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Insurance cover for HIV+ likely

July 11th, 2007

India’s 2.5-million-strong HIV population will finally have an insurance policy to fall back on, once they develop full blown AIDS. A Chennai-based private insurance firm, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, is set to launch India’s first-ever health cover for HIV-positive people, early next week. Under the scheme, an HIV-positive patient with a CD-4 count […]


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Sundaram Finance’s BPO arm buys majority stake in PMC

July 4th, 2007

Sundaram Business Services (SBS), the BPO arm of non-banking finance company Sundram Finance, has picked up a majority stake in Professional Management Consultants (PMC) in cash to expand its service offerings. The acquisition also doubles the employee headcount of SBS to 1,600. “The idea behind acquisition was that PMC was also working in financial services […]


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Sundaram BPO buys Chennai firm

July 4th, 2007

Sundaram Business Services, the BPO arm of Sundaram Finance, has picked up a majority stake in Professional Management Consultants Ltd. Chennai-based Professional Management is a BPO company that specialises in banking and financial services. It has 800 employees in its Chennai facility. T.T. Srinivasaraghavan, managing director of Sundaram Finance, said, “In Professional Management, we saw […]


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Tamil spiritual channel Brindavan TV launched

June 28th, 2007

Aim of the channel is to spread world peace Sharing a thought: National Commission for Backward Classes chairman S. Ratnavel Pandian (right) in discussion with music director (Shankar) Ganesh (left) and film director C.V. Rajendran in Chennai. Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes S. Ratnavel Pandian launched Brindavan Television, a 24-hour spiritual channel […]


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Sivaji Photo Gallery

June 13th, 2007

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Sivaji Showtimes and tickets at USA

June 12th, 2007

Park Theatre (Bay Area) Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:00 PM 11:15 PM Friday, June 15, 2007 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 11:15 PM Saturday, June 16, 2007 9:30 AM 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 11:15 PM Sunday, June 17, 2007 9:30 AM 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 11:15 PM Monday, June 18, 2007 4:30 […]


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Sivaji Advance Booking in Tamil Nadu And Bangalore starts (Opens) From June 10th

June 8th, 2007

Sivaji Advance Booking in Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Tanjore, Coimbatore, Nellai, Senji, Bangalore and Chennai starts (Opens) From June 10th. And List of Sivaji releasing Theatres in Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Tanjore, Coimbatore, Nellai, Senji, Bangalore and Chennai. In Banglore: Sivaji release in Inox. For Inox More Details about Sivaji tickets Check the following URL: http://www.inoxmovies.com/inox/wcms/en/home/movies/Sivaji-070611.html#buyTicket Sivaji Advance […]


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Sivaji gets tax benefit

June 6th, 2007

The suspense is over. Sivaji has qualified for a total tax benefit as befits films with Tamil titles, as announced by the State Government. The magnum opus starring Rajnikant received exemption from entertainment tax after Commercial Officer (Taxes), identified the film title as falling under the proper noun category. It was deliberated in every street […]


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Soaring charter rates force oil exploration giants to buy rigs

June 5th, 2007

India’s hunt for new energy sources has hit an unforeseen obstacle: dearth of operational rigs. Poor rig supply and soaring charter rates have led to long delays developing new energy deposits, and most oil majors have had to pay a penalty or even relinquish blocks for not fulfilling the minimum work programme. Rig shortage has […]


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DMK needs SUN TV more than SUN needs

June 1st, 2007

Whether the DMK needs SUN TV more than SUN needs it will decide Maran’s fate. Did M Karunanidhi sell his family’s shares in Sun TV on his own? Or was he forced to? And to whom? Did the Maran family buy them just before the company went public at a fraction of the cost at […]


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Sivaji film rights sold to DMK-run TV

May 28th, 2007

Producers of the Rajnikanth-starrer Sivaji have confirmed that they have sold the television rights of the movie to the DMK-run Kalaignar Television. The film, which is scheduled to hit the theatres on June 15, will be telecast on Kalaignar TV after three years. While the Maran family-owned Sun Network had virtually bought every major movies […]


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Call to merge four general insurance firms

May 27th, 2007

Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday urged the Centre to merge the four public sector general insurance companies into a “monolith entity” to serve people better. The seminar was organised by the Chennai Regional General Insurance Employees Association as part of the All India Insurance Employees Association’s campaign to garner public support for the […]