Leena Maria Paul, who was on the run after allegedly cheating a Chennai bank of Rs 19 crore, was today arrested from a farmhouse here while her male accomplice managed to escape.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday awarded the Padma Shri award to Professor Noburu Karashima for his contribution in the field of literature and education.
Reader Bahadev Reddy has sent us this photograph with the star.
The South Indian Film Artistes' association -- also known as the Thenindiya Nadigar Sangam -- on Tuesday organised a one-day hunger strike to protest against the alleged atrocities committed against the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.
Despite the Congress having nearly four times as many members in the Rajya Sabha as the TMC (48 to 13), Derek O'Brien has been informally leading the coordination of Opposition parties, rallying other parties to demand a discussion on electoral reforms and to protest the government's disinvestment plans, report Rahul Jacob and Archis Mohan.
Insisting that fitness standards in Indian cricket have improved over the years, the national team's Australian physiotherapist Patrick Farhart says he closely monitors each member of the squad as the body-types of players differ considerably.
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The film opens in theatres on November 22.
Potbelly moves away from the run-of-the-mill mughlai cuisine. Try it and you won't be disappointed.
Reader Mariam has sent us this photograph of the South Indian actor.
Images from the IPL match played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday.
At first look, the reader would be aghast at the similarities in the DMK and AIADMK's manifestos, wondering if the same hand had drafted both. Yet, when it comes to drinking water and irrigation supplies, both parties are equally silent on the subject -- as if summer did not exist, as didn't water scarcity, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The film is a biopic of Silk Smitha who had such power over men of all ages, is an uninspiring tale.
Colleagues and friends mourn Sridevi.
'No late nights, no partying.' 'Though she avoided eating beyond her dietary regime, Sridevi loved to feed others.'
At a condolence meeting, organised by the South Indian Artistes' Association for the late CM, Rajinikanth also recalled his strong statements against her during the 1996 assembly polls, which had "hurt" her.
While Prithviraj plays a stunt artiste in Heor, Yami will be playing a south Indian sensation star.
A large number of the civilian awards went to persons from the 'art' category.
In this exclusive interview to rediff.com, Kay Kay Menon talks about why he accepted Udhayam NH4, and what he considers as'non-cinema'.
The 82-year-old veteran playback singer died after a brief illness at his CIT Nagar residence in Chennai.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the gang members involved in the crime have been identified and they will be arrested very soon.
A noted South Indian film actress was harassed for two hours allegedly by a gang of five men, who forced their way into her car before fleeing at a busy area in Kochi.
Reader Arjun Anand has sent us this photograph of the star.
'Raj and DK have taken the effort to look at Moosa as a person.' 'Like, what happened to him?' 'What made him become a terrorist?' 'The emotional trauma that he might have had... that clicked for me.'
A look at the stars who made it to the gala evening.
The announcement comes a day after Sathyaraj, who plays the role of Kattappa in the movie, apologised.
As the annual festival wound down to a close over the weekend, these models made everyone's heads turn.
The actor also said that the Centre will face TN wrath if it fails to set up CMB.
The Big B received the award from Shankaracharya of Kanchi.
June 1 is the official onset date of monsoon in India when it hits Kerala.
With the search for missing Malaysian plane turning to India's neighbourhood, China has sought permission for sending its four warships into the Indian waters, causing a major dilemma for the authorities.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Kajal Aggarwal talks about her second Hindi film, Special Chabbis, set to release on February 8.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Expressing solidarity with jailed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa, a former actor, members of the Tamil cinema industry on Tuesday embarked on a day-long 'silent fast" in Chennai on Tuesday.
V G Mathew, managing director and chief executive officer of South Indian Bank speaks to Gireesh Babu, about demonetisation impact, rights issue and future plans.
India's bond markets have rallied since last year on expectations the Reserve Bank of India will start cutting interest rates as early as February due to sharply easing inflation.
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