US-based Cable News Network (CNN) on Tuesday announced plans to expand its operations in India in recognition of the country’s growing global influence by opening a new editorial office in Chennai. “The rapid growth in India in terms of global business and regional political influence underlines how crucial these appointments are as part of CNN’s […]

Popular Telugu film actor Chiranjeevi has ended all speculations and decided to take a plunge into Andhra Pradesh politics by launching his own party in the new year, according to sources close to the mega star. The tentative date of announcement of the new party is Jan 11! The recent controversy following his daughter’s elopement […]

IBM’s Webshere has been ranked as the market leader in the Application Deployment Software market in India by research firm IDC. According to IDC Packaged Software Tracker 2006, IBM Websphere’s market share stood at 28 per cent, a release from the software major said here on Tuesday. IBM has bagged significant customers in the previous […]

It looks like a long wait for Kamal fan’s because the buzz is that Dasavatharam might be releasing only for Tamil New Year in April. The consolation is that the Audio will be released by Februvary and the plan is to invite all the biggies of Indian Cinema. Producer Oscar Ravichandran is trying to get […]

The British High Commission in New Delhi and its consulates across India will introduce biometric visas from Dec 12. Applicants for a British visa will be required to visit a visa application centre, operated by UK visas’ commercial partner, VFS Global, where trained staff will take finger scans and a digital photograph as part of […]

Rakeen, a joint stock global business company promoted by the government of Ras-Al-Khaimah UAE and Chennai-based mineral conglomerate Primex Group, on Monday said it will invest up to $5 billion over the next five years for different real esta te projects in India. The two partners have formed a real estate joint venture – Rakiendo […]

The wait for Kamal Hassan’s Dasaavatharam might be longer then what we thought. The buzz is that the movie may release only in April for Tamil new year. Kamal answered the questions about Dashavataram after a function in which he launched a HIV/AIDS rights campaign to humour mediapersons, and said that the movie will not […]

With Walt Disney eyeing an increased stake in UTV Software Communications, the Mumbai-based entertainment and media production arm of UTV, has decided to call off its association with Malaysian media company Astro Multimedia International. UTV Software and Astro had entered into a co-operation arrangement earlier this year via a company – GenX Entertainment – to […]

Dell is committed to investing around $30 million in its Sriperumbudur unit over the next few years, company officials told Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi here on Monday. A Dell team, headed by Kip Thomson, Senior Vice-President, Global Facilities; Richard Nelson, Senior Manager Global Services; and Pramod Jain, Tax Director, met Mr. Karunanidhi along with the […]

Its going to be a movie feast for the Tamil movie fans this month of December. There are a couple of much awaited movies releasing. December 7th sees the release of Madhavan’s Evano Oruvan, Balaji Sakthivel’s and Shankar’s ‘Kaloori’ and the lesser known Natpukku Ivan Oru Ilakama. Lined up for December 14 is Thala Ajith […]

Looks like actress Shirya Saran rejecting Tamil movies has not gone down well with the film fraternity. It is rumored that Shirya is finally out of Ajith’s next movie with Raju Sundaram and the hunt for new heroine has started. Shreya has been off late not accepting Tamil movies since she is busy with three […]

Expansion to Capture Greater Growth Opportunities in and from India CHENNAI & BANGALORE, India; GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ — CIBER, Inc. today announced it has opened a new office in the city of Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai office will be the eighth office in the […]