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After 40 yrs underground, 2 top Maoist leaders surrender in Telangana

Two senior leaders of the banned CPI-Maoist, one of them a central committee member who had been underground for more than four decades, surrendered before the police on Tuesday. IMAGE: Two top......

Tirupathi temple to hire women barbers

The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam complex, which attracts 50,000 devotees every day, has decided to recruit women barbers at its Kalyanakatta (tonsuring centre).This is for the convenience of lady......

To pray for his survival, BSY leaves for Tirupathi

Ahead of the crucial Lokayukta report on illegal mining in Karnataka which will be submitted before the chief secretary on Wednesday morning, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has sought the......

Don't push us toward independent Tamil Nadu, give us autonomy: DMK's Raja

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A Raja has implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide 'state autonomy', and not push them to seek an independent country.......

Sri Lankan President on a private visit to India

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday left for a two-day visit to India during which he will offer prayers at Bodh Gaya and Tirupathi. He would visit Bodh Gaya and Tirupathi and the......

Luxury bus to Mysore

Mysore will now have a luxury bus link to a few major southern centres, including Bangalore.Eight Volvo buses have been pressed into service by the KSRTC from June 23 to connect Chennai, Hyderabad,......

In Udupi, food is the greatest binder

The whole country may be fighting an election - but in this town where cooking is a religion, all political, ethnic, and linguistic differences vanish when it comes to food. Udupi went to the polls......

4 more products get GI tag

Kerala's Tirur betel leaf, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram, and Palani Panchamirtham, a temple 'prasadam' from Tamil Nadu have been awarded Geographical Indication tag.......

Why temples have not deposited gold with banks so far

Lenders feel temples still have a few apprehensions. Image: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone offers prayers at Siddhivinayak in Mumbai Photograph: PTI. While Shree Siddhivinayak......

Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold with PNB

Siddhivinayak to deposit 44 kg gold ornaments with State Bank of India The Tirumala, or Balaji, temple in Tirupati, one of the richest in the world, has deposited 1,311 kg pure gold bars (0.995......

Perarasu on Tirupathi

If we go by the way Tamil audiences patronise films, Perarasu seems well on his way to a hat-trick. A little rewind will tell you that, of the much talked about fight between Vijay and Vikram at......

Stars Celebrate Makar Sankranti, Pongal

Movie stars celebrate Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri in their special ways. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kreethy Suresh/Instagram Dressed in a traditional sari, Kreethy Suresh prepares Pongal (get......

Kolaver Di composer goes to IIM-A

Ever since 21-year-old Anirudh Ravichander composed the song Kolaveri Di for the film 3, he has become a sensation all over India. After making the Sachin anthem, a tribute to the master blaster,......

Unstoppable Sivaji

The country's highest-paid film star is also its most famously reclusive one. Rajnikanth's latest blockbuster Sivaji: The Bossreleased this weekend across 760 screens to hysterical audiences as......

'Dharmapuri is not a political film'

After giving successive hits like Thirupachi, Sivakasi and Tirupathi, director Perarasu is back with Dharmapuri this Diwali. If he had directed the likes of Ajith and Vijay in his first three......

'Heartbreaking, disturbing': Kohli, Dhawan, Sindhu extend condolences after Vizag gas leak tragedy

'Visuals which are coming out from Vizag are very disturbing' 'Heartbreaking to see the visuals of #VizagGasLeak' IMAGE: Family members take their unconscious children to......

WATCH: Champions CSK accorded rapturous welcome on return to Chennai

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings' players and staff celebrate winning the IPL title on their return to Chennai. All Photographs: Kind Courtesy, Chennai Super Kings/Twitter Champions Chennai Super Kings'......