STR makes the most unpredictable moves! His Vaalu produced by Nic Arts, directed by newcomer Vijay and featuring Hansika is going to be a quickie and will be released for Diwali this year. Vettai Mannan also produced by Nic Arts with Jai, Hansika and Deeksha Seth which will be directed by Nelson is expected to be a Pongal release next year. Incidentally, Arya's Settai with Premgi and Santhanam with Hansika as the female lead wihich is a remake of …

Hundreds of passengers in several airports across the country bound for foreign trips faced woes as Air India cancelled its international flights after a section of pilots went on a flash strike since Monday. More than 150 pilots have not reported for duty since Monday, throwing the entire international flight schedule haywire. Outbound passengers in Delhi, Kerala, Mumbai and Amritsar are facing difficulties as their flights have been abruptly cancelled …

India is to return to the elite group of countries with a nuclear-powered submarine on Wednesday when it inducts a new vessel leased from Russia. Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony is to formally commission the INS Chakra II at its base in Visakhapatnam, a navy shipyard on the country's south east coast in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The 8,140-tonne submarine, capable of firing a range of torpedoes as well as nuclear-tipped Granat cruise …

The Defence Ministry was today dismissive about a media report that the Army moved two units towards Delhi in January without informing the government, saying such exercises are conducted from time to time. “The points raised in the report have already been clarified by the Army...such exercises are conducted by the Army from time to time,” Defence Ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said in a statement. He also dubbed the report as “baseless and …

After "Force", there's some more action up the sleeves of Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham. The actor has once again signed up to play a cop in director Aditya Bhattacharya's new film "Kala Ghoda" which will also feature Kunaal Roy Kapoor of "Delhi Belly" fame. "Kala Ghoda", set in the Mumbai underbelly, will be shot in real time on actual locations and promises some real action. "It's the story of two cops, one hard-nosed no-nonsense and volatile …

Sonam Kapoor took her time to decide but she has finally given the nod for Raanjhnaa, Dhanush's debut film in Hindi to be directed by Anand L Rai of Tanu Weds Manu fame. They will both be playing students from Varanasi who head to Delhi for their studies. About the decision to have Sonam as the heroine, Dhanush revealed that she was chosen because she has a very expressive face. He added that while it is too early to talk about the film, he is confident …

Ever since it was announced that Imran Khan's hit film Delhi Belly will be remade in Tamil with Arya, speculations have been rife about the rest of the cast particularly the heroine. Kannan will be directing this film. Now we hear that the makers have approached Nayanthara for Shenaz Treasurywallah's role as it is well known that Nayan is always open to experimentation and loves playing quirky characters. The actress was spotted last at the house …

The Obama administration is threatening to impose sanctions on India over its continued economic ties with Iran amid disagreements between Washington and New Delhi over how much and how soon the latter is reducing oil imports from the (in US eyes) pariah nation. India has "failed" to reduce its purchase of Iranian oil and if it doesn't do so, President Barack Obama may be "forced" to impose sanction, unnamed administration officials were cited …

One of the screenplay writers of the Ajith starrer Billa 2, Sharath Mandava is reported to have said that the film is ready for release and after discussing with the Tamil Film Producers Council the release date will be announced. The work on releasing the trailer is on at full swing, he had said. The film has been shot in Epic camera and the output is simply amazing, Sharath reportedly told.

The Delhi government has issued a show cause notice to Bandhua Mukti Morcha chairperson Swami Agnivesh for submitting fake bills for utilisation of a grant of Rs 18 lakh, The Pioneer daily reported. Agnivesh was issued the notice three days back on December 29 by the Revenue Department of Delhi Government. The notice says, “Further, initial scrutiny of the bills submitted by you reflect many shortcomings. For example, many bills submitted are …