Chennai News

Vaiko arrested for secessionism

MDMK chief Vaiko was arrested here Thursday on the charge of supporting the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and fomenting secessionism, police said.7:03 PM on October 23

Phoenix group to rejig business

The Bangalore-headquartered Phoenix group, which has interests in hotels, real estate and floriculture, has decided to restructure its corporate set-up before coming up with an initial public offering next year.7:01 PM on October 23

Sical deploys additional rake on Delhi-Chennai sector

EXIM operations to commence from January. "Third rake will improve capacity and frequency of service": Ashwin Muthiah, Chairman, Sical Logistics3:52 PM on October 23

Roca crowned with the "Family Business Award"

Roca, World Leaders in Bathroom Brands, was presented with the prestigious "Family Business Award" . This annual prize, now in its 13th year, is awarded jointly by the Swiss business school IMD and Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch. The glittering award ceremony took place on 22nd October at the FBN (Family Business Network) World Summit in New Delhi.3:46 PM on October 23

Congress, AIADMK flay pro-LTTE, secessionist moves in Tamil Nadu

The Congress, the main ally of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, and the state's main opposition AIADMK Wednesday slammed 'secessionist moves' by regional parties and the Tamil film industry under the guise of supporting the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka.8:31 PM on October 22

Davydenko for Chennai Open tennis

World No.6 and Russia No.1, Nikolay Davydenko will participate in the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open to be held here from Jan 5-11.8:31 PM on October 22

Tamil Nadu withdraws levy on extra electricity consumption

The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday withdrew, within 48 hours of its announcement, a controversial order levying 50 percent extra fees on households consuming over 600 units of electricity during every bi-monthly billing cycle, an official statement said.2:02 PM on October 22

Chennai to host the 12th National Conference of the NHRD Network S Ramadorai, CEO and MD, TCS to be Conference Chairman

The National HRD Network (NHRDN) today announced that its 12th National Conference will be held in Chennai on November 28th and 29th of this year. The country's foremost HR event returns to Chennai after eighteen years.11:24 AM on October 22

Firecrackers costlier, less noisy this Diwali

Be ready to shell out more this Diwali for firecrackers whose prices have shot up 35 percent compared to last year. But the festival may well be a visual delight with more colour and less sound in Tamil Nadu due to stiff regulations on decibel levels.11:01 AM on October 22

Don't eulogise Prabhakaran: Congress legislator

A section of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress Tuesday slammed the alleged eulogising of Tamil Tigers chief V. Prabhakaran by a few regional parties.10:00 PM on October 21

Velankani to invest Rs.3 bn in tech park

Velankani, an affiliate of AIG Global Real Estate, Tuesday said it will invest Rs.3 billion in the Velankani Tech Park, a notified special economic zone (SEZ), in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur area.8:31 PM on October 21

Despite rain, India's maiden moon mission on track

India was Tuesday set to launch its historic unmanned flight to the moon, the sixth to do so after the US, former Soviet Union, European Space Agency, China and Japan. A heavy downpour at the spaceport did not affect the countdown for the early Wednesday morning launch, scientists said.8:30 PM on October 21

Breakup of the $78.5 mn Chandrayaan bill

Break-up of the Rs.3.86 billion ($78.5 million) bill for India's maiden moon mission:8:30 PM on October 21

Rain postpones DMK's human chain event to protest Sri Lanka killings

Heavy rains in Tamil Nadu Tuesday forced the closure of schools and colleges and led to postponement of a human chain event planned by the ruling DMK to protest the alleged killings of minority Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.3:01 PM on October 21

India's moon mission countdown continues in heavy rain

It was raining heavily at India's spaceport Sriharikota Tuesday morning as scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) continued their countdown for the launch of the country's first mission to the moon.1:03 PM on October 21