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Two Chennai colleges to become varsities

October 12th, 2007

Queen Mary’s College and Presidency College will become universities. Two grand old institutions of higher education in the State will soon be accorded a honour that has been more than a century in the making. Queen Mary’s College and Presidency College will become universities. They will be the first among many colleges in Tamil Nadu […]


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Remake mania takes over kollywood!!

October 6th, 2007

A brisk trend is catching up in Kollywood to remake many old blockbusters.After the great sucess of the remakes of yesteryear Tamil cinema like Naan Avanillai and Billa, here comes another movie to join the list and that’s Sreedhar’s directorial Kaadhalikka Neramillai. This movie was a great hit as it was a great family entertainer. […]


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Arasaangam Movie Photo Gallery – Updated

October 5th, 2007

Arasangam Movie Photo Gallery Click here for entire Movie Gallery of Aarasangam Movie Stills Arasaangam Movie Photo Gallery Arasangam Movie Photo Gallery Arasangam Movie Cast: Vijayakanth, Navneeth, Seril Brindo Direction: Madesh Music: Srikanth Deva Production : Caption Cine Creations – Sudeesh Vithagan is Arasangam now Captain Vijayakanth, after a successful stint in filmdom, floated his […]


BusinessNews

Gold moves south as dollar surges

October 5th, 2007

Tracking weak global trend, gold continued to reel under pressure for the third straight day here on Thursday and closed with another hefty loss. “The market is in correction mode because the metal is already overbought,” said a dealer in Mumbai. Gold demand in India — the world’s largest consumers — appears to be weak […]


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Nilkamal Home solutions @home outlet in Chennai

October 5th, 2007

After witnessing a well-received welcome in the cities of Pune, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Nasik and Bangalore, @home, the “complete home solutions store”, has opened up for business in Chennai. Nilkamal Ltd, Asia’s largest manufacturer of moulded furniture has diversified its product line to span home furnishings. @home Chennai offers 24 living room styles, 18 bedroom […]


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Perlos inaugurates facility in Chennai

October 5th, 2007

Perlos Corporation, one of the world’s leading suppliers of handset mechanics, inaugurated its manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur, in Chennai, on October 4, 2007. Spread over 26,000 sq metres of land in the Nokia Telecom SEZ, the first phase of the facility has been established at an investment of $ 30 million. This exclusive facility will […]


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Caparo plans luxury bus facility near Chennai

October 5th, 2007

Caparo Vehicle Products, a unit of the Caparo group of Lord Swraj Paul, is planning to put up a facility “to manufacture high-end luxury buses and special vehicles” near Chennai. According to sources, this may require an investment of about Rs 80 crore. Also coming up at Chennai are an R&D centre “to design and […]


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Multivista to set up printing unit at Rs 25 cr

October 3rd, 2007

City-based Multivista Global Limited, a public limited company with three strategic business units including print solutions, will set up a printing unit near here with an investment of Rs 25 crore. “The printing unit would come up on a built-up area of 1,25,000 sq ft at suburban Kelambakkam and would have a capacity of printing […]



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50 pc of top outsourcing destinations are in India

October 3rd, 2007

Leaving no doubt that India is still the global leader as far IT and outsourcing are concerned, a study jointly carried out Cyber Media’s Global Services magazine and investment advisory firm, Tholons has drawn up a list of ‘Top 50 emerging outsourcing cities’. As per the list five out of top 10 destinations are situated […]


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Seven 5-star hotels to open in Chennai in five years

October 3rd, 2007

Seven five-star hotels will be opening in Chennai in 5 years. That is because the IT and manufacturing industries have driven demand for hotel rooms, reports CNBC-TV18. Chennai is hot for the hospitality industry, even as hotels struggle to grow in other metros. Some of the biggest names in hospitality will be in Chennai by […]


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Mainetti to set up cloth hanger mfg unit in Chennai

October 3rd, 2007

Lifestyle garment hanger maker Mainetti India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of  Mainetti Group, has opened a new manufacturing unit at Sriperumbudur, Chennai. The Rs 35 crore new facility spread across 29,000 square feet is the largest amongst all the manufacturing units of Mainetti-India. It will support the market expansion plan of the group for India. Speaking […]