Tamil actor Srikanth arrested for allegedly buying cocaine from drug cartel

The police searched actor Srikanth’s residence in Chennai’s Nungambakkam Lake Area, where cocaine in small quantities was allegedly seized. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Tamil film actor Srikanth, also known as Sriram Krishnamachari, 46, was arrested on Monday by the Nungambakkam police of the Greater Chennai Police for allegedly buying cocaine from a drug cartel. The cartel includes a Nigerian national…

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When a mall’s atrium turned into a stage

Chennai, Tamil Nadu: FOR FRIDAY REVIEW: Nithyashree performs Shiva’s Ananda Tandavam before a 10-ft Nandi statue at VR mall in Chennai on Sunday. Photo: Akhila Easwaran/ The Hindu | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN The atrium of VR Chennai in Anna Nagar echoed with music and sounds of the salangai during ‘Pradosha Arpana’, an event curated…

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‘Bolava Vitthal’ celebrates the songs of the minstrels

Varkari (piligrims) walk to Pandharpur to worship Vittala on Ashadi Ekadashi. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Mumbai-based Pancham Nishad, presents Bolava Vitthal, a concert series that celebrates abhang and Varkari Bhakti tradition, in Bengaluru featuring Anand Bhate, Mugdha Vaishampayan and Prathamesh Laghate. They will be accompanied by Padhye (tabla), Sukhad Munde (pakhawaj), Aditya Oke (harmonium),…

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Pride Month 2025: Meet musician and transman Nique Singh Ningthoujam at home in Hyderabad

Nique Singh Ningthoujam during a show | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nique Singh Ningthoujam (Pronouns: He/Him) walks in at Domino’s Pizza in Mehdipatnam with quiet pride. Confident, independent, and multi-faceted — the singer and trans man has called Hyderabad home for nearly a decade. “Hyderabad has stood by me like a good friend,” says the…

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