A city civil court here has restrained Makkal TV from broadcasting a teleserial on forest brigand M. Veerappan. An interim order to this effect was passed by the VIII Assistant City Civil Judge, K. Arul, on a petition filed by Veerappan’s wife, V. Muthulakshmi. The Judge then adjourned the matter to September 14 for further […]

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has released a new report to help Florida agricultural producers export their products to India. Bronson is taking steps to improve the worldwide market share of Florida farmers. Agriculture ranks second to tourism as one of Florida’s top industries. The 60-page report, titled “India: Road to Success,” presents data […]

Corporate borrowing patterns continue to be source of worry Till mid-Aug,top corporates had favoured ECBs Industry seeks lower project finance rates Many corporates redeeming bulk deposits Bank loan growth is slowing down. The figure for the fiscal so far is Rs 9,132 crore against Rs 66,950 crore during the corresponding previous period, according to the […]

· Secret military programme nears completion · Vessels may undergo sea trials next year India has kept its efforts to build a nuclear submarine under wraps for more than 30 years, but a top Indian scientist has confirmed that the ongoing project at the Kalpakkam nuclear facility near Chennai to develop a nuclear reactor fuelled […]

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, September 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ness Technologies, Inc. , a global provider of IT services and solutions, today announced that it has been ranked as one of India’s Top 20 Best IT Employers by India’s Dataquest magazine and IDC (DQ-IDC) in the 2007 annual IT Best Employers Survey. The DQ-IDC annual survey was […]

Sun Microsystems India on Monday announced it has appointed Redington (India) Ltd, a Chennai- based provider of IT products and support services, as a value-added distributor for India. Having established and consolidated its presence in the growing Indian IT industry, Sun Microsystems, through this partnership, is now gearing up for the next phase in its […]

Malabar Gold will invest Rs 500 crore in the next two years for opening new showrooms in India and abroad, an official said on Monday. The Malabar Crystals and Diamonds, the jewellery wing of Malabar Group of Companies, will be opening showrooms in Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat in the Gulf, and Northern states of India, […]

The two young generation superstars, Vijay and Ajith, are ready for the Diwali battle. With the distributors getting ready to empty their bank accounts, the theatres are gearing up their renovations to accommodate the huge crowds. And when there is a Vijay and Ajith battle, their fans are sure to get excited and a superlative […]

Though Nayantara missed the bus at the last moment to be part of Vijay starrer Kuruvi, the actress will be happy now for she has been reportedly urged to play Vikram’s heroine in Raja Vesham. Vikram will team up with director Boopathy Pandian for a film titled Raja Vesham. The latter is awaiting the release […]

The Madras Film Society along with the National Film Development Corporation will organize a six-day ‘Festival of Indian Films’ from Monday at the Film Chamber theatre in Chennai. Each day, they will screen one film selected from different regions of the country. The festival will be inaugurated by K Rajagopal, president, South Indian Film Chamber […]

Jayam Ravi is the kind of guy you wish all movie stars were like. Unassuming and friendly, this young man also works hard to highlight the sweetness that is associated with him. Today the actor celebrates his birthday. Ravi is at the moment doing Dhaam Dhoom directed by late Jeeva. Harris Jayraj has composed tunes […]

The Government is planning to write in a trigger mechanism that will free foreign Institutional investors (FIIs) from hassles if their investments breach any sector-specific foreign direct investment (FDI) cap by less than 1 per cent. This means that FIIs will have to report to the RBI any violation of sectoral caps only when their […]