Malaysian Urban Development Minister Datto Sivalingam died of heart attack at Chennai on April 4. Sivalingam (62), accompanied by his daughter Vasantha, arrived here this morning from Kuala Lumpur on a personal visit. He complained of chest pain on arrival. He was rushed to a hospital where he breathed his last. Sivalingam had come to […]

Chennai born Sukanya Krishnan, who has won several awards for her television news coverage for mainstream media, added another feather to her cap by winning the New York Emmy Award in the on-camera: programme host/moderator category for the current year. Sukanya , 32, has worked for several television channels and among the major stories covered […]

The copyright infringement spat between Google and Viacom continues with both the companies slashing out at each other verbally. YouTube, which is owned by Google now, has sought shelter under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), said Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas. According to him, YouTube has no right to defend its position claiming that […]

Anil Kumble with family members as he announces his retirement from ODIs, Bangalore, March 30, 2007 Anil Kumble has announced his retirement from one-day cricket but said that he will be available for Test matches. “It’s been a long, 17-year journey at the international level,” Kumble told reporters during a press conference in Bangalore. “Hopefully […]

Superstar Rajinikanths Sivaji, the much hyped film was initially scheduled to release on 14th of April which is Tamil New Year’s day. Subsequently it was changed to April 12th and the audio release was fixed for the 4th of April. Meanwhile three songs from the film were leaked to the portals of the web in […]

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Sivaji Ringtones! Sivaji Ringtones on 4646 – World Premiere Sivaji Ringtones: Dial HungamaMobile Superstar Rajinikanth’s fans who are waiting to listen to A.R Rahman working magic on Sivaji, here is the chance. SMS ‘SIVAJI’ to 4646 for all songs. SMS the below text to 4646 for individual songs: For Monotones on Nokia/Samsung/LG Phones: […]

The latest Kollywood buzz doing rounds is that the release of Rajinikanth’s much awaited film of the year Sivaji might be delayed by a few more weeks. Initially the movie was expected for a release this Tamil New Year’s Day. However sources close to director Shankar say,’The post production works still continue and it may […]

The opportunity that should have gone to Sandhya has now gone to Kanika. Many voices were considered to dub Shriya voice in Sivaji. When Shankar heard Sandhya’s voice, he decided hers was the voice he wanted. After having settled for Sandhya’s voice, Shankar happened to hear Kanika’s voice on ‘Thanga Vettai.’ He felt that Kanika’s […]

Greeting From A.P.J.Abdul Kalam to the Indian Cricket Team A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Convey the greeting and best wished to the Indian Cricket Team participating in the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. Greeting From M.K. Stalin to the Indian Cricket Team.

With just 2 weeks left for the Cricket World Cup to kick-off, private direct-to-home (DTH) operators DishTV and TATA-Sky have announced attractive offers on their dishes, with the promise of enhanced viewership experience. Both companies are hoping to hard sell their products in the run-up to the World Cup, especially in the Metro cities that […]

It was a “starlit” marrige for Vikram, grandson of Shivaji Ganesan and son of actor Prabu tied the knot with Lakshmi Ujjaini, daughter of Dr.Mathivanan. The wedding was held at Rani Meyammai Hall at Egmore on Monday. Members from various political parties including Chief Minister Karunanidhi, Palani Manickam, Raja, E.V.K.S.Ilangovan, Vijaykanth, M.K.Stalin, Sathyaraj, Radhika and […]

Hexaware Technologies is looking to buy an IT company in Europe or USA for $20 million to $40 million, a top executive said. The company has cash balance of over $70 million. Mr Atul Nishar, Executive Chairman Hexaware told in Chennai that the company was looking – for an IT firm in ERP (enterprise resource […]