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Three Kannada films of different genres are releasing this Friday, November 9.
The NIA seized several electronic gadgets and documents during the searches at the houses of Abdul Nasir and Abdul Rahaman in Kodagu district and Naushad in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
The Kannada superstar was one of the greatest stars of Kannada cinema.
While Wadiyar, scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family, is making his political debut from the Mysore Lok Sabha segment, Lakshmana is state Congress spokesperson and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's confidant.
The police said a verbal duel between Kallega and members of a group over an accident on Monday led to the murder late in night.
The actor is entering the Kannada film industry with Yaksha where he plays Yograj Pulakeshi, an upright police officer.
The film will be titled titled Kwatle Sathisha.
A look at K M Chaithanya and Chethan's second Kannada film together.
The south Indian actress gets candid about life post Mohini.
Kannada thespian Rajkumar is dead, following a cardiac arrest.
The film does little to add a feather to Ramesh's cap.
Joginder Tuteja looks at how successful the genre has been in recent times.
Here's a look at what these young actors are up to.
While dismissing a public interest litigation that challenged the sanctity of the oath taken by members of the legislative assembly in the name of certain persons instead of as mandated in the Constitution, the high court has said that Buddha, Basaveshwara and Ambedkar are considered as divine incarnations which is the same meaning the Constitution employs to denote 'God'.
A look at the two films releasing this week.
The film is produced by S V Babu and the music will be composed by Ajaneesh Loknath.
On the sets of the Kannada film Sugreeva which took just 18 hours to shoot.
The minister said the objective behind setting up the special squad was to create communal harmony.
Filmmaker and actor Arjun Sarja is producing, directing and acting in a big budget Hindi movie.
Why you should always choose floral dresses.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy is Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy's son. He is also former prime minister H D Devegowda's grandson. Nikhil will contest the May 10 assembly election in Karnataka from the Ramanagara constituency.
Actor Ravichandran, music maestro Ilayaraja and director P Vasu will team up for the remake.
However, he claimed that this was a fight to save the party and its ideology and to make Narendra Modi Prime Minister once again.
The party fielded Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur, while Uttar Pradesh minister Jitin Prasada has replaced Varun Gandhi in Pilibhit.
'There is a difference between the American defined 'Development' and 'Progress' or Sarvodaya defined by Mahatma Gandhi. Agricultural land should not be used for non-agricultural purposes. A peasant who owns a piece of land and works on it to earn his living is an independent citizen. We should not make him an urban coolie'
Bhamaa, who is shooting for her upcoming film Shyloo, shares her acting experience.
Golden star Ganesh who has given back to back golden jubliee films like Mungaru Male, Hudugaata, Cheluvina Chiththaara, Chellaata and Galipata, chats with Rediff readers.
A naval officer and his girlfriend, a Kannada film actress, were arrested in connection with the murder of creative head of a television production house.
The Indian team, currently in the Caribbean for their Windies tour, were hosted at the Indian high commission in Guyana.
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'It's a role that challenged me as an actor and allowed me to explore new depths in my performance.'
Along with the much anticipated Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam, two other big budget films will be released this week.
The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced at least 25 sitting MPs with new faces as the party released its second list of 72 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday.
Yogesh and Ragini Dwivedi's Banagari along with two other films Sandalwood Sa Ri Ga Ma and Stree Shakti are up for release.
The film speaks of what happens when small dreams go unfulfilled.
Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer UR Ananthamurthy died at a hospital in Bangalore, where he was undergoing treatment for kidney failure. The 81-year-old was said to be in critical condition and was on multi-monitor support. He was hospitalised for infection and fever 10 days ago.
'An animal behaves out of instinct...'
'The whole narrative will change from TV is dying to TV-plus-digital is the future.'