US Component maker Federal-Mogul Corporation, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy that allows a sick company to reorganise, is looking at setting up a greenfield facility in Chennai for manufacturing friction seals for brakes and clutches. Federal-Mogul Corporation (FMC) and two of its subsidiaries — Federal-Mogul Luxembourg and Federal-Mogul Holdings — are waiting for […]

STRAIGHT TALK – Pradeep Jain, Chairman, Parsvnath Developers Government is willing to give new licences and release new spectrum, phone penetration level is still low, and rural market remains largely untapped With projects in 48 cities, Parsvnath Developers Ltd (PDL) is on its way to becoming a pan-Indian real estate developer. In recent weeks, the […]

“I assure you I will not rest on my laurels. My goal is now to guide India in qualifying for the 2008 Olympics,” said India’s hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho after India’s 7-2 victory over South Korea in the final of the Asia Cup hockey championship on Sunday. Talking about the final, the coach said, “we […]

The world’s largest airline catering and in-flight solutions provider LSG Sky Chefs has decided to make India its major hub and is planning to open four new facilities in the country next year. “To meet growing demands of India’s booming aviation sector, we are planning new facilities at Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata,” Chief Operating […]

The GRT Hotels and Resorts chain is planning to build a four-star hotel each in Coimbatore and Hyderabad. GRT Hotels is part of the jewellery retail store G.R. Thangamaligai in Chennai. It has submitted hotel building plans to the concerned municipal authorities for approval. The company operates under three brands – GRT Grand (four-star hotels), […]

Soft drinks major Coca Cola India is mulling an expansion in the country’s over Rs 1,500 crore bottled water segment with introduction of global brands including ‘Bonaqua’, besides developing local flavoured products such as ‘pudina’ and mango water. “Our big focus is on water which is one of the fastest growing category. We are looking […]

A silver medal at the Asian Games in Doha last year and then stripped of it following a gender controversy. And now an alleged suicide attempt. Wind in her face, leaping forward across victory lines. That’s how Santhi Soundarajan, a promising athlete from Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu battled for glory for long. But now, […]

Veteran music director M.S. Viswanathan launched ‘Confluence of elements’, a music album by Carnatic musician Bombay Jayashree Ramnath, here on Tuesday. Brought out by SaReGaMa and Bangalore-based Synergy Images, a company working in areas such as digital animation and game development, the album features five famous compositions in five different languages. Music director of the […]

Moment of honour: Recipients of the Param Acharya and Acharya awards with Sankara Nethralaya chairman emeritus S.S. Badrinath at the function held in Chennai on Wednesday. Fourteen doyens in their respective fields who inspired people with their teaching were honoured with ‘Param Acharya’ and ‘Acharya’ awards on Wednesday. Instituted by the ‘Call Teachers 25555555’ tele-information […]

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is offering financial support to tiny and small-scale industries to participate in international fairs. Concessions include 60 per cent subsidy in exhibition space rent, 70 per cent reimbursement of economy class airfare and subsidy in freight charges for exhibits, according to a release. For further details, visit […]

Watching TV more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a new study. The roughly 40% increase in attention problems among heavy TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls, and was independent of whether a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was made […]

Yesteryear actor Rukmani passed away at her daughter, actor Lakshmi’s, residence in Saidapet on Tuesday. She was 81. Rukmani began acting in films from the age of four. Her first film was ‘Harichandra’. She worked as a child artist in nearly 40 films. Rukmani’s first film as a heroine was ‘Sri Valli’ with T.R. Mahalingam. […]