Ahead of the assembly polls in Punjab and the remaining phase of Uttar Pradesh polls, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has issued a video statement in which

Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh who created a storm on X platform by posting a cryptic tweet critical of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sa

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy asked officials on Monday, September 6, to focus on road repair works in the state once the monsoon recedes.

The economic impact of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has everyone worried. As the last day for the extended lockdown – May 3 – draws closer, there a

Over 300 scientists from across India, including renowned names like Prof LS Shashidhara (Professor of Biology, IISER Pune and Ashoka University) and Prof Parth

While doctors, nurses, public health professionals and other frontline workers struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in India, complicating

The UK weekly, Eastern Eye has published a list of south Asian celebrities, based on their philanthropic activities done during the COVID-19 pandemic. Want to k

Fifty years ago, in a studio in Chennai (then Madras), a four-year-old girl faced the cameras for a mythological film titled Thunaivan, produced by Sandow MMA C

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday, June 8, said that a "fearful atmosphere" was created for Dalits, the poor and minorities in the sta

Kannaiyan and his brother Krishnan, two elderly farmers in their 70s, living in Attur of Salem district in Tamil Nadu, received a summons from the Enforcement D

Actor Vijay’s Bigil has broken many records and raked in one of the highest collections of this year’s releases. Now, it's also been revealed that the film was

Avadi police in Tamil Nadu have arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s K Venkatesan in connection with a land scam worth Rs 2 crore. Venkatesan, it must be not

Actor Vijay and Trisha’s upcoming movie has been titled Leo, the film’s makers announced on Friday, February 3. The movie, which was tentatively titled ‘Thalapa

About 300 Twitter handles of the Jana Sena party in Andhra Pradesh was suspended by the social media platform on Tuesday. The social media wing of Jana Sena has

About a month ago, Ambedkar was found trending on Tamil Twitter as a hashtag. It was not on the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth or death anniversary or in co

With just hours to go for the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Monday, January 22, celebrities from the Malayalam film industry have taken to sharin

In recognition of his commitment to promote communal harmony through fact-checking and responsible reporting, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been confe

As director Sudipto Sen’s controversial film The Kerala Story heads to theatres, political organisation Muslim Youth League has challenged the makers to prove t

In an apparent bid to restrict the powers of the Governor, the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday, April 25, adopted a Bill empowering the state government to appoin

Ilayathalapathy Vijay, as he is fondly referred to by his fans in Tamil Nadu, has now gone international. The Mersal actor has been honoured with the Best Inter

Actor-politician and Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday, October 27, raised the controversy of ganja and drug smuggling in the state of Andhr

A young man in a simple grey shirt and grey pants is surrounded by students – all of them crying, hanging on to him, holding him back. G Bhagawan, the beloved E

In an explosive report, the Washington Post has revealed that the Indian government summoned top executives of Apple and pressured them to alter their statement

Actor Rashmika Mandanna will be joining the cast of popular Kollywood actor Vijay’s upcoming film Thalapathy 66. Marking the occasion of Rashmika Mandanna’s bir

A scheduled talk by US-based Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan was cancelled by Google after the company allegedly buckled under pressure from employees wh

Reacting to the Supreme Court overturning the remission orders of those convicted in the brutal gang rape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots, Tamil Na

Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief and Telugu film star Pawan Kalyan on Thursday donated Rs 1 crore for the welfare of Indian Army men's families, to authorities at th

On May 4 evening, an apparently angry Tejasvi Surya, Bangalore South MP and president of the BJP Youth Morcha, held a press conference where he spoke about “wid

Writer, poet and activist Nitasha Kaul was allegedly detained by the Immigration authorities at the airport in Bengaluru on Friday, February 23. Nitasha recount

Actor Ajith Kumar’s next title Valimai, which marks his second collaboration with producer Boney Kapoor and Director Vinodh was launched last year and its regul

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan recently conducted a question-and-answer session with fans on social media to celebrate completion of his 29 years in the film ind

Kannada film Kantara, which saw huge commercial and critical success all over India, is on the reminder list of films eligible for the 95th Academy Awards. In i

Senior anchor and Consulting Editor of India Today Rajdeep Sardesai has been taken off the air for two weeks for claiming that a farmer’s death during the Janua

Lakshmi Narasimha Ikkurthi typically finds himself occupied on the farms of Yazali village in the Bapatla constituency of Andhra Pradesh. But now, the activist

Uday Kotak is a rare banker whose firm features on the list of electoral bond donors. For nearly a decade, the 65-year-old banker was locked in a tussle wi

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and his family are fighting to secure bail for their eldest son Aryan Khan. A special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subst

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to meet Telugu actor Junior NTR on Sunday, August 21. Home Minister Amit Shah is in Telangana to address a public ral

Twitter India released the top trends for the year 2020, and Tamil actor Vijay’s selfie with fans in Neyveli emerged as most retweeted with 145.7K retweets. As

When actor Vijay left his house on a bicycle to cast his vote on Tuesday morning, causing a massive flutter among voters, little did he think that he would be r

Thiruninravur police station in Chennai has registered an FIR against Nupur J Sharma, the editor-in-chief of OpIndia and the website’s CEO, Rahul Roshan. The ac

The makers of actor Ajith’s much-anticipated Tamil movie Valimai unveiled a new making video from the film, featuring glimpses from the sets. Apart from Ajith,

Sometimes, it might be easier to explain the Big Bang than trying to comprehend the workings of celebrity fans on Twitter. To a seemingly very generic question

After delivering the blockbuster film Master, Kollywood star Vijay is gearing up for another film. Fans have been eager to receive updates about his upcoming pr

Bengaluru South Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya allegedly opened the emergency exit of an aircraft without any authorisation at the Chennai airport on December 10, 2

It has been barely two days since the second song ‘Jolly O Gymkhana’ from Vijay’s next film Beast dropped. Fans have been treated to another update about the mu

Following the long-awaited Valimai update — the motion poster of the film — team Valimai and fans have another reason to rejoice. The video of Valimai’s first-l

The Jana Sena Party (JSP) led by actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has warned that it would soon get into action mode in the agitation against the disinvestment of

The top one percent of wealthy people in India owned more than 40% of the total wealth created in the country from 2012 to 2021, while only 3% of the wealth has

Chaitra Kundapura, a known anti-Muslim speaker and right-wing activist, allegedly sought refuge in the home of a Muslim Congress leader, Suraiyya Anjum, as Karn

'Singappenney' lyric video from Vijay’s upcoming sports drama Bigil was released on Tuesday. Sung by AR Rahman and Shashaa Tirupati, the 7.30-minute video begin

In an embarrassment to the Union government and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a serving Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer has written a scathing lette

Treating actor Mahesh Babu’s fans with the first look poster from Sarkaru Vaari Paata, the makers of the movie unveiled the ‘first notice’ poster on Saturday, J

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Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan joined photo sharing app Instagram on Tuesday, July 4. Within a few hours, the actor had amassed more than 6,26,000 followers on t

Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s upcoming movie with director Krish Jagarlamudi has been titled Hari Hara Veera Mallu. The makers announced the title and released the

On a day when the Supreme Court of India passed a unanimous verdict to strike down the controversial electoral bond scheme, social media was abuzz with an obser

A former High Court judge allegedly lost a huge amount of money after he paid two men who claimed to be with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for favours f

Putting an end to the long wait for fans, the makers of actor Ajith’s much anticipated film Valimai dropped the second single from the project on Sunday, Decemb

The investigation into the death of actor-VJ Chithra is underway at the hotel in Chennai where she died. The autopsy will be performed at the Kilpauk Medical Co

The Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced certain traffic restrictions not for a VIP visit, but for a movie event. Expecting a huge influx of fans and others

Distributors of the recent Ajith-starrer Viswasam have claimed that the film completed a gross collection of Rs 125 crores across Tamil Nadu on Thursday. This,

Vijay’s fans have been discussing his films and circulating a Common Display Picture (CDP) ahead of the actor’s birthday on June 22. The makers of his last outi

Ajith’s first look from Valimai is finally here. The motion poster video opens with a silhouette of the star in biker gear, wearing a leather jacket and a helme

Twitter has labelled as "manipulated media" a tweet of BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on the alleged toolkit prepared by the Congress to target the Mod

Director Harish Shankar unveiled the much-awaited title and first look of his next film with actor Pawan Kalyan on Thursday. The film was tentatively titled as 

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday, April 9, challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to name a state that has performed better