Probe urged into Sri Lanka TV star 'execution'

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AFP - ‎6 hours ago‎
COLOMBO — A New York-based media rights organisation Tuesday called for an international inquiry into the death of a Sri Lankan television presenter who was allegedly executed by government forces. A documentary by Britain's Channel 4, "Sri Lanka's ...
The Silence of Sri Lanka New York Times
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Jayalalithaa's letter to Prime Minister on arrested Tamil fishermen

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NDTV.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
"It has been brought to my notice that 23 fishermen of Tamil Nadu who accidentally strayed into Sri Lankan waters while fishing were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy and taken to Thalaimannar Police Station yesterday (20.6.2011) afternoon. ...
Asian Tribune - Hindustan Times

Police among dead as two car bombs kill 25 in central Iraq

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Vancouver Sun - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Two car bombs Tuesday ripped through a group of Iraqi police near the home of the local governor in Iraq's central city of Diwaniyah, killing 25 people and wounding more than 30, officials said.
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Flaherty says no new mortgage rules despite record high household debt

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Montreal Gazette - John Morrissy - ‎1 hour ago‎
Canadians fell even deeper in debt in the first quarter of this year, Statistics Canada reported Monday, as they used low interest rates to buy into the housing market.
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RIM starts handing out layoff notices, report says

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Reuters - Danish Siddiqui, Frank McGurty - ‎1 hour ago‎
A man tries to hold on to his umbrella as he walks past a Blackberry advertisement billboard in Mumbai August 30, 2010. TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has started to hand out layoff notices after it said on Friday it would cut ...
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Office of National Statistics: 'no evidence of data compromise'

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TechRadar UK - Marc Chacksfield - ‎46 minutes ago‎
There were rumours and speculation abound today that hacking collective LulzSec had managed to grab the entire Census 2011 database from the computers of the Office of National Statistics, but we have contacted the agency and it ...
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Why Summer Begins Tuesday

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Fox News - ‎43 minutes ago‎
June 21, 2010: Some 20000 revellers gathered at Stonehenge in England to watch dawn break and celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
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Much ado about Bieber, Gomez, Gaga

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TheChronicleHerald.ca - Nick Patch - ‎4 hours ago‎
eccentric stage theatrics at Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards - but it was a surprise appearance from beloved teen-pop star Justin Bieber that really sent fans into a frenzy.
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Lack of exercise main factor in high obesity rates

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CBC.ca - ‎14 hours ago‎
(Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.) Physical inactivity by Canadians is a major factor contributing to obesity, a report finds.
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Doo movie audio lunched

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Movie Name : Doo
Release Year : 2011
Starring : Sanjay, Nakshathra, Manasa, Urvasi
Music Director : Abishek-Lawrence
Producer : R Gunasekaran, KN Aadhinarayanan
Director : Sriram Padmanabhan
Banner : AG Entertainment
Label : Think Music
Lyricis : Yugabharathi, G Kumar, Na Muthukumar


The music of Sanjay's Doo, directed by Sriram (former assistant of Thirumurugan) was launched in Chennai recently. Natchathira, daughter of yesteryear heroine Sumithra, is the female lead.

According to the director, the film is a family entertainer with the right dose of romance and comedy. Interestingly, the title is inspired by the lingo commonly used among kids when they fight and squabble. The film also has Sangitha, Urvashi, Rajesh, Jegan, Jeeva and Mayilsamy in prominent roles. Music composed by Abhisek-Lawrence was launched under Think Music label.

Note: Simbu and his father T. Rajendran have sung two songs in Doo!

Andrea steps into a new controversy OKOK

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Andrea Jeremiah is pretty, confident, honest, boasts off a brilliant voice and what not. She is the perfect package for performance-oriented roles and there’s no denial to that. But things seem to be going in the wrong way for her as controversies seem to sniff her out in every project.


She opted out from Selvaraghavan’s forthcoming ‘Irandam Ulagam,’ following an issue with the team and a row with the director. Richa Gangopadhyay replaced her in no time. Now, she’s roped in to play a key role in ‘Oru Kal Oru Kannadi’ that stars Udhayanidhi Stalin and Hansika Motwani.

Andrea wanted to bring in a renowned make-up artist from Mumbai and arrived at the set with her. But this led to a fury among our Chennai technicians as they did not want an outsider to do this and the artist did not posses a local card…

This led to a chaos and Andrea backed-up her make-up artist and supported her and the unions here didn’t back out either. Udhayanidhi had to step in and settle the issue by requesting the make-up artist to leave the set!

Rumours related to Rana being dropped

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Superstar Rajinikanth has written a four-page letter to his fans that he is doing good and has thanked them for their prayers for his speedy recovery. In his letter, he has also said that he is raring to start his upcoming multilingual film Rana.


The rumours related to Rana being dropped started doing rounds after the superstar was taken to Singapore following his ill health. For the first time after falling ill, the superstar came out to clarify the rumours pertaining to Rana being shelved. “My duty is to make you happy. Soon, I will act in Rana and make you happy”, the Times of India quoted the actor as saying.

Dhanush, the son-in-law of Rajinikanth, has said that the superstar has recovered and is keen to start his next project. His family is moved by the fans' love and they are obligated to them.

Rajinikanth starrer Rana also features Deepika Padukone in one of the female lead roles in the film. The movie is directed by KS Ravikumar and jointly produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and Eros International. Oscar Award winner AR Rahman will score the music for the film and Rathnavelu will handle the camera.

Sun declares out Venghai on july 7

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Dhanush- Tamannaah starrer Venghai directed by Hari is going to be marketed directly by the producer Bharathi Reddy.


Earlier, Sun Pictures were reported to have taken over the project, but now they are no longer associated with the film.

Bharathi Reddy is directly booking theatres and talking to the distributors for a July 7 release.

There is a big buzz about the film which had a soft audio launch last week at the Sun studios.

The music by Devi Sri Prasad is peppy.

I have never thought about love: Sameera Reddy

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Sameera Reddy is acting in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. Sameera while speaking said, “ I am happy that I am acting in three languages. The Tamil and Telugu audience are stable minded. Once they like a person they will keep on celebrating. But Hindi audience are not like that. Today they will enjoy but tomorrow they will forget. 


It is a good matter for South Indian actresses to go to Bollywood. But they have to struggle a lot to stabilize there. They have no respect for South Indian actresses. Now I am pairing with Vishal in a film directed by Prabhu Deva. I will be acting in some more films.

Talks are going on regard with this. Many are asking me when I am going to get married or whether I am in love with anyone. Since I am busy in acting I have never thought about marriage or love. Currently I am love with cinema only.”

Trisha goes to Bhojpuri movies

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Retirement in Kollywood gets the women of Kollywood a job in Bhojpuri...

We have seen all the retired women working/worked for Bhojpuri films. Bhojpuri is a language spoken in Bihar.


As Trisha has no job in Kollywood and no takers in bollywood, there is a great demand for her Bhojpuri..

Soon you can see her Bhojpuri movies...

while saying Good Bye to Trisha from Kollywood, wishes her for a great success in Bhojpuri movies!

Suriya one more Telugu film Nandha

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It’s obvious that Suriya’s films dubbed in Telugu get a good reception. Now, we have his yesteryear hit movie Nandha dubbed as Bala-Suriya, which will be released by Nagamalla Shankar of Sri Siva Shankara Art Productions.


Though the film is more than a decade old, the producers are positive as they feel the power-packed performance of Suriya and stunning direction by Bala will draw more crowds to the theatre.

The dubbing works have already commenced and Yuvan Shankar Raja’s songs will hit audio stores by the end of June while the theatrical release is scheduled for the third week of July.

Jiiva-Shriya Rowthiram coming soon

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After the success of Ko, Jiiva's career graph is definitely on the rise! The actor is currently busy with three projects: Shankar's Nanban, Gokul's Rowthiram and Kannan's Vanthaan Vendraan. The latest buzz is that the shooting of both Rowthiram and Vanthaan Vendraan has been completed. Earlier, both these films were scheduled to grace theatres on the same day; however, on Jiiva's request, debut director Gokul's Rowthiram will hit screens first, followed by Vanthaan Vendraan.


In Rowthiram, Jiiva plays the role of a youngster who questions the system; Shriya is his supportive lover who also happens to be a law student. "The movie is being directed by Gokul, a debutant, camera is by Shammi, another debutant and the music is also by a debutant Prakash Nikki. It is has been interesting shooting for the movie. I won’t call it a different movie, but it is indeed interesting. It is being made by our home banner and I am happy the way it has shaped up," Jiiva said in an exclusive interview in recently.

Vijay celebrates his birthday what will be on the top spot?

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The actor is facing a splendid time in his career now, what with the big names in the industry roping him in. On the political front too, the leader he supported is wielding power. All is going as planned and tomorrow when he celebrates his birthday what will be on the top spot in Vijay’s mind?


Here is what. Vijay, reports reveal, has requested his fans to celebrate his birthday tomorrow helping the poor and the needy in the society. The actor has been in the news many times earlier too for the efforts that he takes for the underprivileged in the society.

There are reports that all the babies born tomorrow at the Govt. Children Hospital in Egmore will receive a gold ring for their little finger. Incidentally this happens to be the same place where the star was born more than 37 years back on the same day. It is not very clear who will sponsor the gifts for the newborns though.

Some birdies also reveal that Vijay will lunch with the children in an orphanage tomorrow. It is good to know that the stars are able to do their bit for the underprivileged and the orphaned on their special days.

Great going ‘Ilaya Thalapathi,’ we hope many follow your footsteps!

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