Upset over 'Vishwaroopam' ban, Kamal Haasan threatens to quit India

CHENNAI: Frustrated by the threats and tangles Vishwaroopam has got embroiled in, Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said he was staring at financial ruin and more legal trouble and even contemplating exile. But later in the day he shook off his sombre air and...

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ISI gave Rs 5 lakh to man who beheaded Indian soldier

NEW DELHI: The terrorist who beheaded Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh on January 8 was rewarded with Rs 5 lakh by Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, which executed the attack on Indian troops with the assistance of terrorists, according to a detailed...

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Vishwaroopam may be released soon, compromise on the cards

CHENNAI: Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' may soon be released in Tamil Nadu, as the actor and the government appear to be inching towards a compromise. Two press conferences - one by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and the other by a group of...

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Railways serves ‘rat biryani’ to Gujarati pilgrims

AHMEDABAD: A family from Valsad was served a revolting dish of 'rat biryani' from the pantry of the Sarvodaya Express while returning home from a pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu & Kashmir.Teacher Nilesh Patel and his wife Veena had...

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'Vishwaroopam' row: Tamil Nadu wants me out, Kamal Haasan says

CHENNAI: Actor-director Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that he is thinking of leaving Tamil Nadu for some other secular state in India as the problems over his movie Vishwaroopam's release continued."I will look at all the states from Kashmir to Kerala...

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'Vishwaroopam': Madras HC upholds ban, Kamal Haasan to move SC

CHENNAI: Actor Kamal Haasan said on Wednesday that he will file a petition in the Supreme Court to overturn the ban on his film 'Vishwaroopam'.The Madras high court on Wednesday set aside a single judge order staying the government's prohibitory orders...

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'Starving North Koreans eating own kids, corpses'

Reports from inside the secretive famine-hit pariah state, North Korea, claim a man has been executed after murdering his two children for food.Shocking reports claim North Koreans are turning to cannibalism including details of one man who dug up his...

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Karnataka techie bolts to become fastest 100m online sprinter

MANGALORE: What do Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Roshan Ramachandra of Chintamani share in common? Nothing to say the least. But both have a passion for speed. While Bolt blazes the athletic tracks to be regarded the fastest man on Earth, Roshan Ramachandra...

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Govt, political class slam Pakistan minister's 'concern' for SRK

NEW DELHI: The government as well as the political class on Tuesday slammed Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik's unsolicited statement asking India to provide security to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, stating that India was fully capable of looking...

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Narendra Modi meets Rajnath, says ready for role outside Gujarat

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi told BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Sunday that he was ready to discharge any responsibility assigned to him, reinforcing the estimate that the Gujarat chief minister is going to play a "key role" in charting the BJP's campaign strategy...

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Top 5 facts about male condoms

Even though researchers have time and again proved that using a condom is one of the best methods of preventing unwanted pregnancies, STDs, lately the efficacy of condoms has been debated in many forums.A healthy part of an active sexual life, there...

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'Vishwaroopam' verdict: HC asks Kamal Haasan to consider amicable settlement, order pushed till tomorrow

The Madras high court on Monday advised actor Kamal Haasan to try and settle the controversy surrounding his big ticket film, Vishwaroopam.Justice K Venkataraman while hearing Kamal Haasan's petition against Tamil Nadu government authorities' orders...

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Bhutto-Zardaris’ Indian friend helped break LoC ice

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan used track-II diplomacy to defuse tensions along the line of control (LoC) just after the killing of Indian soldiers and mutilation of their bodies earlier this month which had threatened to set the border ablaze and push...

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Vishwaroopam row brings Kollywood divide to fore

CHENNAI: The 'Vishwaroopam' controversy seems to have brought to light a divide in the Tamil film industry. After superstar Rajinikanth threw his weight behind Kamal Haasan on Friday, director and writer Bharathiraja had no qualms in speaking about this...

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Ind vs Eng: Ian Bell's fine century helps England beat India by 7 wickets

DHARAMSALA: India paid the price for some poor shot selection by their top order batsmen as England rode on Ian Bell's unbeaten century to salvage some pride by winning the fifth and final one-dayer by seven wickets and reduce the margin of defeat to...

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'Vishwaroopam' gets overwhelming response in Kerala

CHENNAI: Kamal Haasan's " Vishwaroopam" opened to an overwhelming response in Kerala, but after the first screening, the film's run was stopped in several theatres following protest from Muslim groups. Trade insiders say it is a clean movie."The first...

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Sex addiction is on the rise in India

BANGALORE: Nirmal, 38, is a smooth-talking executive in a Delhi-based software firm. He is married, has two kids and leads a normal life. Except that by now he's had sex with 922 partners, both male and female."It started when I was in Class IX," he...

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TV producer held for ‘raping’ actress

MUMBAI: The Powai police on Friday arrested a former television executive producer of a production house for allegedly sexually assaulting a 28-year-old TV serial actress who works under the same banner on December 2. The victim, though, lodged the complaint...

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Narasimha Rao had asked Kalam to be ready for nuclear test

NEW DELHI: Just two days before announcement of results of the 1996 general election, then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao had directed A P J Abdul Kalam, scientific adviser to the defence minister at the time, to keep his team ready for a nuclear test.However,...

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Shah Rukh Khan outranks Salman Khan in earning power

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, whose earnings between October 2011 and September 2012 amounted to Rs.202.8 crore, has topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list.The list, a ranking of India's biggest entertainers based on their income...

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'Vishwaroopam' screening stopped in Hyderabad, Bangalore

CHENNAI: Many theatres in Bangalore and Hyderabad cancelled morning and noon shows of Kamal Haasan movie 'Vishwarooopam' on Friday after authorities requested them to help avoid law and order problems on a day when Muslims celebrate the Milad-un-Nabi...

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Kamal Haasan moves HC to get two-week ban lifted on 'Vishwaroopam'

Actor Kamal Haasan lashes out at Tamil Muslim groups protesting against his film Vishwaroopam, which prompted Tamil Nadu government to prevent its screening in theatres for two weeksActor-director Kamal Haasan on Thursday decided to seek legal recourse...

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Google announces redesigned, faster image search

NEW DELHI: Search giant Google has revamped its image search feature. In a blog post, company's associate product manager, Hongyi Li, said that based on feedback from both users and webmasters, the company has redesigned Google Images.The revamped Google...

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Where will you go when BJP comes to power? Nitin Gadkari threatens I-T officials

NAGPUR : A day after becoming a "free man", Nitin Gadkari today held out a threat to I-T authorities, probing dubious fundings in the Purti group with which he was associated, saying nobody would save them when BJP came to power at the Centre."As BJP...

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Bharti Airtel, Idea raise call tariffs

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top mobile phone carrier, said it has raised voice call prices to account for rising costs, sending shares of telecommunication companies higher as investors bet that rivals will follow the market leader.Idea Cellular...

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Google's search business struggling?

Although Google is scrambling to meet consumers as they flock to mobile devices, the question is whether it is moving fast enough.When Google announced its fourth-quarter earnings, investors were watching closely for positive signals of Google's progress...

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Ind vs Eng: India beat England by 5 wickets to clinch the 5-match ODI series

MOHALI: A rejuvenated India clinched the one-day series against England as the hosts rode on the batting heroics of Suresh Raina (89 not out) and Rohit Sharma (83) to fashion a comfortable five-wicket victory in the penultimate game and take an unassailable...

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Filipino cities gain in outsourcing ranking

The latest annual ranking of the top 100 global outsourcing destinations by Tholons, an advisory firm for global outsourcing and research, places Manila at No. 3, up from No. 4 in last year's survey. It has pushed Delhi down to No. 4. ...

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Teachers' recruitment scam: Om Prakash Chautala, son get 10 years in jail

NEW DELHI: In a judgement that could have electoral ramifications in Haryana, former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala were sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years imprisonment for corruption amidst scenes of violence by his supporters...

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Google may soon replace passwords

LONDON: Search giant Google is set to kill off passwords and is experimenting with USB keys, mobile phones and even jewelry that can act as a physical 'key' to give users access to their account.The firm's security experts including an Indian are set...

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Salman Khan inks 500cr deal with entertainment channel

Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan has signed a 500-crore deal with an entertainment channel.According to sources, the agreement, which is first of its kind in India, includes airing all of Khan's films that will release in the next five years.The 47-year-old...

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Rahul Gandhi’s emotional charge floors Congress members

JAIPUR: Rahul Gandhi left Congress reeling when he went through the pain and tribulation of seeing his childhood badminton partners kill his grandmother Indira Gandhi, melting the gathering at chintan shivir (brainstorming session) with an emotional...

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Andhra MP Asaduddin Owaisi surrenders in Hyderabad court

HYDERABAD: MIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, against whom a non-bailable warrant was pending in a 2005 case, on Monday appeared before a court in Sangareddy town of Medak district which remanded him in judicial custody till February 2.Asaduddin,...

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'Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire'

ANAND HOLLA, Mumbai Mirror Jan 19, 2013, 12.00AM IST (Sophiya HaqueMore Pics ) Sophiya Haque, who captured the imagination of a young India waking up to the global village, led a life as colourful as her repertoire For those who grew...

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