Our stand will spell with loud and clear - Naidu

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced that his party would spell out its stand on Telangana in the all-party meeting scheduled to be held on December 28.

 

Addressing a meeting during his "Vastunna Mee Kosam" padayatra here, Naidu said that the TDP would clearly specify its stand on statehood for the region in the all-party meeting...Click Here

SVSC song shoot in Pune

The entire unit of Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu are working their hearts out to release their movie in Sankranthi season. Till yesterday, few montage song bits are shot in Hyderabad and now the unit is in Pune for a song shoot on Mahesh and Samantha. The shoot will go on till 10th of this month. After this song, there is one more song yet to be filmed. The audio release event of the movie will take place on 15th December and the movie will hit the screens on January 11th, 2013 as Sankranthi gift... Read More

TRS is a secular party, but achieving Telangana by any means our priority

Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA T Harish Rao stated in the Legislative Assembly on Sunday that his party was secular since its inception and would remain so in future too.

Responding to MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's suggestion to TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao for not joining the BJP-led NDA, the TRS MLA said that the TRS has always been a secular party. He said KCR was known for his secular credentials and the TRS too has remained secular since its inception.

 

Referring to the speech that he made in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday demanding Rs 5,000 crore budget for the minorities, Harish Rao said that Hindus should raised the issues of Muslims and vice-versa.

Sanjay Dutt gets teary-eyed over mother's fight against cancer

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who announced the collaboration between the Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation and Britain-based NGO Healing Little Hearts here, became emotional as he recalled how he lost his mother, veteran actress Nargis Dutt.

 

Sanjay, who attended the launch with his sisters Priya and Namrata Wednesday, almost shed a tear or two at the event.

"In the year 1981, when my mother came back from Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital, she had a liver failure and she was taken to a hospital. I don't want to name the hospital," Sanjay recalled... Read More

Aamir Khan's Talaash Review

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within is an upcoming Indian mystery film directed by Reema Kagti. The project is jointly produced by Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions, and stars Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Raj Kumar Yadav in pivotal roles. 

The soundtrack is scored by Ram Sampath along with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Principal photography for the film occurred during March–November 2011 taking place primarily in Mumbai, Pondicherry and London. Talaash is scheduled to release on November 30, 2012[3] and has received a UA certificate from the Indian Censor Board... More Details

A 'Pakistan' where Kasab's hanging was celebrated

Days after the execution of Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the people of Pakistan are in a celebratory mode.

There is a village in Bihar that bears the same name as India's neighbour, Pakistan, and in that little village, with about 35 households and a total population of about 250, residents are happy that justice has finally been done to a man responsible for so many deaths four years ago.

Pakistan is the name of a village in Singhiya panchayat, Srinagar block, Purnea district, Bihar. It is about 30 km from Purnea town, the district headquarters.

"People in Pakistan not only distributed sweets and burst crackers but also plan to organise a feast soon to celebrate the hanging of the terrorist," said a police officer in Purnea, about 350 km from the state capital... Read More

Driven by poverty, Kasab took to crime and jihad

It was his father's refusal to buy him new clothes on Eid that forced a miffed Ajmal Amir Kasab to quit home, take to crime and then embrace jihad, leading to his death in India.

Until then, the now 25-year-old Kasab -- who was hanged in Pune Wednesday for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack -- led a simple life in an impoverished part of Pakistan's Punjab province. 

He belonged to a poor family. His father was a food vendor while a brother was a labourer in Lahore.

It was in 2005 that Kasab decided to quit home after quarrelling with his father who could not provide him new clothes because of poverty.....

....Kasab and Khan tried to make a U-turn. The alert policemen opened fire, killing Khan.

A panicky Kasab pretended as if he was dead. But when assistant sub-inspector Tukaram Omble approached him, Kasab opened fire, killing him.

Omble took five bullets but -- in an act of bravery that made him a posthumous hero -- held on to Kasab's weapon, enabling his colleagues to overpower him...

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Web News Reporting Gaining Popularity in Southern India

People of Southern India like to be informed about everything that goes on around them. For accomplishing the same goal, they turn to different new reporting mediums. While print media has dominated the field for a long time, web news reporting is the rising superstar. There are plenty of reasons why web has become the favorite child of the Telugu masses for day to day updates. Let’s highlight some of the most crucial points to understand why the metamorphosis has happened;

Limitless content

Web is laden with content; there are limitless websites that offer variety of content on news, entertainment, sports, general information and what not. If a piece of writing doesn’t convince a reader, one can easily visit another website for additional information. Reading a regional newspaper or magazine doesn’t bring such advantages. Availability of fresh local content is also one of the greatest factors for such viral popularity of web as a source of information.
No cost

While magazine subscriptions and newspaper cost money, information on web comes at no cost at all. Of course one has to get an internet connection for the service but internet serves numerous other purposes too. There is no dearth of reputed web brands that offer precise and accurate information through website platforms. Andhra news for readers interested in local political matters is easily available on web at near about no cost. So, why would anyone invested in magazines that are getting costlier day by day?

Variety of mediums

Internet boasts of text based information, pictures, videos, cartoons, webcasts and a lot more. Nearly all the mediums in which information can be absorbed are available online. Worldwide acceptance and popularity comes naturally with such a variety available on a decent internet package. In the entertainment field too, web has grown by leaps and bounds. To reach Tollywood fans settled in foreign lands, websites like Andhrareporter bring content on new releases, trailers, celebrities and related information. Such websites makes sure of different mediums to please their visitors.

Cost effective For Startups

Maintaining news channels and running dailies require a lot of money; just passion for news reporting is not enough. Web is a cost effective medium for people who are passionate about creating awareness and wish to run news startups. Southern entrepreneurs are fast turning to web to kick start their dream projects. Be it gossip, sports or politics, you can easily find web platforms that are flourishing and expanding their base. Recent Telangana news can also be found easily through such platforms.

Thinking web is only scoured for news by only a small fraction of people can be a big mistake. As more and more jobs demand continuous touch with internet, people are spending more time on web. For entertainment purposes too, internet is getting popular. Tollywood fans especially adore reviews sites and Telugu actress photo gallery.
So, it can be said that besides news reporting, internet is also gaining popularity in Southern India for entertainment purposes. Third world countries boast humungous number of internet users, and considering internet is not a very old phenomena, the growth prospects are very promising.
Andhrareporter is a leading player in the Indian web news reporting business and covers variety of areas like entertainment, local news, cinema and technology. It also brings latest Telugu releases for Southern audience.

Eighteen killed, several injured in Patna Chhath stampede

At least 18 people, including children and women, mostly devotees, were killed and several others were injured in a stampede during Chhath festival celebrations in Patna Monday evening, police said.

A district administration official said the incident took place when people were returning after offering prayers at sunset at Adalatganj ghat.

 

“This shocking incident took place after a temporary bridge made of bamboo collapsed due to heavy rush of people, mainly devotees and their family members,” a police official said... Click Here

SC issues notice to central government in coal scam

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government and the CBI on a public interest litigation that has sought cancellation of all coal blocks allocated to private companies and a SIT probe into the alleged scam.

The PIL has demanded cancellation of all coal blocks and probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the arbitrary manner in which these were allocated, purportedly causing huge loss to public exchequer.

The apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Anil R. Dave issued the notice on a joint PIL by NGO Common Cause and other eminent people, including former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian, former chief election commissioner N. Gopalaswami and others... Read More

Bal Thackeray’s newspapers sport black front pages

 

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray‘s favourite newspapers, Saamna (in Marathi) and Dopahar Ka Saamna (in Hindi), were published with a full black cover jacket and a full black cover page Sunday.

Thackeray, who passed away Saturday, was the founder-editor of both the newspapers, though the day-to-day affairs were managed by his hand-picked and trusted executive editors... Click Here

BJP's poll poser - how to net Gujarat's Muslim vote

 

Will Gujarat's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manage the unthinkable and garner Muslim votes when the state goes to the polls next month? The party is certainly hoping that the Muslim community, comprising almost 10 percent of the population, will forget the volatile past but has done little to win back the confidence of what is a valuable 'vote bank'.

As Chief Minister Narendra Modi makes a third bid for power, the BJP at the national and state levels acknowledges the importance of getting the Muslim vote. But party leaders are evasive when asked what was being done to woo the Muslim vote... Reporting by AndhraReporter

Petrol prices slashed by 95 paise

Petrol price was cut by 95 paise per litre on Thursday, the second reduction in rates since October, on account of fall in international oil prices.

Petrol in Delhi would cost Rs 67.24 a litre from midnight tonight, down 95 paise from Rs 68.19 a litre.

 

Prices vary from city to city due to differential local sales tax or VAT rates.

The last reduction in petrol price before this was the 56-paise cut to Rs 67.90 a litre on October 9. Thereafter, the rate was hiked by 29 paise following government decision to raise the commission paid to petrol pump dealers... Read More

Prabhas' Mirchi gets a date

The music release date of MIRCHI has been confirmed. Composed by Devi Sri Prasad, the audio release will take place at a grand event on December 10, 2012.

 

The trailers and song promos are expected to be aired on television on same day. The first look of the film has got great response, especially Prabhas looks ultra stylish and could be a one more good family entertainer from this latest youth icon... Read More

Six killed, eight injured in Iraq violence

 

Six people were killed and eight others wounded in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in Iraq on Thursday, police said.

One of the attacks occurred in the morning when a roadside bomb ripped through Mahmoudiyah town, some 30 km south of Baghdad, without causing human casualty, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Another car bomb detonated among Iraqi security forces and civilians who gathered at the site of the first blast, killing two people and wounding five others, the source said... Click Here

BJP to decide on Modi’s PM candidature later: former UP CM Kalyan Singh

 

Admitting that many people want to see Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as India’s next prime minister, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would take a call on this at the appropriate time. He said he would return to the party soon after having gone separate ways.

“The decision on Modi will be taken by the BJP and the NDA at an appropriate time, but I can say he is a very tall leader with no graft taint on him,” said Kalyan Singh, who was chief minister when the Babri Masjid was razed in 1992 and who is all set to return to the BJP after a bitter parting.

He also predicted a clean sweep for Modi in the Gujarat assembly polls in December with an improved tally from the 117 seats in the 182-member house...Read More

‘India ready to help Bangladesh in agriculture’

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India would be happy to extend assistance to Bangladesh in the field of agriculture.

He conveyed this to visiting Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury who called on him at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.

 

Begum Matia Chowdhury is in India to explore cooperation in the field of agriculture.

Mukherjee said that India and Bangladesh enjoy close and friendly relations. “Multifaceted cooperation between the two countries has further strengthened through a number of initiatives taken by both sides over the recent past,” according to a statement...

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Student Of The Year First Week Box Office Collections

Regardless of the star-cast in the movie, KJO's brand value did work for SOTY in BIG way at-least to begin with. The first week collections of Student of the year are very strong and the movie was able to sustain in week-days also after it's good first weekend, which is a key for the film business.

Week 1 box office collections Click Here

Acting, not romance, is my forte: Shah Rukh Khan

He may be known the world over as the ultimate icon of romance but only five of his 75 films portray him as the romantic hero, says Shah Rukh Khan, who believes that projecting him as the lover boy is "oversimplification".

 

"Honestly, I think acting is my forte. I think this is oversimplification - five out of the 75 films that I have done have been romantic. They have done well, so have the other ones," Shah Rukh told IANS in a group interview here.

He had made it big initially with grey roles in "Baazigar" and "Darr", but was labelled king of romance following the stupendous success of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", "Dil To Pagal Hai" and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"...Read More

Lucky to have earned hit tag: Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi is in no hurry to shed his ‘serial kisser’ tag as the actor, who has managed to reinvent himself with films like The Dirty Picture and Shanghai, likes his bold image.

 

Starting his journey with erotic-thrillers like Murder, Zeher,Kalyug and others, Hashmi moved on to try different roles in Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, The Dirty Picture, Murder 2, Jannat 2, Raaz 3 and Shanghai. Hashmi believes that the only thing that has changed is that he is now called a ‘hit’ actor.

“I am still kissing in my films and will keep doing that. But I am lucky to have earned the ‘hit’ tag as I have always opted to work on unique films,” Emraan told reporters here at the DVD launch of Raaz 3... Reporting by Andhra Reporter