la Shane Nigam's Mother Sunila Opens up About Controversy Around the Actor's Professionalism By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:14:39 +0530 Malayalalam actor Shane Nigam has landed himself into a series of controversies with filmmakers, and suggestion of his ban from the industry has also surfaced. Full Article
la Justice Served, Say Nagarjuna, Rakul Preet After Encounter of 4 Accused in Telangana Vet's Rape and Murder By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 10:03:01 +0530 Telugu cinema actors like Nagarjuna Akkineni and Rakul Preet reacted to the news of the encounter, lauding the incident and thanking Telangana police. Full Article
la Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: Celebs and Fans' Wishes Pour in on Thalaiva's 69th Birthday By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 05:17:22 +0530 From Mahesh Babu to AR Murugadoss, members of the film fraternity as well as dedicated fans of the Thalaiva showered him with wishes on his birthday. Full Article
la Telugu Actor-Screenwriter Gollapudi Maruti Rao Dies at 80, Condolences Pour in By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 07:08:22 +0530 Born in 1939, Gollapudi Maruti Rao had worked in over 230 films. He is known for writing the scripts for some of the famous films, which includes Doctor Chakravarthy, Tharangini, Samsaram Chadharangam, Kallu among others. Full Article
la Thalaivar 168: Here’s What Khushbu is Playing in Rajinikanth’s Film By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 04:17:01 +0530 Superstar Rajinikanth flanked by Meena and Khushbu at Thalaivar 168 movie pooja. Full Article
la Kurup First Look Shows Dulquer Salmaan as Kerala's Most Wanted Criminal By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 05:19:53 +0530 Dulquer Salman stars as Kerala's most wanted criminal Sukumara Kurup in the film directed by Srinath Rajendran. Full Article
la Charges Framed Against Malayalam Actor Dileep and Other Acused in Actress' Sexual Assault Case By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 08:08:32 +0530 Dileep and the other accused in the case of sexual assault of an actress appeared before a special trial court on Monday, where the charges were read out to them. Full Article
la Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 2: Meet the Contestants of the Mohanlal-Hosted Show By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 08:19:51 +0530 The second season of the television reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam has 17 contestants from the film and TV industries. Full Article
la Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Trailer Shows an Absolutely Honest Allu Arjun Fighting for the Truth By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 06:25:15 +0530 The Allu Arjun film, also starring Tabu and Pooja Hegde, promises to be a full-on family entertainer. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo will be releasing on January 12. Full Article
la Malayalam TV Host Meera Anil Finds the Love of Her Life, Gets Engaged to Vishnu By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 07:01:26 +0530 Popular television anchor Meera Anil announced her engagement with Vishnu by uploading a video on YouTube. Full Article
la Allu Arjun Receives Praiseworthy Note from Pawan Kalyan Post Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Success By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:25:38 +0530 Released on January 12, Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo opened to glowing reviews from viewers as well as critics. Full Article
la Arjun Suravaram Actor Nikhil Siddhartha Gets Engaged to Long-time Girlfriend Pallavi Varma By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 05:51:06 +0530 Nikhil can be seen sitting down on one knee kissing his lady love’s hands as Pallavi smiles lovingly in the Instagram photo they posted. Full Article
la Samantha Akkineni Shows Love for Naga Chaitanya-Sai Pallavi Starrer Love Story’s Song By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:31:55 +0530 The makers released the musical preview of a romantic track from the film titled Ay Pilla and it has become an instant hit on social media. Full Article
la Stepson Mahesh Babu Unveils Statue of Telugu Actress Vijaya Nirmala on Her Birth Anniversary By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:41:36 +0530 Veteran actress Vijaya Nirmala had starred in over 200 films, besides directing 44 in over three decades. She passed away in June 2019. Full Article
la Dhanush's Next Not Based On Kodiyankulam Caste Riots, Says Mari Selvaraj By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 05:12:28 +0530 Controversy erupted since it was speculated that Karnan is about the 1995 Kodiyankulam Maniyachi communal clash. Full Article
la Naga Chaitanya-Sai Pallavi Starrer Love Story’s Song Ay Pilla Out Now By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 07:02:33 +0530 Love Story is helmed by Sekhar and produced by Ram Mohan Rao. The project went on the floors last September and it will hit the cinemas in summer 2020. Full Article
la Prakash Raj Pays His Staff and Film Crew Salaries Till May Amid Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:17:33 +0530 The actor posted on Twitter that he has taken money out of his reserve funds to pay the people working for him so that they do not suffer because of the lockdown. Full Article
la Gautham Vasudev Menon Confirms Being in Talks with Kamal Hassan for Vettaiyaadu Villayadu By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:32:57 +0530 In an interview, Gautham Menon not only confirmed this news but also revealed that he has been a fanboy of Kamal Hassan. Full Article
la Anupama Parameswaran's Facebook Account Hacked, She Lashes Out at Trolls for Morphed Images By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 06:09:34 +0530 Posting the morphed images on Facebook, Premam actress Anupama Parameswaran slammed trolls for committing the cybercrime. Full Article
la Mollywood Star Ravi Vallathol Passes Away at 67 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 04:56:11 +0530 The actor died due to acute diabetes which led to a heart attack. He was also taking treatment for Alzheimer's disease in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. Full Article
la Kalyan, Ulhasnagar to keep out locals working in Mumbai; Thane plans hostels By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 05:42:15 IST The Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar civic corporations have decided that they will deny entry to local residents who are employed in essential services in Mumbai in their respective cities from May 8. The civic bodies have said these people could unknowingly be carrying the coronavirus and could infect others. Full Article
la Thane & Kalyan roll back plans to keep away locals working in Mumbai By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:22:39 IST Full Article
la Thane: Man takes help of Pakistani to blackmail ex-girlfriend, held By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:17:02 IST A 29-year-old man with the help of a Pakistani friend blackmailed his ex-girlfriend and demanded Rs 1 lakh in exchange of their intimate photos and videos, the accused was arrested by the Thane anti extortion cell. Full Article
la Dutch Restaurant Trials Glass Booths for Dining Amid Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:06:30 +0530 Organisers call the project 'Serres Séparées' (Separate Greenhouses) because they say it sounds better in French. Full Article
la Explained: The Stages and Classification of Covid-19 Transmission By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:17:50 +0530 The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has continuously denied that India has entered the community transmission phase. To each question put to the government on community transmission, during government briefings, it has maintained that contact tracing is being carried out at state levels and the cases can only be classified as local and cluster transmissions. Full Article
la How Lax Rules, Missed Warnings Led to Japan's Second Coronavirus Cruise-ship Hotspot By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:44:11 +0530 The Costa Atlantica now hosts one of Japan's biggest clusters of the coronavirus, which infected one-fourth of the more than 600 people then on board. Full Article
la President Xi Warns Against Complacency as China Downgrades Covid-19 Risk Levels in All Regions By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:58:58 +0530 Xi said the spread of the virus overseas has not been effectively curbed yet and cluster cases were reported in a few areas in China, posing considerable uncertainty to the epidemic control. Full Article
la Vaccine Worked in Monkeys, Claim Researchers from China as Study Shows Covid-19 Adapting to Humans By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:41:09 +0530 They found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - that show how it may be evolving as it spreads in people. Full Article
la New Coronavirus Spread Swiftly Around World from Late 2019, Study Finds By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:57:57 +0530 Scientists at University College London's Genetics Institute found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - which the UCL researchers said showed how it is adapting to its human hosts as it spreads. Full Article
la 'Stop Shifting Blame' - China Slams USA after Donald Trump Coronavirus 'Attack' Claim By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:15:46 +0530 Tension between USA and China has reached fever pitch in recent days as they have exchanged barbed comments on each other's handling of the coronavvirus. Full Article
la Bank of England Sees Worst Slump in 300 Years amid Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:15:29 +0530 The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds. Full Article
la Israel and Italy Claim Breakthroughs in Fight against Covid-19 with Their Vaccines. An Explainer By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:38:56 +0530 While Israel's defence ministry announced a breakthrough in the development of an antibody, Rome-based biotech firm Takis said vaccine tests had shown positive effects. Full Article
la Bangladesh Lifts Curbs on Mosque Prayers as Lockdown Eases By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:53:12 +0530 The mosques and devotees have been asked to comply with a set of safety protocols to hold prayer congregations, the Religious Affairs Ministry said. Full Article
la Iran Says Coronavirus Outbreak 'Relatively Stable' Despite Uptick By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:28:51 +0530 The Islamic republic has battled to contain the Middle East's deadliest outbreak of the COVID-19 illness since reporting its first cases in mid-February. Full Article
la More Than Three Million New People in US Filed Jobless Claims Last Week By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:49:46 +0530 The data bring the total claims filed since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close their doors to stop the virus's spread, to 33.5 million. Full Article
la Donald Trump Talks China, Russia and US Arms Control in Vladimir Putin Call: White House By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:14:03 +0530 Trump and Putin spoke by phone, also discussing the global coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. Full Article
la German Journalist Accuses French Ex-president of 'Grabbing' Her, Files Sexual Assault Complaint By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:28:39 +0530 Giscard's French lawyer said Thursday that the 94-year-old former president retains 'no memory' of the incident. Giscard was president of France from 1974-1981. Full Article
la Post Nat'l Outrage Over Black Man Getting Shot to Death While Jogging, Arrests Made After 2 Months By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:51:26 +0530 Gregory McMichael, 64, previously told police that he and his son chased after Ahmaud Arbery because they suspected him of being a burglar. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper Jones, has said she believes her son, a former football player, was just jogging in the Satilla Shores neighborhood before he was killed on a Sunday afternoon. Full Article
la 'Enemies Remain Enemies': North Korea Lashes South as Kim Jong Un Praises China's Xi Jinping By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:14:39 +0530 Kim sent Chinese leader Xi Jinping a diplomatic communication congratulating him for China's "success" in controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic. Full Article
la Croatian Air Force Plane Crashes Killing Two Crew Members By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:43:53 +0530 Croatia's Defense Ministry says an air force training plane crashed in the southwest of the country, killing two crew members. Full Article
la Georgia Police Arrest Two for Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Man By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:06:52 +0530 The two white men were identified by police as Travis McMichael, 34, and his father Gregory McMichael, 64, who both live in Brunswick. Full Article
la 'The Govt is Failing Us': Laid-off Americans Struggle in Coronavirus Crisis By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:26:59 +0530 Alejandra has not heard anything from the state -- though she has gotten a fundraising email from Republican Senator Rick Scott, who set up the current unemployment system during his tenure as governor. Full Article
la New Study Finds No Benefit from Malaria Drug HCQ for Coronavirus Treatment By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:10:10 +0530 Hydroxychloroquine did not lower the risk of dying or needing a breathing tube in a comparison that involved nearly 1,400 patients treated at Columbia University in New York, researchers reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Full Article
la World Thalassaemia Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:27:08 +0530 The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is '’the dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients'. Full Article
la UN, Partners Launch $6.7 bn Appeal for Vulnerable Countries to Fight Food Insecurity, Gender Violence By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:44:06 +0530 On March 25, the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan was launched, but with humanitarian needs continuing to rise, the updated plan is calling for $6.7 billion for the remainder of 2020. Full Article
la 'Beverages With Less Than 40% Alcohol Are Halal, Can Drink Them': Pak Cleric's Comments Invite Ire By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:11:10 +0530 Controversial Pakistani cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi made the comments in an interview with an online portal when he was asked to respond to some fatwa allegedly issued by clerics in Saudi Arabia that beverages containing 40 per cent alcohol or less are halal (permissible). Full Article
la Men, Money, Plan & Guts: An Incursion Into Venezuela, Straight Out of Hollywood By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:29:29 +0530 The Maduro administration has blamed the attack on the US government, which has denied a connection to Goudreau or his Florida-based security company SilverCorp. Full Article
la Milan a Ticking Coronavirus 'Bomb', Viroligist Warns By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:21:19 +0530 Lombardy region, which has recorded more than 80,000 infections, is the epicentre of Italy's outbreak, one of the worst in Europe in terms of deaths and infections. Full Article
la Coronavirus Pandemic Destroys 20.5 Million US Jobs in April in Historic Collapse By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:23:52 +0530 The job loss according to the US Labor Department destroyed nearly all the positions created in the prior decade Full Article
la 'No Surprise': Trump Plays Down New Unemployment Record as US Loses 20.5 Million Jobs in April By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:14:48 +0530 The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis. Full Article