Superstar alliance in Tamil Nadu, JNU showdown, more

Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have enacted myriad characters on screen, but it now seems the two titans of Tamil filmdom will join hands for the state's welfare if their remarks are any indication, triggering speculation about a new political alignment in Tamil Nadu. The first pitch was made by Haasan who on Tuesday backed superstar Rajinikanth over his comments describing Chief Minister K Palaniswami coming to the top post as a wonder, saying it was a "not a criticism but the reality."

The police action on JNU students protesting against hostel fee hike, disrupted the proceedings of Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with opposition leaders slamming the Modi government and the varsity administration for "repressing" a democratic movement. However, the ruling BJP leaders expressed skepticism with Union minister Giriraj Singh alleging that some people wanted to turn JNU into a Centre of "Urban Naxalism".