Six additional visa interview windows will be added this week at the United States Consulate in Chennai to help eliminate the visa backlog. “Our goal is to totally eliminate the visa backlog by March 31,” says U.S. Vice-Consul Jimmy Mauldin. Speaking on the sidelines of a business forum organised by the U.S. State of Virginia […]

Brushing aside allegations that the recent income tax raids on the premises of actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth were politically motivated, the DPI, an ally of the DMK, said all were equal before law. Party leader Thol Tirumavalavan told reporters here today that all were equal before law and hence it was wrong to say that the search […]

Shilpa Shetty, who received overwhelming support from British viewers after being racially abused on the reality televison show, said she planned to extend her stay in Britain, as her mother Sunanda is keen on looking for a match for her. “I’m single and ready to mingle!” Bollywood’s long-legged beauty said in an interview to the […]

Sony mobiles from Chennai Sony Ericsson president Miles Flint announcing plans of his company at a press conference today. Also seen is Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran. Sony Ericsson would produce mobile handsets by outsourcing manufacturing to its global partners ? Flextronics and Foxconn, which have set up their facilities in Sriperumbudur, a city suburb. This […]

Looks like the first couple of Kollywood didnt wait for long before starting a family. Actress Jyotika is said to be in the family way and the baby is due in August. The actress, who is consulting the same gynaecologist who treated Aishwarya Dhanush, has been going for regular check-ups and is said to be […]

Twenty-one students from the nursing school of the Stanley Medical College in north Chennai were suspended on Tuesday for allegedly ragging their first year juniors.  It was alleged that the juniors were asked to shave off their moustaches, dress up as women and were also shown obscene videos. The dean of Stanley Medical College, Dr […]

Vaali, the creator of a thousand melodious songs in Tamil has been honored with the prestigious Padmashree award this year. The seventy-year-old lyricist has penned over 1,500 lyrics for Tamil feature films, second only to the late poet Kannadasan. A native of Srirangam, Vaali is not only a lyricist but also a renowned literary figure […]

Girl students should follow the example set by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in public life if they were to blossom into good citizens, said Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, here on Monday. Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Mr. Karunanidhi hailed Ms. Gandhi as a “valiant woman” who abdicated power to […]

Shilpa Shetty conquered the hearts and minds of a generation of Britons with her poise and grace in the face of bullying in Celebrity Big Brother and she did so again on Sunday night after an overwhelming 63 per cent of Britons on Sunday voted to crown her queen of the reality TV show. “Things […]

Former AIADMK MLA V. Paneerselvam has been sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and asked to pay a fine of Rs 10, 000 while his two wives have been sentenced to one year RI and told to pay a fine of Rs 5, 000 each in a disproportionate assets case by a special court here. […]

NDTV has been reporting consistently on the poor fisherwoman of Chennai.Driven to poverty after the 2004 tsunami, they were convinced by touts to sell their kidney for money.Now many of them, unable to take proper post surgery care of themselves, are suffering major health complications and could even face death if their single kidney fails.Many […]

Officers of the Income Tax (Investigation Wing) commenced State-wide search operations on Tuesday, including on the premises of actor Vijayakant and president, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), and Jeppiar, who runs several educational institutions. According to official sources, the search operations were carried out on 14 premises in Chennai, Coimbatore, Puducherry, Cuddalore and Madurai. Besides, […]