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MeToo in Mollywood: Verdict expected after 8 years

For nearly eight years, a key question has hung over the glittering world of Malayalam cinema: Could one of its own biggest stars, the actor Dileep, have orchestrated a horrific attack on a fellow...

Not just women, men too have 'pride and dignity': HC

The Kerala high court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor-cum-director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor in 2007 during a film...

Court grants more time for police to probe 2015 Kerala assembly ruckus

A Kerala court on Thursday allowed a police plea for further investigation in the 2015 assembly ruckus case in which charges have already been framed against six prominent Left Democratic Front...

All you need to know about Siddaramaiah's Cabinet

Along with newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, eight Cabinet Ministers took oath on Saturday. Following is a brief background of the new Cabinet...

Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi quits over 'sex CD' controversy

Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday resigned from the state cabinet, following allegations of sexual harassment against him. IMAGE: Ramesh...

Two US-based Indian women win exalted fellowship

Lakshmi Balachandra of Boston College and Ishani Tewari of Brown University were among 15 exceptional doctoral students honored by the Kauffman Foundation with its annual Dissertation...

Manju Warrier to play a super cop

Here's the lowdown from the Malayalam film industry. Manju Warrier will play an IPS officer in Rajesh Pillai's forthcoming film. According to scenarist Arunlal Ramachandran, the character has...

Mohanlal teams up with Priyadarsan

A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry. Priyadarshan is all set to direct Mohanlal in a film titled Ammu to Ammu. The shooting of the film is expected to start later this...

Review: Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum is tacky

Balachandra Menon has lost his touch with Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum, writes Paresh C Palicha. Digital technology has made film-making so easy that anyone with a decent cell phone and internet...

Anoop Menon's Buddy releases today

Debutant director Raaj Prabavathy Menon is all set to present a story of friendship in Buddy, which releases today. The film comes with the tagline ‘You’re my Sonshine’ and has...

S Sreesanth to make his movie debut

Cricketer Sreesanth, who is facing charges of spot fixing and is just out on bail, may be facing the movie camera soon. Cowboy director P Balachandra Kumar has announced his next film, Big Picture,...

Ranji match-officiating Aussie umpire hospitalised

Australian umpire Sam Nogajski was forced to discontinue officiating a Ranji Trophy match between Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai on Monday, as he was hospitalised for dehydration with his Indian...

Dhruv Sitwala retains Asian billiards crown

IMAGE: Dhruv Sitwala. Reigning Asian billiards champion Dhruv Sitwala successfully defended his crown at the Asian Billiards Championship, beating compatriot Bhaskar Balachandra 6-2 in the final...

Rupesh Shah on winning run in World billiards

Defending champion Rupesh Shah continued his fine run in the World Billiards Championship, registering convincing victories in the Point format, in Leeds. The Indian cueist was unstoppable in the...

Consistent Advani continues to rule the green baize in 2016

What is most striking about Pankaj Advani in all these years is his ability to seamlessly juggle between billiards and snooker. IMAGE: Pankaj Advani celebrates after winning the World Billiards...

The 1st 6 and other IPL firsts...

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the 'Firsts' in IPLs so far... IMAGE: IPL cheerleaders in action. Photograph: BCCI First match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Bengaluru, April...

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