Its role before, during and after a heart attack The main ingredient of aspirin is a modified version of a substance called salicylic acid. This salicylic acid is found naturally in many plants and trees. The fever reducing and pain relieving properties of the bark of the willow tree, which contains salicylic acid, was known […]
ISGN Strengthens its Mortgage Industry
About ISGN: ISGN Technologies, Ltd., is a leading global solutions company in aggressive pursuit of transforming the US mortgage industry with platform-based knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and consulting services. ISGN has over 400 clients including the top-20 and a majority of the top-50 U.S. mortgage lenders. Jointly headquartered in Chennai and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ISGN has […]
After Spiderman, Cricket comes in Tamil : ‘Dhoni mattayaiveesinaar’???
If you are a die hard cricket fan, and of the firm opinion that Test matches are the ‘real thing’, make one of those ‘Learn Tamil In a Week’ books your handy companion over the next 10 days. That’s because if you wish to catch the India-Bangladesh Test Series on the telly, chances are you’ll […]
Obey rules, judge urges road users
SAFETY FIRST: Participants at a road safety campaign organised in Chennai on Saturday. Justice P.D. Dinakaran, Judge, Madras High Court, flagged off a road safety awareness rally here on Saturday. The rally was organised to create awareness of the need to obey traffic rules and road safety by the Tamil Nadu Social Workers Organisation, Madras […]
Efforts are on to make visa processing easier: US diplomat
Efforts were on to make visa processing easier for Indians who wish to visit United States, a senior American diplomat has said. Reforms were being carried out with respect to filing of applications and processing of visas, including those of scientists, David T Hopper, US Consul General in Chennai, who visited the Tamil Nadu Agricultural […]
Superstar Rajinikanth’s heroine passed away.
 Tamil Actress Jyothi passed away. Yesteryear actress Jyothi, who made a mark in acting through Vijaya T Rajendher’s Rayil Payanangalil and Rajinikanth starrer Puthu Kavithai, breathed her last in a private hospital in Chennai on Friday. Former Tamil Actress Jothi died of breast cancer at a private hospital in Chennai on Friday. She was […]
Exhibition showcases rich ceramic tradition of south India
Massive urns, beautiful vases, miniature bowls, potsherds with twisted rope impressions, imitated amphorae (wine jars) and so on from different parts of south India are on display at Fort Museum, Fort St. George, Chennai. The exhibition  “The Ceramic Heritage of South India”  has been organised by the Fort Museum of the Archaeological Survey […]
CBI to probe Dinakaran office attack case
The Special Crimes Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation is to investigate the case relating to the May 9 attack on Dinakaran and “Sun TV” office premises in Madurai in which three persons died. The notification has been issued and the central agency will re-register the case, registered initially by the local police, and […]
US immigration policy may focus on skills & education, not family
The United States could be well on its way to following the global trend by adopting an immigration system that gives priority to the skilled and educated. An agreement reached by key Republican and Democrat senators on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill includes a bargain that will for the first time in US history give […]
Global Hospitals Spreads its Wings to Chennai
Hyderabad-based Global Hospitals has recently acquired a Chennai hospital, Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Hospital. The Madras High Court permitted the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam charitable trust to encash the earnest money deposit of Global Hospitals for Rs 257 crore and complete the sale of the hospital at Permbakam in terms of the advertisement. At the […]
Windows Update for IE7 Doesn’t Work for Some PCs
Windows Update for IE7 Doesn’t Work for Some PCs After installing this month’s six-bug patch, some users aren’t able to use the IE7 browser, Microsoft said. Some users aren’t able to use Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) after installing this month’s six-bug patch, the Microsoft Corp. security team acknowledged late Wednesday as it published a work-around […]
L&T Finance selects Nucleus solutions
Nucleus Software Exports Limited, a global provider of next generation software products for banking and financial sector, announced that L&T Finance Limited (LTF), a non- banking finance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited, a technology and engineering major has selected Nucleus Software’s flagship solution FinnOne TM Customer Acquisition System, lending and […]
