Everything you need to know about Kamal Wala: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kamal Wala: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan enjoys acting but, unlike her father Kamal Haasan, she isn't too keen on film direction. However, writing for films is something she won't mind in future.
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings against its two officials for illegal detention of a man over alleged threat of breach of peace in 2009.
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan, daughter of veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, says her father has been very inspiring for her. She marvels at her father's dedication and says he has the same enthusiasm that a newcomer has for his work.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday suggested it is time to project Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress Party for the 2014 elections.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) French director Louis Leterrier's heist thriller "Now You See Me" will be released in India June 7.
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan, daughter of legendary actor Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika, always wanted to be in showbiz, but was skeptical about facing the camera because she didn't find herself attractive enough to be a heroine.
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's ruling coalition partners National Conference (NC) and Congress sparred over relief to earthquake victims in Doda and Kishtwar districts of the Chenab valley, with leaders of both parties making charges and counter charges against each other.
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Prabhudheva, who has cast Shruti Haasan in "Ramaiya Vastavaiya", says he is no one to "relaunch" the daughter of veteran actress Kamal Haasan.
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Tamil director Ramsubramaniam believes southern actress Andrea Jeremiah, who will sport three different looks in his next untitled film, has a lot of untapped potential.
Paris, May 17 (IANS) Sharath Kamal took a game off World No.5 Timo Boll before going down 1-4 in the men's singles second round at the World Table Tennis Championships here, ending the Indian challenge in the mega event.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva, whose action directorials "Wanted" and "Rowdy Rathore" turned out to be box office successes, says he was happy when he was offered to helm a love story like "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya".
Paris, May 15 (IANS) On a difficult day for India at the World Table Tennis Championships, Sharath Kamal proved to be the lone flag-bearer of the country when he defeated Spaniard Carlos Machado in men's singles first round here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday left on a three-nation visit to UK, France and Qatar, in a bid to sell the India-growth story and woo overseas investors.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Netherlands Minister for Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation in the field of "Spatial Planning, Water Management , and Mobility Management" at the Hague, Netherlands, today.
Paris, May 14 (IANS) India's Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty and Neha Aggarwal won their opening qualifying matches at the World Table Championships here.
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Southern actor R. Madhavan looks up to actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan as his deity, and when he met him recently at an award ceremony, he felt like a teenager again.
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) Bollywood baadshah Shahrukh Khan was conferred with Chevalier Sivaji Award, constituted after veteran Tamil actor Sivaji Ganeshan, Saturday here at the 7th edition of Vijay awards.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) High on confidence following their best showing in the 19th Commonwealth Championships here, a nine-member Indian table tennis team left Saturday for the World Championships beginning Monday in Paris.
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) In what could be regarded as a major departure from custom, Kamal Haasan is all set to view his friend and professional rival Rajinikanth's latest film, the long-awaited "Kochadaiyaan".
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) In what could be regarded as a major departure from the custom, Kamal Hassan is all set to view his friend and professional rival Rajinikanth's latest film, the long-awaited "Kochadaiyaan".
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Top paddler Sharath Kamal Friday had to settle for a bronze in the men's singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships with a record nine medals - but no gold.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Top-rated paddler Sharath Kamal Friday had to be content with a bronze in the men's singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships Friday with a record nine medals -- but no gold.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das secured a silver in the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Thursday, a day on which India made sure of at least six other medals.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das made the mixed doubles final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Thursday, a day on which India made sure of at least seven medals in the individual competitions.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Indian paddlers could not match the speed of their Singapore rivals and were blanked 0-3 in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday called the Congress Party's resounding win in Karnataka an "innings defeat for the BJP".
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) Aditya Mehta, the 27-year-old from Mumbai, became only the second Indian after Geet Sethi to score maximum 147 break in a snooker match as he achieved this rare feat during the Asian Indoor Selection Camp at the KSBA, here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Nineteen-year-old Soumyajit Ghosh helped India edge out England 3-2 for a place in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Teenager Soumyajit Ghosh helped India edge out England 3-2 for a place in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Slamming the opposition for not debating and letting the Food Security Bill pass by repeatedly stalling the Lok Sabha, the Congress said Tuesday that the opposition was making the poor suffer for its political gains.
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) After making TV shows, Kavita Barjatya has decided to enter films and produce detective movie "Samrat And Co". She says it would be a challenge to cater to the typical Rajshri's family audiences.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Indian men cruised into the semifinals of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Monday while the women entered the last four after giving a scare to mighty Singapore.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday told the BJP not to "lecture" the Congress on corruption and said Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar would not resign.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian paddlers made a fine start at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships topping their respective groups in Stage I here Sunday.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian paddlers made a fine start at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships topping their respective groups in Stage I here Sunday.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Commonwealth Championships is the only table tennis arena where India internationally enjoys the reputation of a champion nation. They invariably return with a bag full of medals and it should not be any different in the 19th edition of the tournament, beginning here Sunday.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India's top table tennis star Sharath Kamal could not have asked for more at this juncture of his career than to train with former World No.1 Timo Bol in his native Germany.
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Mcleod Russel, the world's largest tea producer, Friday said its Vietnamese subsidiary Phu Ben Tea Company has signed an agreement for purchase of a tea processing factory in the southeast Asian country for $2.75 million.
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) Odisha's Nandankanan Zoo has closed its white tiger safari to tourists for an indefinite period after a wild tiger walked into it, in probable search of a mate, an official said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Accusing Congress president Sonia Gandhi of inciting MPs for disrupting her speech, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj Tuesday said that her party would not be attending any meetings called by Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) From the Supreme Court and the opposition, it was an embarrassing cleft-stick of censure for the Manmohan Singh government Tuesday. While the apex court rapped it in the sternest terms for interfering in the CBI probe into coal block allocations, the BJP said in a no-holds-barred attack that the countdown to the end had begun.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Two-time champion Gao Ning of Singapore will not take part in the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships beginning here Sunday.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Nepal's former prime minister and head of the country's largest party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' said Monday that his party had agreed that his country cannot prosper "without good relations with India".
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Visiting India after four years, Nepal's former prime minister and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' Monday stressed on pushing forward economic development of his country which he said was in in the larger interest of both India and China.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The All India Association of Chit Funds Monday urged the government and the media not to associate Saradha group of West Bengal with the chit fund sector, as the company was not registered as a chit fund and had business in various other sectors.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Sambhunath Kow, murder accused and Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Monday accused party legislator Swarna Kamal Saha of hatching a conspiracy against him. Saha has denied the allegation.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till Tuesday as the BJP Monday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the contentious issue of coal blocks allocation.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The government Monday appealed to the opposition to allow parliament to function and said it was the right forum to discuss all issues.
Kathmandu, April 27 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', currently Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), is paying a four-day visit to India from today.
New Delhi/Kathmandu, April 27 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who is currently the Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), will pay a four-day visit to India from Saturday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Former Nepalese prime minister and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who is slated to arrive in the Indian capital Saturday, is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which bilateral issues as well as elections to the Constituent Assembly are likely to figure, informed sources said.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Setting off a political storm and putting the government on the backfoot, the CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that its status report on investigations into coal blocks allocation was "shared" with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office and the coal ministry.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Friday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation on the coal scam issue, saying the opposition's demand is unreasonable.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Friday said there was no question of the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.
Budapest, April 26 (IANS) Georgia claimed two gold medals on the opening day of the 2013 European Judo Championships here.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday held discussion with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies to find ways to break the logjam in parliament over various issues.
Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said linking the Chinese incursion into Ladakh with the region's tourism prospects would not be right.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Thursday said he is confident that members of the Joint Parliament Committee on the 2G spectrum allocation will display correct judgement irrespective of their party affiliation.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Tuesday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation saying that he had not done his job and was guilty of "dereliction of duty".
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Refuting rumours that Tamil director Shankar is all set to work on a sequel to his Tamil blockbuster "Indian", his agent said the filmmaker is extremely busy with "I" and has no such plans as of now.
Panaji, April 18 (IANS) Former union commerce minister Kamal Nath had overruled his ministry's secretary and favoured denotification of three special economic zones (SEZ) in Goa in 2008, suggest recently unclassified diplomatic cables available on Wikileaks.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Political parties have agreed to bring the Land Acquisition Bill in second half of Parliament's Budget Session beginning on Monday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) There was broad consensus on the contentious land acquisition bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said after an all-party meeting on the issue Thursday.
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) After Kamal Haasan, it is Tamil actor Arvind Swami's turn to make an appearance on reality show "Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi" (NVOK), Tamil version of "Kaun Banega Crorepati", being hosted by actor Prakash Raj.
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Despite past assertions by its leaders that the regional National Conference (NC) and the Congress would fight the 2014 assembly elections in alliance, the NC has finally decided to fight both the state and parliamentary polls on its own.
Washington, April 12(ANI): A new University of Iowa study has identified a protein within certain brain cells as a communications hub for controlling blood pressure, and suggested that abnormal activation of this protein may be a mechanism that links cardiovascular disease and obesity to elevated blood pressure.
Washington, Apr. 11 (ANI): A new study led by two Indian researchers has claimed that space travel could increase the risk of colon cancer.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath Wednesday blamed lack of professionalism and shortage of skilled manpower for the slow implementation of city modernisation projects in some states under a central scheme.
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that there is a huge shortage of skilled manpower in the country resulting in slow progress of Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects in some states.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Consensus eluded an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill Tuesday, forcing the government to fix another meeting April 18. A minister said there "was a little progress" at the discussion during the day.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Consensus eluded an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill Tuesday, forcing the government to fix another meeting April 18.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): An all party meet convened to reach a consensus on the Land Acquisition Bill remained inconclusive on Tuesday with no headway being made at all.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The all-party meeting on land acquisition Tuesday failed to arrive at a consensus forcing the government to fix another meeting on April 18.
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan will participate in a panel discussion as part of a National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, an electronic media show covering filmed entertainment, to discuss the international appeal of Bollywood. The event is being held in Las Vegas.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday said the Congress-led UPA government will complete its full term and the general elections will be held as per schedule in 2014.
Dhaka, April 7 (ANI): Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws, which pack the streets of the Bangladesh cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening in Dhaka last night.
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws which pack the streets of the Bangladeshi cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening here Saturday night.
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Stalwarts like Rajinikanth, Ajith Kumar, Kamal Haasan and many more Tuesday joined the members of the South Indian Film Artistes Association (SIFAA) in a day-long fast here to protest alleged "war crimes" against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Tamil actor Vijay, currently shooting in Australia, regrets being unable to join the members of the South Indian Film Artistes Association (SIFAA) to observe a day-long fast Tuesday here to protest the alleged "war crimes" against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Southern actress Shruti Haasan, daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, is so busy with multiple projects that she had to forego an opportunity to act with her father in his upcoming Tamil directorial venture "Bitter Chocolate".
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) For a second time within two weeks, the Tamil film industry will join hands to observe a day-long fast Tuesday against the reported genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. The first fast was observed March 19 here.
Islamabad, Mar. 31 (ANI): The Water and Power Ministry of Pakistan has pressed for the recovery of its official items from three former federal ministers.
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) Members of the fans associations of Tamil actors Suriya and Karthi are observing a fast Sunday across Tamil Nadu against the reported genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan recently participated in "Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi" (NVOK), Tamil version of "Kaun Banega Crorepati". He left the show's producer Siddhartha Basu stunned, said sources from the sets.
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) After impressing audiences on the silver screen, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is all set to feature soon on TV show "Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi" (NVOK), the Tamil version of "Kaun Banega Crorepati". He is likely to shoot for the episode Saturday here in AVM Studios.
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) In his little over a decade-long career, Telugu actor Uday Kiran managed to do three Tamil films, which bombed at the box-office. With his fourth untitled Tamil film scheduled to go on floors Friday, he hopes to find a strong foothold in Tamil.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday condemned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) No consensus emerged at an all-party meet Wednesday on the resolution on Sri Lanka to be moved in Indian parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in parliament, but the move was not linked to the withdrawal of support by the DMK to the UPA.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday confirmed that the government was in the process of consulting political parties on the possibility of formulating and passing a country-specific resolution on Sri Lanka, and said that he wanted to 'reiterate' that the Congress-led UPA was not a 'lame duck' government.
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Pandit Birju Maharaj said he would like to thank his parents for the National Award he won Monday for best choreography for Kamal Haasan's multilingual spy-thriller "Vishwaroopam".
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Actors Anu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia, who have won the National Awards for best supporting actor and actress respectively, for their quirky roles in "Vicky Donor", are humbled with the recognition.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the amendments to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 keeping the age of consent for sex to 18 instead of 16.
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): The all-party meeting on the proposed Criminal Law Amendment Bill on strengthening anti-rape laws has ended with a broad consensus, with leaders expressing reservations on the age of consent for sex and demanding safeguards against misuse of the proposed law.
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday that he was still quite optimistic about the new anti-rape bill being passed by parliament, despite an all-party meeting not arriving at a consensus during their first interaction here this morning.
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): An all-party meet on the anti-rape bill, which seeks to provide stricter punishment for crimes against women, has ended inconclusively.
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) Malayalam filmmaker Kamal K.M. has been named the winner of 16th Gollapudi Srinivas award for his debut thriller-drama "ID". The award will be presented Aug 12 here.
Ghaziabad, March 16 (IANS) India has the largest aspirational society on the plant that will be engaged in generating economic wealth and creating social harmony to build an India of the 21st century, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has said.
