Everything you need to know about Sundar Patti B.o.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sundar Patti B.o.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) Khushboo Sundar, a popular southern actresses of the 1990s, says she is so busy spending time with her loved ones that she can barely find time for cinema.
New York, May 5 (ANI): Researchers at Penn State have developed a smart tissue box that says "bless you" when you sneeze.
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) A senior doctor at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Udaipur district was arrested Friday for taking bribe of Rs.500 for treating a breast cancer patient, police said.
Imphal, May 3 (ANI): (ANI): The northeast, which has over the years produced many talents, has added another feather to its cap through Dr. Thangjam Dhaballi, who is not only a great source of inspiration for youth but his successful ventures have also created jobs for many unemployed people of the region.
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, will be awarded the Bluechip CSJC lifetime achievement award here Saturday.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Shraddha Kapoor felt no pressure while shooting for "Aashiqui 2", a sequel of 1990 hit musical "Aashiqui", and gives credit to director Mohit Suri.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Over 500 Aam Admi Party (AAP) volunteers were stopped by police here Monday as they headed to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house to deliver lakhs of letters protesting "inflated water and power bills".
New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): Volunteers of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Monday were forcefully blocked by Delhi Police personnel while heading towards Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence to deliver lakhs of letters of protest over inflated water and power bills.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Aam Admi Party (AAP) volunteers were Monday stopped as they headed to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house to deliver lakhs of letters protesting allegedly inflated water and power bills.
Auckland, March 28 (IANS) The cricketing world was Thursday abuzz with prayers and best wishes on Twitter for New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder, who was assaulted outside a bar at Christchurch and is now in coma.
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) India should promote a revenue model in which non-cricketing sports like football also take a centre stage and become popular, experts said here Thursday.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A 47-year-old property dealer, allegedly depressed due to financial loss, shot himself dead at his house here Thursday morning, police said. No suicide note has been found.
Film: "Rangrezz"; Music Directors: Sajid-Wajid, Sundar C Babu; Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Hiral Brahmbhatt, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Wajid, Sukhvinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan; Rating: *** and a half
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Head of Google's Android division Andy Rubin has been replaced by Sundar Pichai, who manages Google Chrome and Apps.
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Southern actor Ajmal Ameer says the four different looks he sports in upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Karuppampatti" will be his portfolio as an actor.
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Two siblings, who went missing three days ago, were found dead near a railway track in central Delhi, police said Saturday. Three people were detained after the victims' father raised suspicion about a neighbour's involvement.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IANS) Two siblings, who went missing three days ago, have been found dead near a railway track in central Delhi, police said Saturday. The family is suspecting the involvement of a neighbour in the abduction-cum-murder.
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Draping a south Indian sari and playing two roles from two different eras in upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Karuppampatti" was an uphill task for Aparnaa Bajpai, who hardly wears a sari in real life.
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Debutant Tamil director Prabhu Raja Cholan says the source of inspiration for his upcoming romantic-comedy "Karuppampatti" is a newspaper article. He says he developed the story with commercial elements infused in facts from the article.
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Bollywood composer-singer Bappi Lahiri, who recently crooned for upcoming Tamil movie "Karuppampatti", learnt the song in just 10 minutes, says the film's music composer.
Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) After working together in hit Tamil film "Kalakalappu", UTV Motion Pictures and filmmaker Sunder C have once again come together for new romantic-comedy "Theeyaa Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru".
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Southern actor Siddharth Suryanarayan, currently busy filming for upcoming Tamil comedy "Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru", is taken aback by the pace at which the film is shaping up.
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) The MRF Challenge Formula 2000 season finale is poised for an exciting finish with American Conor Daly cruising to victory in the second race Saturday, taking his championship fight against England's Jordan King down to the wire.
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) The MRF Challenge Formula 2000 season finale is poised for an exciting finish with American Conor Daly cruising to victory in the second race Saturday, taking his championship fight against England's Jordan King down to the wire.
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) The MRF Challenge Formula 2000 season finale is poised for an exciting finish with American Conor Daly cruising to victory in the second race Saturday, taking his championship fight against England's Jordan King down to the wire.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) will form a high-level committee to look into the issues raised by the rebel players who have made themselves unavailable for next month's Davis Cup tie against South Korea.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Indian tennis players who have rebelled against the All India Tennis Association (AITA) Friday said they were disappointed with the national body for having selected an inexperienced team for the Davis Cup Group I tie against South Korea instead of engaging with them in a dialogue.
Los Angeles, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson feels her "Harry Potter" co-star Emma Thompson is one of the most wonderful person she has ever met.
Thiruvanathapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) Music director Gopi Sundar, who has composed music for Malayalam films, is now making his way to Tamil film industry. He will compose music for Tamil movie "Yarada Mahesh".
London, December 26 (ANI): Three years after Michael Jacksons death from a drug overdose, the Jackson clan has turned its back on the King of Pop's former pet chimp - Bubbles.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Police sprayed water to break up a protest Wednesday outside Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house by students angry over the gang-rape of a young woman now battling for life.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) About 150 women stated a noisy protest outside the Delhi Police headquarters here demanding more police presence on roads and fast-track courts to deal with rapists.
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Grandmaster-in waiting Vidit Gujarathi stayed ahead following a draw with local Grandmaster Deep Sengupta in the seventh round of Rose Valley Open International Chess tournament here at Gorky Sadan.
Mysore, Dec.7 (ANI): Activists of the hardline pro-Kannadiga outfit, Kannada Rakshana Vedike staged a protest rally in Mysore against the Supreme Court's directive to the Karnataka Government to share the waters of the River Cauvery with neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) Grandmasters Sergei Tiviakov of the Netherlands edged M.R. Lalith Babu to the title on tie-break after the duo scored victories in the 11th and final round of the Apollo Engineering College Commonwealth Chess Championships here Saturday to tie with 9.5 points.
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) S.L. Narayanan, the 14-year old from Kerala, scored over Grandmaster M.R. Venkatesh in the 10th and penultimate round of the Apollo Engineering College Commonwealth Chess Championships here Friday to join the leaders.
Chennai, Nov 29 (IANS) Top seed Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov of the Netherlands moved into joint lead scoring over second seed Grandmaster Ahmed Adly of Egypt in the ninth round of the Apollo Engineering College Commonwealth Chess Championships here Thursday.
Greater Noida, Nov 29 (IANS) Veteran Ameya Walavalkar appears all set to clinch the title in the Volkswagen Polo R Cup series that will be run concurrently with the 15th FMSCI?JK Tyre National Racing Championship that in turn will be part of the Sidvin Festival of Speed at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here this weekend.
Chennai, Nov 28 (IANS) P. Karthikeyan moved into sole lead with 7.5 points as his scheduled opponent second seed Grandmaster Ahmed Adly of Egypt, citing illness, failed to turn up for the eighth round match and conceded a walk?over in the Apollo Engineering College Commonwealth chess championship here Wednesday.
Chennai, Nov 27 (IANS) Former Asian junior champion P. Karthikeyan defeated fellow?Indian Grandmaster S.P. Sethuraman and moved into joint lead at 6.5 points after the seventh round of the Apollo Engineering College Commonwealth Chess Championships here Tuesday.
Film: "Naluguru Snehithula Katha"; Cast: Vimal, Bharani, Nishanth, Gaurav and Anjali; Director: Gaurav; Rating: **
Greater Noida, Oct 27 (IANS) Conor Daly scored a lights-to-flag victory in Round 1 of the MRF Challenge, a support event for the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit here Saturday.
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan was overwhelmed after meeting a fan from eastern European nation Moldova, who waited 27 years to meet the Hindi movie megastar.
Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) Southern actress Malavika, who is currently busy playing a mother to her two children, says she wants to make a comeback in a female-oriented film with a social message, if she ever finds the time -- something akin to Sridevi-starrer "English Vinglish".
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) Expectedly, Ashwin Sundar (Dark Don Racing) and Arjun Balu (Tiger Sport India) clinched the titles in the LGB Formula 4 and Indian Touring Cars classes in the fifth round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing championship, here Sunday.
Chennai, Oct 13 (IANS) Championship leaders Ashwin Sundar (Dark Don Racing) and Arjun Balu (Tiger Sport Racing) consolidated their positions in the LGB Formula 4 and Indian Touring Car classes, respectively, with superlative victories in the fifth round of the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship here Saturday.
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) If Friday's free practice timings are any indications, then the fifth and penultimate round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship to be held here over the weekend promises to be most competitive of the current season.
Ghaziabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Three motorcycle-borne armed robbers looted Rs.785,000 from a grain trader here Monday.
Film: "Siddaganga"; Cast: Thanmayee, Master Manoj, Ravi Chethan, Nidusaale Puttaswamaiah, Bank Janardhan, Ramesh Bhat, Veena Sundar and others; Producer: Nidasaale Puttaswamiah; Director: G. Murthy; Camera: P.K.H. Doss; Music Director: Pichchalli Sreenivas; Editor: B.S. Kemparaju; Rating: ***
Film: "Cyber Yugadol Navayuva Madhura Prema Kavyam" (CYNMPK); Cast: Gurunandan, Shwetha Srivastav, Manojava, Sharath Lohithashwa, Veena Sundar, Sushma Nanaiah, Sundar, Nanjunda; Producer: Ashwin Kumar; Screenplay writer-Director: Madhu Chandra; Camera: Manohar Joshi; Music Directors: Vasu Dixit and Abhilash Lakra; Rating: * 1/2
Film: "Charulatha"; Director: Pon Kumaran; Cast: Priya Mani, Skanda, Saranya Ponvannan, Seetha, Sai Sasi and Aarthi; Rating: *
Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) Young guns and fierce rivals Ashwin Sundar (Dark Don Racing) and Saran Vikram (Mars Racing) shared the honours in the LGB Formula 4 class at the fourth round of the 15th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here Saturday.
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) With a maximum of 75 points up for grabs, the three LGB Formula 4 races scheduled for the weekend are likely to generate a lot of heat and excitement as the fourth round of the 15th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship gets underway here Saturday.
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) Former rally champion Arjun Balu of Tiger Sport stamped his class and authority on the Indian Touring Cars series with a stunning win at the third round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rally Championship here Sunday.
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) The third round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship got off to a hectic start with results of two of the three races that were run here Saturday confirmed only on review by the stewards while Saran Vikram (Mars Racing) marked his comeback after a two-year break with a fine win in the LGB Formula 4 class.
Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS) Third seeded Saketh Myneni along with Antoine Escoffier from France, and Korea's Hyun-Woo Nam entered the semi-finals with comfortable victories in the ITF Futures men's tennis tournament here Thursday.
Chennai, July 31 (IANS) Local challenger Ajai Selvaraj upset fifth seeded Korean Suk-Young Jeong of South Korea 7-6 (2), 6-3, and joined fellow-Indians Jeevan Nedunchezhyan, Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan and Vijay Sundar Prasanth in the third round of the GNC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament here Tuesday.
Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Kaza Vinayak Sharma ousted higher ranked fellow-Indian Ashwin Vijayraghavan 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Dr KCG Verghese-GNC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament here Monday after a two-hour 40-minute battle.
Coimbatore, July 28 (IANS) Arjun Balu (Tiger Sport), marked his return to touring car racing with a brilliant win in the super saloon class on the opening day of the second round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship here Saturday.
Washington, July 27 (IANS) Text messaging offer tweens a short cut to send notes to friends and family, but it could also subvert language and grammar skills, point out researchers.
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Researchers including one of Indian origin have found that text messaging may offer tweens a quick way to send notes to friends and family, but it could lead to declining language and grammar skills, scientists say.
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Hyun-Woo Nam of Korea outplayed top seed Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan 6-3, 6-1 to enter the semi-finals of the Indian Oil Servo ITF Futures Men's tennis tournament here Thursday.
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Top seed Ranjith Virali-Murugesan led the singles field into the quarterfinals with a facile 6-1, 6-2 win against Indonesian Elbert Sie in the Indian Oil Servo ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament here Wednesday.
Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Fifth seeded Vijay Sundar Prasanth survived a strong challenge from Ashwin Vijayragavan and advanced to the second round of the Indian Oil Servo ITF Futures Men's tennis tournament here Tuesday.
Washington, July 19 (ANI): A Professor from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi will collaborate with a scientist at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research to investigate treatments for a fatal disease affecting some of the world's poorest people.
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) A 62-year old US citizen with an Indian name was found dead in a hotel room here Friday, police said.
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) Atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Saturday commenced the pre-service inspection of the reactor pressure vessel of the first 1,000 MW reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a senior official said.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) South Africa is set to host the fourth edition of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament later in the year.
Johannesburg, June 26(ANI): South Africa would host the fourth season of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which is also the most lucrative club-cricket tournament in the world, in October, with Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion and Durban as the venues.
Lucknow, June 15 (IANS) On a day when the Samajwadi Party (SP) ditched the Trinamool Congress for the UPA's presidential candidate, the Mamata Banerjee-led party stunned the SP government in Uttar Pradesh by winning the Mant assembly by-poll in Mathura district Friday.
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Brisk voting was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Mant legislative assembly constituency where by-election is being held Tuesday.
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Saturday moved a step towards the commissioning of its first 1,000 megawatt reactor with the conduct of an off-site emergency exercise at Nakkanery village, around seven km from the plant.
Mathura, May 30 (IANS) Though the Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have fielded a joint candidate, it looks like a one-sided contest for the Mant assembly seat here in UP where a by-election is due June 12.
Karachi, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan's reigning Twenty20 champions, Sialkot Stallions, have been confirmed as one of the participants at this year's Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20), after a member of the tournament's technical committee announced their inclusion.
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Working towards commissioning the first unit of the two 1,000- megawatt Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in August, scientists Friday removed one assembly of the dummy fuel from the reactor vessel, an official said.
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) Delhi's Laxman Rawat ended qualifier Mundir Sherazi's dream run with a 4-3 decision to enter the semi-finals of the SVS All-India invitational junior snooker tournament here Thursday.
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) Qualifiers Nitesh Madan and Rishit Jain, both from Delhi, made it to the pre-quarter-finals of the SVS All-India invitational junior snooker tournament, here Wednesday.
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 15 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday said that it would take stringent action against players allegedly accused of fixing matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but only after a thorough investigation and viewing of a TV channel sting operation tape.
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Kabil Badami of Maharashtra chalked up three wins in Group A league in the SVS All-India invitational junior snooker tournament here Monday to virtually book his berth in the next phase.
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) The first unit of the protest-hit nuclear power project at Kudankulam is about to be commissioned. Officials have initiated the process to remove its dummy fuel.
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Giving people the freedom - but not in excess - to express themselves may facilitate designers to build more interactive web portals and online communities, according to a new study including an Indian origin researcher.
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Monday termed as baseless that a boiler had burst at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) as work on starting the first 1,000 MW reactor is progressing at a hectic pace.
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Top seed Vijayant Malik eased past Ronak Manuja 7-5, 6-3 to lead the field into the quarter-finals of the MCC-SR Subramaniam ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament here Wednesday.
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Search giant Google has unveiled a new consumer service that offers up to 16 terabytes for storing photos, videos, and other digital files in the Internet 'cloud.'
San Francisco, April 25 (IANS) Google Tuesday introduced its cloud storage service "Google Drive", which enables users to access files anytime, anywhere through a web-connected computing device.
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) Welcoming the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to reduce the reverse purchase (repo) rate by 50 basis points and other features of the monetary policy unveiled Tuesday, bankers are of the view that the interest rates on bulk deposits would come down and there will be a time lag between reduction in interest rate on normal deposits and that on advances.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The title of the upcoming Tamil action comedy film "Masala Cafe", directed by Sundar C and produced by his wife Kushboo Sundar, has been changed to "Kalakalappu".
Karachi, Apr 16(ANI): The Hindu community has rejected the claims of 15-year-old Asha Kumari that she embraced Islam and married a Muslim man by her choice.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Distribution of surplus land to landless tribals would be more effective than using the paramilitary forces to check Maoism, experts suggested to Saturday.
Film: '3'; Cast: Dhanush, Shruti Haasan, Sundar, Prabhu, Bhanupriya, Rohini, Sivakarthikeyan and others; Director: Aishwarya R. Dhanush; Producer: Kastoori Raja; Composer: Anirudh; Rating: ** 1/2
Patna, March 24 (IANS) At least 10 children died in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district due to a disease commonly referred as 'khasra' or measles, an official said Saturday.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Internet search giant Google has announced that it is launching the popular Chrome Web browser for phones and tablets running its Android operating system.
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Online news portals that use stories from trustworthy sources get credibility boost from readers, which often helps them make money through advertising, a new study including Indian origin researcher has suggested.
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Online news portals that use stories from trustworthy sources get credibility boost from readers, which often helps them make money through advertising, a new study including Indian origin researcher has suggested.
New Delhi, Aug.5 (ANI): Inaugurating a four-day Yakshagana festival here on Thursday evening, the Union Minister for Corporate Affairs, Veerappa Moily, said that Yakshagana should be recognised as the art form of Karnataka, both in the country and internationally.
Gaya, June 2 (ANI): Suspected Maoists brutally beat up two people with heavy wooden stick on the pretext of them being police informers in the outskirts of Bihar's Gaya District.
Wellington, May 31 (ANI): New Zealand's Twenty20 champion team is no longer guaranteed a spot at the rich Champions League, potentially costing each major association thousands of dollars in guaranteed revenue.
New York, April 6 (ANI): It seems all is not well between Padma Lakshmi and her Bravo stars.
Kathmandu, Mar.24 (ANI): Hundreds of minority Christians in Nepal have asked the government to provide them with designated burial grounds.
Bastar, Feb 15 (ANI): Four Maoists have been surrendered before the top brass of the district police at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
