Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will be the title sponsor for the seventh Asia Cup hockey tournament for men to be played here from August 31 to September 7, Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Secretary General K Jyothikumaran announced today. Addressing a joint press conference with BSNL Chief General Manager Velusamy Prabhakar and Member Secretary Sports […]

The launch of GSLV-F02 carrying India’s communication satellite INSAT-4CR scheduled for September 1, has been rescheduled by a day owing to inclement weather and will now blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on September 2, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources. “The launch is scheduled for 4.21 p.m.,” the […]

Manoj Kumar Tripathy, Abhishek and Rahul Sharma of IIT Kanpur have won the Lucas TVS Innovation Award for securing first place in the national-level design contest for engineering students, conducted by the Product Development and Management Association of India (PDMA). The trio won a cash prize of Rs one lakh. The second prize of Rs […]

Australian universities would conduct interviews for admission of Indian students in their institutions on September 19. Over 100 academics and representatives from over 30 educational institutions would interview the students, IDP Education, the organisers and recruiting agents for these universities, said in a press release. The Australian government, the Australian Trade Commission and Australian Alumni […]

Actor Vijay and director Shankar were conferred doctorate at the 16th convocation function of Dr MGR University in Chennai on Aug 27, Monday evening Vijay and Shankar congratulated each other

Automobile major, BMW India, has revised upwards its sales target in the country for this fiscal from 1,000 to 1,200. It also plans to launch its latest model, X5, in November and has sought the permission of Automotive Research Association of India for the same. “We have increased our sales target by 200 cars, buoyed […]

CLICK HERE FOR DIYA PHOTO Jothika gave birth to a healthy girl at a private hospital at 09-25 p.m. Friday evening. After the eventful wedding between ‘Sillunu Oru Jodi’ Suriya and Jyotika, they have always been in the news. Suriya and Jothika, the most loved couple in the Tamil film industry, today became proud parents […]

Actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday appeared before the Madras High Court in connection with a plagiarism case relating to the story of his under-production film ‘Dashaavtaram’. When the case came up for hearing on thursday morning, a Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice P Jothimani, directed the actor’s counsel PS Raman to […]

KPO company Dexterity has opened its second facility in Chennai on an investment of $1.5 million. The facility will accommodate a headcount of 250.    The new facility at Mogappair will host process outsourcing services for the market research and analytics (R&A) space.    With this, Dexterity has also signalled its intentions to double headcount […]

Hewlett-Packard India will establish 20 hi-tech Business Solutions Centres across the country to provide the latest HP products and solutions to customers, a top company official said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters after inauguration of the first centre here in partnership with Precision Informatic, a leading software solution company, HP Solution Partners Organisation Director Sameer […]

Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, today gave a vote of confidence in the booming Indian economy with plans to roll out a network of cash-and-carry superstores across the country. The venture, with Indian conglomerate Bharti, will see 10 to 15 wholesale stores in the next seven years beginning in 2008. The companies will each have […]

Car maker Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) yesterday said it has shipped 4,00,000 units of its small car Atos prime from its Chennai facility to overseas market. Hyundai, which sells Atos in India as Santro, has achieved the four lakh unit export mark for Atos within eight years of operations in India, HMIL said in a […]