Yesteryear actor Rukmani passed away at her daughter, actor Lakshmi’s, residence in Saidapet on Tuesday. She was 81. Rukmani began acting in films from the age of four. Her first film was ‘Harichandra’. She worked as a child artist in nearly 40 films. Rukmani’s first film as a heroine was ‘Sri Valli’ with T.R. Mahalingam. […]

India is set to launch a new communications satellite on Sunday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Friday. The countdown for the launch of a rocket carrying INSAT-4CR from Sriharikota, about 100 km from the southern city of Chennai, was slated to begin Friday, the PTI said quoting official sources. The 49-meter rocket will […]

A mall and multiplex wave is set to sweep across Chennai, with over 20 malls planned in the next three years. The city, where India’s first mall, Spencer Plaza, was set up in 1975, is expected to absorb over Rs 3,000 crore in the coming years. Realty majors such as Prestige Group, Shriram Properties and […]

India’s first low-cost carrier Air Deccan will become costlier in the next few weeks, as its new promoter UB Group looks to pull the airline out of losses amid rising operating costs. UB Group will also increase fares on its other scheduled carrier Kingfisher Airlines, its Chairman Vijay Mallya told reporters here. He added that […]

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 […]