Shruthi Haasan joined sets of Mahesh film

Shruti Haasan has joined the sets of her upcoming film in Kortala Siva's direction and the first schedule of the film began recently in Pune. The actress is paired up with Mahesh Babu in this action entertainer and this is the first time that she's acting with Mahesh Babu. Incidentally, Shruti was seen shaking a leg with Mahesh Babu for a special song in Aagadu; however, the duo have never worked together as a lead pair. 

Soon after joining the film's set yesterday, the actress took to her official page saying, "Day one of my new telugu film! Great day lovely energy on sets and it feels like its going to be a lovely movie ! :):) (sic)." More details about the film are expected to be revealed soon. 

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Lingaa world-wide rights are bagged by Eros

Superstar Rajinikanth’s much-awaited movie Lingaa’s world-wide rights of has been sold to  Eros International.

Lingaa will be released world-wide in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi in December, the company said on Monday in a statutory filing to the BSE.

The movie, directed by K.S.Ravikumar, has Rajinikanth reprising a dual role. It is the debut film for  Sonakshi Sinha in Tamil industry, while Anuskha Shetty plays the second female lead. Oscar winning composer A.R.Rahman has scored the music and Rockline Entertainment has produced the movie.

“The Tamil and Telugu audio launch of Lingaa is slated for November 16 in Chennai,” Eros International Media Ltd said. Along with the audio, the trailer in three languages will also be launched.With Eros’ global positioning, Lingaa producer Rockline Venkatesh said the film is expected to be presented on a worldwide platform with maximum reach.

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Rana to act in another Tamil film..????

Rana Daggubati, who acted in  the Ajith Kumar-starrer "Arrambam", will start working on another film in the language early next year. His new Tamil project is not yet titled, and will go on floors starting March 2015.

"I'm on the verge of locking a script in Tamil that I recently heard. This project will go on floors from March 2015. I'll soon be announcing more information about the project," Rana told.

Currently, he is busy shooting for S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu magnum opus "Baahubali", which is being simultaneously shot in Tamil as well. He also recently finished shooting for Gunasekhar's Telugu period drama "Rudhramadevi".

In Bollywood, the 29-year old has also wrapped up work on Neeraj Pandey's "Baby" with Akshay Kumar. Rana also recently signed on Vikram Phadnis's directorial debut "Nia" with Bipasha Basu.

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Modi on a three-nation trip..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set on his 10-day three-nation tour on Tuesday, he is likely to have at least two dozen meetings with world leaders in Myanmar and Australia, sources confirmed on Monday. It will be a power-packed schedule as he goes on a diplomatic meetings and interacts with world leaders on a global stage .

Officials said Modi will meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during his trip to Myanmar, Australia and Fiji between November 11 and 20. 

Modi will have his first meeting with Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the East Asia summit at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar, while the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place during the “informal” meeting of BRICS leaders on the fringes of the G-20 summit in Brisbane.

In Australia, as he meets Abbott, the two countries are also expected to sign a clutch of agreements on combating narcotics, social security, culture, transfer of sentenced prisoners and tourism. This will be their second meeting in two months, as Abbott was the first foreign leader to come for a state visit under the new regime.

“During the course of these summits and my bilateral visits, I will meet over 40 leaders from countries representing Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Pacific Region, as also heads of many multilateral institutions. These meetings are taking place at a time of multiple global challenges. I look forward to seeking a global environment that supports our aspirations for economic development and a peaceful world,” the PM said in his departure statement on Monday, a day before he leaves for Nay Pyi Taw.

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Doctor infected with Ebola released from Hospital

A New York doctor who was diagnosed with Ebola after working with patients in West Africa will be released on Tuesday from a hospital where he has been treated for the disease, the hospital said. 

Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, had been held in isolation in Bellevue Hospital Center since he was diagnosed with Ebola on October 23, after working with patients in Guinea with Medecins Sans Frontieres. 

Spencer will join Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials and Bellevue staff at a news conference on Tuesday morning. Spencer is expected to make a statement but not take questions, the hospital said. 

Ebola has killed more than 4,950 people since it broke out in West Africa earlier this year, according to the World Health Organization. The bulk of the cases and deaths have come in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. 

Spencer is one of a handful of American health workers exposed to Ebola while working in West Africa, the site of the worst outbreak of the disease on record. 

In North Carolina, health officials said on Monday a missionary doctor deemed to be at "some risk" for developing the disease after returning from Liberia had been placed under a 21-day quarantine. 

It was the second quarantine for Dr. John Fankhauser, 52, a family physician from Ventura, California, who officials said has shown no signs of the virus since arriving in Charlotte, Christian mission group SIM USA said. 

In far northern Maine, a nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa and publicly fought quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine after returning to the United States last month planned to move from her home after her quarantine expired on Monday, according to local media. 

Medical experts say Ebola can be transmitted only through the bodily fluid of a person who is exhibiting symptoms.

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A big win for India,contentment for cricket fans

A big win for India, double delight for the Hyderabad Cricket Association as its president, Arshad Ayub, will be the manager of the Indian team to tour Australia next month and then the hometown ‘hero’ Ambati Rayudu’s dismissal of the well-set Tillakaratne Dilshan, providing the biggest cheer of all.

The Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who was introduced to both  teams before the match, spent quite a long time at the venue. He was apparently very interested towards the HCA request to convert the lease agreement of the site into a complete ownership of the Association. “We were told a senior official will be asked to look into this,” says a HCA EC member.

It was good to see the naming of enclosures in the stands after some of the finest players from Hyderabad which included the likes of ‘Tiger’ Pataudi, Abbas Ali Baig, P. Krishnamurthy, Syed Abid Ali, M.V. Narasimha Rao (more popular as Bobjee who was here to watch the match along with another 1971 Indian tour member Govindraj), Kenny Jayanthilal, Mohammad Hussain and Gul Mohammed.

For a change, the fans, who at some gates faced embarrassing moments when they were forced to throw away their caps by cops, were in for a pleasant surprise with the eatables not too expensive at the Pavilion End.

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ICICI bank was asked to pay 50,000

Private banker ICICI Bank  was asked to pay Rs.50,000 to a customer for the loss of the sale deed of his property, which was mortgaged with the bank. While passing the ruling, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) upturned an order of a district forum’s ruling, which has asked the bank to cough up a total of Rs.25,000 in compensation.

Sixty-one-year-old Y. Manikya Prabhu, a resident of Malkajgiri, had taken a loan from ICICI Bank Ltd. and had mortgaged his property. Subsequently, he paid off the loan, and then asked the bank to return his documents.

However, the bank informed him that his documents were lost, lodged a police complaint, and notified the same in English and Telugu newspapers to caution the public from misusing them.

The district forum, apart from awarding Mr. Prabhu Rs.25,000, also directed the bank to execute an indemnity bond in favour of the complainant, in case a third party misused the title deed. It also asked ICICI Bank Ltd. to handover a copy of the report given to the police, the newspaper publications and also to obtain a certified copy of the sale deed and link documents from the concerned Sub Registrar.

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Large amount of explosives seized in jharkhand

In a major haul, security forces seized 400 kg of local explosives and over 1,700 detonators during an anti-Naxal operation in poll-bound Jharkhand on Monday.

The operation was carried out by the elite CoBRA commando troops of CRPF alongwith the Jharkhand 'Jaguars' police unit in the Bokakhar-Ranidah area of Latehar district early this morning.

According to officials, the seized items include 1,745 detonators, three gas cylinder based Improvised Explosive Devices of 50 kg each, a 5kg cane bomb, 400kg of urea mixed with petrol, 10kg of gun powder, nitro sulphide wighing approximately 1 kg, two large cutter machines, two drill machines, 400 syringes, tool boxes, electronic gadgets and 200 pressure cookers used to prepare IEDs.

"It is suspected that the Naxals would have used these explosives to target security forces and polling parties during the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state," a senior security officer said.

The joint forces have launched a search operation around this Naxal hideout, the officer said.

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Uttama Villain to release on feb 20,2015....???

There seems to be a lot of mystery surrounding the release of Kamal Haasan-starrer Uttama Villain.

The directorial venture of Kannada actor-filmmaker Ramesh Aravind was earlier slated to release on October 2, which obviously did not happen.

Now, if we go by the information of a popular ticket booking site, the film is slated to release on February 20, 2015. However, since no official confirmation has come yet, nothing could be said for sure about its release.

We hope the makers will clear the air surrounding the release of the film soon.

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Modi preferred to have a fair number of professionals..

The PM has preferred to have a fair number of professionals in his ministry as he gets into the task of repairing the economy and the governance structure. Among the four cabinet ministers, Manohar Parikar is an engineer from the prestigious IIT, Mumbai. He is expected to bring his experience and be a crucial player in the revamped Modi team. 

Suresh Prabhu is a chartered accountant and considered a policy guru. Modi is expected to rely on his advice on crucial issues. Among ministers of state with independent charge, Gautam Buddha Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma is a renowned doctor and runs hospitals in Noida and Greater Noida. 

Health minister Harshvardhan is a well-known ENT specialist, already providing policy inputs for the health sector. 

Jayant Sinha, son of former finance minister Yashwant Sinha, is an experienced professional from the world of financial services and business strategy. He has a sterling education record having studied at IIT Delhi, Harvard Business School and the University of Pennsylvania. "I am an engineer and I have a broad experience in many sectors including telecom and IT apart from finance. Wherever the party and government depute me, I will do my best to serve the interest of the nation," Sinha told TOI. He is expected to serve as a link with global investors and provide strong support to Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley prepare a blueprint for economic revival. He counts RBI governor Raghuram Rajan as a close friend. 

Modi's team already has well known lawyers such as Arun Jaitley, Ravishankar Prasad as well investment banker Piyush Goyal guiding policy in key segments of governance. 

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'Kiss of Love' campaign reached Jawaharlal Nehru University

The 'Kiss of Love' campaign reached Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday evening as over 200 students and many outsiders gathered at the Ganga Dhaba to make a statement against moral policing. However, there were fewer participants locking lips and more spectators cheering. Unlike Saturday, there was no disruption by right-wing groups, nor was any cop in sight.

Though most protesters were from JNU itself, students from Jamia Millia Islamia, Ambedkar University, National Law University and Delhi University also turned up. They shouted slogans against right-wing organizations and also directed their acrimony at PM Narendra Modi.

The protesters marched towards the cross-section of Tapti and Sabarmati hostels, demonstrating right in the middle of the road. Left-wing student groups like AISA and SFI threw their weight behind the movement; JNUSU president Ashutosh was also present.

"This is to condemn the onslaught of Sangh brigade on the right to protest, in front of the RSS headquarters at Jhandewalan on Saturday, and to take forward the resistance to structures and forces of patriarchal control as well as to assert the right to love in all its forms," said Gourab Ghosh, one of the organizers of the Delhi edition of the campaign and a JNU student. Lip-locks ensued with kissing by both gay and straight couples thrown in for good measures. Hugs clinched the matter.

'Kiss of Love' was expected to be uninhibited on Sunday as there was no one present to browbeat the protesters. There were around eight kisses in all before the protesters dispersed. "The point is not the number of kisses, but the message we want to put across. Protesting against regressive groups is vital," said Prince, a protester from Kerala in JNU.

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