"This is the picture of ground zero where the thermo-nuclear device was detonated in May 1998 in Pokharan. No crater was found at all! This picture tells the story that we have to do more homework. Indeed, we have to do more honest homework." said K Santhanam, former Defence Research and Development Organisation scientist dramatically holding the picture in his hand in the press conference held in New Delhi.
The film titled Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal will be a love story.
Sundar C's Aambala is a typical masala entertainer with plenty of romance, over-the-top action, humour and great music.
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum or Thirunaal, what's your pick?
T S Santhanam, founder and chairman of Sundaram Finance Ltd and vice-chairman of TVS Group of companies, died in Chennai on Friday morning, company sources said.
Director Sundar C lets his fans down with his clich supernatural thriller Aranmanai, rants S Saraswathi.
Written by Kiruthiga the film has Mirchi Siva and Priya Anand and Santhanam playing the lead roles.
The stars have sleep-walked through their roles resulting in a bad film.
Directed by K S Ravikumar, the film is set to release on superstar's birthday, December 12.
This year, campuses placed most number of students in the first phase compared to past few years.
Director R Kannan talks about Settai- A tamil remake of Delhi Belly
A romantic comedy the film also stars Santhanam and Hansika Motwani.
The film is a simple tale about coping with how after we lose someone we love.
Vijay giving an amazing performance in Thalaivaa which is full of action, drama and emotion.
VTV Ganesh's Inga Enna Solludhu is a total waste of time, write S Saraswathi.
The Tamil remake is set to release early next year.
Endrendrum Punnaga certainly succeeds in entertaining the audience.
A remake of the Telugu hit Dhee, Mirattal is full of cliches and has nothing to offer.
Mirchi Siva and Priya Anand play the lead roles in debutante director Kiruthiga Udhayanidh's film Vanakkam Chennai.
There are many dramatic twists in the film, yet itlacks the depth, intensity and sentiment that we have come to expect from Sasikumar.
Starring Vikram in the lead the film is inspired by the Hollywood film I am Sam.
Director Vijay Chander's Vaalu is a regular commercial entertainer with a weak plot, poor execution, unrealistic action and mindless fun, writes S Saraswathi.
A look at the pictures.
The monthly sales of its bread-and-butter Ambassador slipped to just around 800 in the April-February period.
The question before the country is: Do we need thermonuclear weapons as part of our arsenal for deterrence? If the answer is yes, India must conduct further tests, irrespective of any promise that might have been given to the Americans.
Santhanam also sought to counter claims by Narayanan and others in the establishment that he was not privy to the test measurements and information on Pokhran-II tests.
'Dr Santhanam's crossing over to the side of the sceptics will be a serious challenge to the scientific establishment.'
Santhanam recently stirred a controversy claiming that the nuclear tests done in 1998 were not successful as projected at that time.
Arai Enn 305 il Kadavul's album by Vidyasagar is listener friendly with the right mix of fast beats, melody and entertaining lyrics. Go for it!
'What did he (Kalam) know about extracting, making explosive grade? He didn't know a thing. By being a President, he appeared to wear the stature. He relied on atomic energy to gain additional stature,' said Sethna about Kalam while talking to CNN-IBN.
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The film is a romantic thriller that has all the necessary twists and turns which will definitely entertain the audience.
Suriya's charisma and director Hari Gopalakrishnan's brilliant screenplay make Tamil film Singam 2 a joyful experience.
"They (Armed Forces) need to be reassured about the weapon system they use and about the planning of what kind of the yield they have when they hit the target," Malik, the army chief during Pokhran-II, told Karan Thapar on the Devil's Advocate programme of CNN-IBN.
India was forced to drop plans to explode a nuclear bomb for the second time in 20 years in 1994 at the last moment, according to the nuclear scientist in-charge of the aborted atomic test programme. Nuclear scientist Krishnan Santhanam told Times Now TV that the plans to explode the bomb at Pokhran was put on "hold" due to apparent US pressure.
Hindustan Motors Limited of the C K Birla group plans major diversification into the auto components sector, from its Uttarpara factory in West Bengal.
IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,000 job offers in a record five days, with 144 companies visiting the campus till Dec 5
'I decided to make a horror film in my style.' 'I am sure people will enjoy Aranmanai.' Director Sundar C talks about his new film.
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu mounted to 39 on Monday as the vigourous north-east monsoon paralysed life for the fourth day with the Met office predicting more showers due to cyclone Ogni.
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