forcing a six-year-old student of Class I to drink urine as punishment for indulging in some mischief Read more

Taliban demand India return Ajmal Kasab's body

The Taliban threatened revenge on Thursday unless India returns the body of Ajmal Kasab who was executed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks Read more

CPI (M) leader Govinda Pillai passes away

P Govinda Pillai, veteran CPI (M) leader and Marxist ideologue, died at a hospital here, party sources said on Friday.He died on Thursday night.Pillai (86), Read more

Thiruvaduthurai mutt head is dead

 Sivaprakasa Desiga Paramacharya Swami, head of an ancient Saivaite Mutt at Thiruvavaduthurai in the district, died on Thursday, mutt sources said.Sivaprakasa (72) was the 23rd Read more