Rajinikanth's personal trait can become a political issue if he enters politics and could get translated as sympathy if not support for the BJP, which can cut both ways, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The 92nd Annual Academy Awards hardly had any surprises up its sleeves. Here's a quick look at the winners.
Plus there's Javed Akhtar and Shatrughan Sinha.
Facing resistance from people who are likely to get displaced by its mega steel project near Paradip, South Korean steel major Posco is looking at "other options".
Carlos Vela's penalty and a superbly-taken breakaway goal by Javier Hernandez gave Mexico a 2-1 World Cup Group F win over South Korea on Saturday which put them on the brink of a place in the last 16.
The former beat Korea's Jeong A Cho while Luangnam overcame Natasha Khan of England in the semi-finals of the ITF women's tournament.
Veteran journalist Cho Ramaswamy says the Tamil Nadu police wouldn't have acted without solid evidence against the seer.
Ankita Bhambri registered an easy\n\nwin against Koreas's Eun-Hye Cho in the first round of the USD\n\n10,000 ITF Women's Circuit on Monday.
The Pet Fed event in Delhi saw the canine companions get playful.
A Kannada actor, a design student and TV journalist talk about their fashion nightmares on the sidelines of the Lakme Fashion Week.
The film will release on May 17 in India.
In a believe it or not sale, a 15-year-old boy and his mother in the US both secured amazing deals on 'Black Friday', a day of drastic discounts and rock-bottom prices in the US, buying cars for $1 each.
Deprived of a place in the India 'A' squads, Harbhajan Singh finds himself with limited opportunities to stage a comeback, but the out-of-favour spinner is determined to make an impact in the upcoming Champions League T20 to force his way into national reckoning.
Cho Ramaswamy talks about the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, the DMK walking out of the UPA and also his thoughts on the next Lok Sabha elections.
China is facing a avalanche of sex scandals as 'investigative reporter' whose videos of an official in compromising position with his mistress created embarrassment for the government, plans to release more such clips.
What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend!
If there's one thing about the decade our glamorous lot is in NO RUSH to replicate, it is the '80s' kitschy, over-the-top sartorial style.
Smiling ear to ear after grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup tie against India, South Korean captain Yong II Yoon said it turned out easier than expected for his team but the task is yet to be finished.
On the iconic music composer's 19th death anniversary, musician Leslie Lewis recounts his R D Burman memories.
The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday came down heavily on reported statement of Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on imposition of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh and termed it as an insult of the democratic practice.
Former Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna will play the role of honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang.
As rural areas see a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday issued new guidelines for containment of the virus advising that peri-urban and rural areas plan a minimum 30-bedded COVID Care Centre for asymptomatic cases with comorbidities or mild cases where home isolation is not feasible.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday night dismissed the extradition notice served on him earlier in the day by Scotland Yard, saying he "almost certainly will not" attend a police station after breaching bail conditions.
Barely a month after All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa talked about a national role for her party in the Lok Sabha polls due in 2014, Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani on Saturday described her as a "natural ally," fuelling speculation that both parties could come together ahead of the polls. "We see in Jayalalithaa a natural ally," Advani said at the 42nd anniversary celebrations of Tamil weekly 'Thuglaq'.
North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol set an Olympic record and matched the world record for the men's 56 kilogram clean and jerk lift on Sunday by lifting 168 kg - exactly three times his own bodyweight.
"Arjun is much better now but has been advised medication and rest. He is responding very positively to the medication. Arjun will be coming back to New Delhi on May 10. Thank you so much for all your prayers and well wishes," Priya Vajpai, mother of the 16-year-old who became the youngest Indian to conquer Mount Everest in May 2010, told rediff.com over telephone from Kathmandu.
Sixteen-year-old Arjun Vajpai, who became the youngest Indian to conquer Mount Everest on May 21, 2010, is being rushed to Delhi after he fell ill during an expedition. "Arjun Vajpai's expedition to Mount Cho Oyu and Mount Shishamangma has been called off due to Arjun's ill health. Arjun has returned to the advance base camp and he is being attended by the doctor," said his mother Priya Vajpai.
On July 13, 2011, Bapi Motilal Khetu had barely sat down at a shop in Khau Galli in Zaveri Bazaar locality of Mumbai when a bomb placed in a Honda Activa scooter exploded. A year later, he is scared of leaving his home and complains that life will never be the same for him. Divya Nair reports.
Red Bull's 23-year-old German Sebastian Vettel also finally got his hands on the championship winner's trophy at the same International Automobile Federation (FIA) awards ceremony in Monaco on Friday night.
Financial experts feel with inflation still not under control, RBI could raise rates in the future.
'Hot Mess Holiday airs on December 11 -- it's a really fun story.'
South Korea captain Park Ji-sung, considered one of Asia's finest players of the last decade, has retired from international football after their third place finish at the Asian Cup, coach Cho Kwang-rae said.
European champions Inter Milan comfortably booked their place in the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Seongnam of South Korea on Wednesday. Inter will meet surprise packages TP Mazembe of DR Congo on Saturday after the African champions upset Internacional of Brazil 2-0 to become the first team from outside Europe or South America to reach the final.
A draft of the infrastructure portion of the Budget speech for Pranab Mukherjee's consideration.
The National Capital remained under a security blanket in the wake of alerts of "imminent" terror strikes, with Delhi Police deploying a major chunk of its manpower on the streets and crowded commercial centres.
The University of Madras has announced that the institution will offer a masters course in Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) Thoughts.
Jordan striker Ahmad Hayel has been ruled out of Friday's Asian Cup match against Palestine in Melbourne after a "cancelled" doping test, the team said on Wednesday.
In his 35-minute-speech at the Hotel Intercontinental in Houston, Texas, Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Varun Gandhi did not utter a word about politics. He did not even mention his party or the ruling Congress.India had a great opportunity 60 years ago, said Varun, adding "Yet, we chose the wrong path, though with good intentions. We chose outdated ideologies then. The world was following capitalism, but we chose outdated ideas like socialism."
Pranab Mukherjee Gulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel will liaise on behalf of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, while Gujarat Chief Miniser Narendra Modi, Jaswant Singh, S Gurumurthy and Cho Ramaswamy are the pointsmen for Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate L K Advani.
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