Impressive wins for Balu, Kutty
August 26th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) Former rally champion Arjun Balu of Tiger Sport stamped his class and authority on the Indian Touring Cars series with a stunning win at the third ... Read more...
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Vijaykumar, Feroze bag honours in National racing
July 8th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 8 (IANS) In what turned out to be Indian version of the Demolition Derby, veteran B. Vijayakumar of Prime Racing emerged almost unscathed from the wreckage and chaos ... Read more...
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Kutty, Siva top National Racing opener
July 7th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 7 (IANS) Fahad Kutty (Team Game Over) from Mumbai and M. Sivaramakrishnan (Performance Racing) won the opening races of the Touring Cars in contrasting styles in the first ... Read more...
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The killing fields of Kerala
June 1st, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) Kerala, India's most literate state with the best socio-economic indicators, has ironically a history of political killings in which virtually every party is involved.A recent ... Read more...
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Rains add twist to National Racing Championship
November 25th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) The northeast monsoon, after a dormant period, has become active again and the rains will add a twist to the sixth and concluding round of the ... Read more...
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Tags to Raj Kapoor lounge - sponsors chip in at IFFI
November 18th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) Special check-in baggage tags, dedicated baggage handlers to sipping beer at the Raj Kapoor lounge, organisers of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) ... Read more...
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Close contests on cards in JK Tyre National Racing
October 14th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) With the titles up for grabs in all the three categories, the competitors will shift gears in the fifth and penultimate round of the JK Tyre ... Read more...
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Hindu or Christian, for Kerala kids it’s Vidyarambham
October 6th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (IANS) In a ceremony called "Vidyarambham", thousands of tiny tots in Kerala were Thursday initiated into the world of learning - originally a Hindu practice that has ... Read more...
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Double for Ameya, Diljith in JK Tyre National Racing
July 17th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, B. Bala Vijay, a biker turned car racer who gave a fine demonstration of defensive driving to hold off Diljith ... Read more...
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JK Tyre National Racing: Bala, Prakash, Ameya post wins
July 16th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 16 (IANS) Defending champion B. Bala Vijay of Moto-Rev India survived a strong challenge from Diljith Shaji (LCT Sigaram Sports) to win a thrilling and dramatic race in ... Read more...
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Front-runners might have it tough in JK Tyre National Racing
July 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 15 (IANS) Barring reliability issues, the early championship leaders, Deepak Ravi Kumar (LGB Swift), veteran Radha Selvarajan (Super Saloon) and Bala Vijay (Indian Junior Touring Car) are set ... Read more...
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Mammootty to start shooting for ‘The King and The Commissioner’
June 12th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, June 12 (IANS) "The King and The Commissioner", billed as one of the biggest projects in the Malayalam film industry, has been creating a buzz because of the big ... Read more...
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Mammotty To Star In Shaji Kailash’s ‘August 15′
October 11th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Shaji Kailash, who is making a sequel of director Sibi Malayil’s 1988 movie 'August 1', is scheduled to start shooting for the movie by this ... Read more...
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Malayalam Music Director M G Radhakrishnan Passes Away
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Veteran Malayalam music director M.G. Radhakrishnan, composer of many evergreen melodies, passed away at a private hospital on Friday following a prolonged illness.Radhakrishnan was suffering from illness ... Read more...
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Veteran music director M.G. Radhakrishnan dead
July 2nd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS) Veteran music director M.G. Radhakrishnan died here Friday after prolonged illness. He was 70.
He was ailing for almost a year now and for the past one week he ... Read more...
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Actor Thilakan files police complaint after threat call
February 13th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) Veteran actor Thilakan who has been served a show cause notice by a Malayalam film body asking him to apologise for his outburst against film personalities has filed ... Read more...
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Drona pushed from Jan 21 to Jan 28
January 20th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mammootty's film Drona, which was supposed to release on January 21, has now been postponed to January 28. The film stars Mammootty in a whole new avatar. The remaining cast of the ... Read more...
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34 Keralites’ ordeal in Libya likely to end Tuesday
January 9th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 9 (IANS) The ordeal of 34 workers from Kerala, stranded in a labour camp in Libya and without any work since the middle of last year, is likely to end ... Read more...
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Telugu, Tamil films kept cash register ringing down south (Flashback 2009)
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) The southern film industry, estimated at Rs.17.3 billion, accounts for over 75 percent of revenue from film content. Just like the previous year, this time too ... Read more...
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Regional Films Showcased at the 40th IFFI, Goa
November 27th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Maestro M S Sathyu, Shaji Karun, Rituparno Ghosh visit Goa to promote their films with key cast. Indian regional cinema is big! And perhaps, nowhere is it as evident as at ... Read more...
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Corporate houses more transparent over film funding: M.S. Sathyu
November 27th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Noted filmmaker M.S. Sathyu says he prefers corporates over National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) for film funding because he feels private players are transparent in their business ... Read more...
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Seven Indian American Keralites honoured
November 16th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 16 (IANS) The Kerala Centre honoured seven outstanding Indian American Keralites for their contributions in various fields at its 17th Annual Award banquet.
The seven honourees were Thomas Abraham ... Read more...
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IUML activist killed in police firing in Kerala
November 15th, 2009 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kasargode (Kerala), Nov 15 (IANS) An Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activist was killed Sunday as police opened fire to disperse a rioting mob in Kerala's Kasaragod district.
The deceased has been ... Read more...
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‘Kerala Cafe’ to have world premiere at Abu Dhabi film fest
October 7th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) "Kerala Cafe", a new experiment by Malayalam filmmakers where 10 directors have come together to make 10 different short films with a common theme, will be premiered at ... Read more...
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Rima’s Mollywood Dreams
August 8th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Rima Kallingal is one model determined to make it big in acting. While filmmakers usually avoid casting models as heroines, Rima has been surrounded by good offers from the time she decided ... Read more...
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Kerala boy wins silver at Estonia world athlete meet
June 29th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kothamangalam (Kerala), June 29 (IANS) Celebrations erupted in this Kerala town after news reached here that Class 11 student Binish K. Shaji Monday won a silver medal at the World School Athletics ... Read more...
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60 bikers rev off on Himalayan expedition
June 13th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Sixty bikers, a 2,500-km ride through the Himalayas and 15 days to complete it in. The bikers were Saturday flagged off from here as part of the ... Read more...
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Schedule of Indian competitors in Olympics Monday
August 11th, 2008 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) The schedule of Indian competitors on the second day of competition at the 29th Olympics Games here Monday: Shooting: Gagan Narang and Abhinav Bindra (Men's10 m air rifle, ... Read more...
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Kerala village spends Rs.10 mn on development, Rs.66 mn on intoxicants
July 14th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, July 14 (IANS) Nanamanda panchayat (village council) in Kozhikode district in Kerala annually spends around Rs.10 million on its development, but six times that amount - Rs.66.37 million - is spent ... Read more...
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Services, Punjab enter Santosh Trophy semi-finals
June 9th, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Punjab and Services qualified for the semi-finals of the 62nd Santosh Trophy national football championship here Monday.
In a well contested last league round match of Group "A" at ... Read more...
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I compete with myself and my characters: Jayasurya
May 25th, 2008 - 7:11 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (IANS) Five years on and with nearly 30 films under his belt, young Malayalam film actor Jayasurya says instead of competing with his rivals, he competes with himself and ... Read more...
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Rigid taste makes south Kerala pay more for rice
April 23rd, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by admin
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian
Kozhikode, April 23 (IANS) Preference for a particular variety of rice is making the southern districts of Kerala pay a hefty premium for their staple diet. Kerala, a food ... Read more...
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Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine bag best actor awards
April 8th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 (IANS) Malayalam movie superstars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine have bagged the best actor and actress awards for their performances in "Paradeshi" and "Orae Kadal" respectively in the annual Kerala ... Read more...
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‘Cycle’ rides ahead of its Malayalam rivals
March 5th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by admin
By Paresh C. Palicha
Kochi, March 5 (IANS) Director Johny Antony's "Cycle" is still going strong at the box office and debutant Vineeth Sreenivasan is getting a lot of mileage. There is no ... Read more...
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Fresh theme puts ‘Cycle’ on top slot
February 21st, 2008 - 10:19 am ICT by admin
By Paresh C. Palicha
Kochi, Feb 21 (IANS) A refreshing thing happened in Malayalam cinema last fortnight - director Johny Antony's "Cycle" starring Vineeth Sreenivasan and Vinu Mohan made it to the top ... Read more...
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