What can we learn from Indian history? What can we learn from Hitler? How to get over superstition? Why did Russian communism fail? What is modern management and why there is great demand for MBAs? What is the status of NGO movement in India? What can be done to remove grinding poverty? Do we have […]

Six Indian companies figure in the 2007 Information Technology 100 list, which is BusinessWeek’s ranking of the top 100 global technology performers. Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam Computer Services and HCL Technologies are those mentioned in the list. US-based, Cognizant Technology Solutions, which has most of its development centres in India, is […]

The feverish last-lap campaign to Madurai West bypoll is peaking as top leaders and the allies of the two main political parties ? the DMK and the AIADMK have taken to the nook and cranny of the tense town. Besides political heavyweights, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalswami also arrived at Madurai in the afternoon, […]

Brazil’s steel producer Gerdau said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Kalyani Group to operate a steel plant in Tadipatri, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The SJK Steel Plant, located close to India’s three cities of Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, comprises two companies, each holding 45 percent of shares, […]

  Tamil Nadu may lose the distinction of having one of its citizens as India’s President. But it may acquire its first Vice President if Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has his way. The chances of A P J Abdul Kalam, who hails from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, getting a second term in the Rashtrapati Bhavan […]

A South-based company is all set to launch an English 24-hour real estate TV channel from July 23 in India as well as Middle East and South East Asia. The channel will focus on real estate and the other industries related to it. TO CASH IN on the boom in the real-estate sector, a Rs […]

Seven NASA astronauts and the shuttle Atlantis returned safely to Earth Friday after a successful mission to boost the power grid aboard the International Space Station (ISS). After one delayed attempt, Atlantis touched down in the California desert for a 3:49:38 p.m. EDT (1949:38 GMT) landing on a backup runway at Edwards Air Force Base. […]

Catholic institutions have dominated the two major national rankings of India’s best higher education institutions, but in the list of best institutions in ‘new subjects’ the church institutions are a negligible presence. Loyola College Chennai has topped India Today magazine’s best college ranking in both arts and science. The Jesuit-run Loyola College Chennai is India’s […]

NetSamooha.com allows people in India to locate the best rated businesses and events in their community. Users can share their experience and learn from the experience of others, share view points and build a network of trusted friends. NetSamooha is pleased to announce the beta launch of Netsamooha website at http://www.netsamooha.com. NetSamooha is a Net […]

The see-saw battle between Sun TV and the yet to be launched Kalaingnar TV, over Tamil film television rights continues. The latest on the big fight is that Sun TV has snapped Bheema television rights for an astronomical amount. Bheema is the most eagerly awaited film in the trade after Sivaji and stars Vikram and […]

Vijay TV’s ‘Kanaa Kaanum Kalangal’, a series on school life that is being aired from Monday to Thursday at 8 pm, is climbing up the rating charts with an average channel share of 16.4 per cent in Chennai (weeks 19-22; ABC 4+). Jaya TV and Raj TV procured shares of 2.7 per cent and 1.0 […]

Pharma major Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its abbreviated new drug application for Cefepime injection. Cefepime injection is a life saving cephalosporin antibiotic drug with an annual sale of $190 million, and is used in hospital settings. ‘Orchid’s Cefepime approval for the US […]