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TopicKamal Haasan

Topic: Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan meets PM Modi, requests to expedite recognition of ‘Keeladi’s antiquity’

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and actor Kamal Haasan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in the national capital and requested him to...

SubscriberWrites: Handle with care—need for linguistic sensitivity

The Kamal Haasan row again proves that language is a serious issue requiring sensitivity.

‘Can’t let mobs take over’, says SC as it pulls up Karnataka over release of Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’

New Delhi: Asserting that it cannot allow mobs and vigilante groups to take over the streets, the Supreme Court Tuesday expressed concerns over Kamal...

Now showing: Kamal Haasan ‘Apology Tour’ & whispers in the Kremlin

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Thug Life of Kamal Haasan: The case around his ‘Kannada-Tamil’ remark & Karnataka high court’s rap

Haasan's production house had moved court seeking protection from anyone obstructing his film's screening in Karnataka, but has now said he will not release his film in the state.

Sentiments cannot be taken for a ride, says Karnataka HC hearing petitions on Kamal Haasan row

Karnataka Film Chamber gave Kamal Haasan 24 hours to apologise, banning the film’s release due on 5 June. Petitions seek restraint on such actions.

Kamal Haasan reacts to language row at ‘Thug Life’ event, says he was misunderstood

Haasan added that the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce misunderstood his comments about the 'rich legacy' of Kannada language and that his comment was taken out of context.

Bengaluru is copying Mumbai. Language purity is becoming a code for economic frustration

The informal economy’s most vulnerable become convenient scapegoats for attendant concerns about jobs and cultural change. The backlash against Kamal Haasan for his remarks on Kannada reflects these anxieties.

Interval or end credits? Why Kamal Haasan may have cast aside dream to become CM, at least for now

Chennai: As Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan prepares to enter the Rajya Sabha with the DMK’s support, the veteran actor-politician appears to...

‘Love for Karnataka is true,’ Kamal Haasan refuses to apologise for controversial Kannada comments

He claimed that alleged warning by pro-Kannada groups threatening to boycott his film if he did not apologise for his remark, was not new and that he has been threatened in the past.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?