Six Indians, led by Sunil B Mittal of Bharti group and Ramesh Chandra of Unitech, are among 20 self-made billionaires of Asia featured by Forbes magazine. The list also includes a Malaysian-Indian, Anand Krishnan. Mittal is ranked third with a personal fortune worth $12.5 billion, followed by Chandra (4th, $11.6 billion) and Tulsi Tanti of […]

Polaris Software Lab Ltd has agreed to an out-of court settlement of $6,00,000 (about Rs 2.4 crore) with US-based Data Inc. According to information provided by Polaris to the stock exchange, “the said case was there in a US Court for trial on November 26, 2007. On the said day, the plaintiffs agreed to withdraw […]

Cybernet- SlashSupport (CSS), a technology operations management (TOM) company, has entered into a strategic tie-up with Bergler ICT, a Netherlands-based IT solutions company, to provide infrastructure management services (IMS) to Bergler’s customers in Europe. Initially, the tie-up is for a three-year period. The tie-up will see CSS employ an additional 200-300 people to serve the […]

The audio sales of Billa 2007 movie starring Thala Ajith Kumar, Nayantara, Namitha and directed by Vishnuvardhan has created a record sales in its audio. The Billa movie audio was released on Monday and according to sources on the first day sold out 22 thousand copies. These kind of sales has not been seen in […]

Bangalore-based MindTree Consulting will be inaugurating its Mahindra World City development centre in Chennai next month. Planned to accommodate a manpower strength of 2,500 when it is completed in 2009, 550 employees will be joining the first batch. Of this 400 would be handling IT services and the rest would be inducted into research and […]

Today, Friday November 30 sees a clash of 4 movies Oram Po, Rameshwaram, Onbathu Rupa Note and Kelvikuri post the Deepavali releases. Oram Po Oram Po previously titled Auto is a forthcoming Tamil movie starring Arya and Pooja. The film is directed by debutants Pushkar and Gayatri and is produced by V.Palanivel and A.C.Anandan for […]

Technology operations management company Cybernet Slash Support Corp is entering the European market, the company said Thursday. Its first stop is in the Netherlands, where it is partnering $19.5-million Bergler ICT. It would offer infrastructure management services to the Bergler’s clients. As per the deal, Cybernet would manage the infrastructure of Bergler’s European clients and […]

Chennai based telecom company Dhanus Technologies announced the launch of its vehcile tracking system – FleeTrac on Thurday. “The firm invested Rs 100 crore on the project and is targeting four million vehicles in the coming years,” Dhanus’ Executive Chairman A D Sudhindra told reporters here. FleeTrac would use existing mobile airways and Global Positioning […]

Rumors are abuzz in the Tamil Cinema Industry that R. Madhavan is going to pair with Shruti Hassan, daughter of the ledgendry Kamal Hassan. When contacted actor Madhavan has denied the rumours about him being paired with Shruti in a film to be directed by Nishikant Kamath. He says he is not sure where these […]

The Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Sivaji the Boss’ will now hit screens on board the aircrafts of Singapore Airlines from December 1. Singapore Airlines has obtained exclusive rights to screen the blockbuster movie, which is still running in theatres, on all its flights, said Bharath Mahadevan, manager, Singapore Airlines, Southern India. “We are extremely proud to be associated […]

Billa is going to create a new style statement in the industry says director Vishnuvardhan. There is no comparison between the original and new billa. There are some changes done to script of Billa 2007 which are different than the original Billa. Ajith is seen in a sleek and stylish way as never seen before. […]

The U.S. investment in India is on the rise over the last few months and will increase further, even as the dollar is getting weaker by the day, U.S. Attorney Michael Kraus said here on Monday. “It is cheaper to produce goods in India, but it is expensive to export goods from India as the […]