A representational picture: Late sr NTR's grandson and popular Tollywood hero actor Junior NTR

Happy Birthday Jr.NTR

Junior Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who is popularly known as Jr NTR, is turning 31 today (May 20). The makers of his upcoming movie Rabhasa have unleashed the first look of the film yesterday and it is released as a gift to the Young tiger on his 31st birthday. Rabhasa is an action entertainer and debutant Santosh Srinivas has written and directed the movie. Junior NTR will be seen romancing Samantha and Pranitha in it. S Thaman has composed the music for soundtracks and the background score of Rabhasa. Many Tollywood stars like Samantha, Pranitha, Srinu Vaitla, Puri Jagannath and ‏Harish Shankar took to their Twitter page to wish him. The teaser of Rabhasa shows that the film has sound production values, which are sure to soar up the viewers' curiosity to sky high. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on August 14, 2014 in theaters. May 20, 2014
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KT Rama Rao meets Asaduddin Owaisi over Telangana's development issues

Hyderabad, May 19 (ANI): TRS leader KT Rama Rao on Monday met All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President Asaduddin Owaisi over development issues in Telangana. Rao said that Hyderabad is an important part of Telangana and that he hoped that the parties work together for the development of the state. Further, Owaisi said that his party will support TRS and will prove that Telangana will be the best in the country. Further, he said that his party will work to keep the anti-secular and RSS ideology at bay. May 19, 2014
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Devotees celebrate Hanuman Jayanti with religious fervor

Ayodhya, April 15 (ANI): Devout Hindus thronged temples on Tuesday to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman and enthusiastically participated in the festivities. Hanuman Jayanti was celebrated with religious fervour at the birthplace of Lord Rama, Ayodhya, to mark the day since lord Hanuman was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama. Devotees offered prayers and chanted hymns in praise of Lord Hanuman and offered flowers and sweets at the temple. The priests said that the festival is celebrated every year on the occasion of Chaitra Poornima, observed on the full moon day in the month of Chaitra. Apr 15, 2014
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It happens: Ram-Navami

New Delhi/Kanpur/Varanasi, April 11 (ANI): Devout Hindus paid obeisance at temples in northern India as nine-day fasting festival, 'Navratri', marked in honour of goddess Durga, concluded. Devotees thronged temples in New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh state to sought blessings of the goddess on the Hindu festival of 'Ram Navami'.According to the legends, Lord Rama sought blessings of goddess of power, Durga, before waging a war against a demon king Ravana. 'Ram Navami' is also one of the most important festivals of the Vaishnava sect of the Hindus. On this day, temples are decorated and the idols of Lord Rama, his wife, Sita and his brother Lakshman, are richly adorned. Devotees, both young and old, visit the temples and made offerings of sweets, flowers and fruits.The festival falls on the ninth-day of the moonlit fortnight in the months of March-April. Most people consider it an auspicious day and some even observe a strict fast a day earlier. It is believed that Lord Rama was born to eradicate evil from the earth. His saga is depicted in the Ramayana scripture. Apr 12, 2014