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Thrissur, April 22 (IANS) The Kerala government on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the deadly fireworks accident at Mundathikkode in Thrissur, even as it announced a compensation package for the victims and their families.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, with Revenue Minister K. Rajan stating that the incident would also be declared a state-specific disaster.The probe team will be headed by Justice (retired) C.N. Ramachandran Nair.Addressing the media soon after the cabinet…

Rajgir (Bihar), April 4 (IANS) Delhi, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, and Bihar registered wins in their respective matches, whereas Assam and Le Puducherry played out a draw on the fourth day of the 16th Hockey India Sub-junior Men National Championship 2026 held at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, Bihar, on Saturday.In the first match of the day, Delhi Hockey registered a commanding 30-0 win over Hockey Gujarat in Pool A of Division B. Siddharth starred with eight …

Chennai, March 13 (IANS) The controversy over the credits for the hugely popular chartbuster ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ refuses to die down even after four years, with another strong exchange of words taking place between music director Santhosh Narayanan and rapper Arivu on social media over the credits and royalties for the number. It all started with a social media user sharing the song on platform X and commenting how the Tamil Indie album had broken borders, gone global and ruled the whole world durin…

Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Actress Saanve Megghana, whose performance in the blockbuster film ‘Kudumbasthan’ came in for much appreciation from the critics last year, has now penned an emotional post on the occasion of the film completing one year, saying it gave her everything that she was waiting for. Taking to her Instagram page, the actress shared BTS videos shot on the sets of the film and wrote, “One year for Kudumbasthan! Kutty story sollaporaen.. Romba heartfelt idhu… (I’m going to narrate…

Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) Well known cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin is the latest to laud director Suresh Rajakumari’s just released police drama ‘Sirai’, saying the film was gripping and that he did not touch his phone even once while watching the entire film! Ashwin, who was asked for his opinion about the film while emerging after watching it, said, “Really liked the film a lot. It was a very gripping film. In today’s day and age, watching a film without touching one’s phone is a big thing. I did…

Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) Director Tamizh, who has penned the story of director Suresh Rajakumari’s critically acclaimed Tamil film ‘Sirai’, has said that he is the only person who has seen the two individuals on whom the gripping story of the film is based. Speaking at a pre-release event of the film, which features actors Vikram Prabhu L K Akshay Kumar, Anishma and Ananda in the lead, said, “I have been a policeman and have escorted prisoners to courts at least 500 times. I am the only one who ha…

Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Ace director Vetrimaaran has now disclosed that his assistant director Suresh Rajakumari, who is now turning director with the upcoming police drama ‘Sirai’, was a very just person who had exceptional people management abilities and narrated an incident to substantiate his claim. Participating in the pre-release event of ‘Sirai’, featuring actors Vikram Prabhu and newcomer L K Akshay in the lead, director Vetrimaaran said, “Suresh is a very balanced person. You cannot find…

Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Thrilled with the way director Suresh Rajakumari had made the police drama ‘Sirai’, which is scheduled to hit screens on December 25 this year, the producer of the film, S S Lalit Kumar, has now presented the director a brand new car even before the film’s release! The film, which has come in for praise from film critics and industry experts for whom special shows were held before its release on December 25, features actors Vikram Prabhu and L K Akshay Kumar in the lead.Th…