The Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) on Thursday filed an application in the High Court of Karnataka seeking permission to intervene in the petition filed by Raaj Kamal Films International on the issue of releasing Tamil film Thug Life in Karnataka, after controversy cropped up owing to actor Kamal Haasan’s statement that “Kannada is born out of Tamil”.
Will strive to raise the bar in journalism, says Andhra Pradesh media academy Chairman Suresh Kumar. We must curb harmful trends in the social media and stop activities that are against the law, he says after assuming charge. There is also a need to train journalists in the nuances of journalism, he says.