Thursday, November 28, 2013

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Weekly superfast special trains to clear winter rush

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 02:11 PM PST

The following weekly superfast special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers during winter season.Train No.02508 Kamakhya – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special will...

Tripura rape suspects worked at IT firm in Taramani

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 01:27 PM PST

Three of the men, who are suspected to have raped a 12-year-old girl in Tripura on November 1 and were arrested by the city police on Wednesday, were working as security guards at an IT firm in Ta...

MRF declares Rs 24 final dividend

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:46 PM PST

Tyre major MRF has clocked a 40% increase in net profit at Rs 802 crore, up from Rs 572 crore in the year-ago period, for the fiscal ended September 30.

Furniture brands brace for Ikea

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:30 PM PST

Swedish furniture giant Ikea's impending entry into the Indian market has awakened scores of international furniture companies to the potential here.

British bike company Triumph drives into India

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:15 PM PST

Triumph, which has been looking at India for over two years, finally announced a line-up of 10 models (six to be assembled locally) and said these would cost from Rs 5.7 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) onwards, running up to Rs 20 lakh.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank to open 16 more branches in next 4 months

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:39 AM PST

New Delhi: India's first all women bank -- Bharatiya Mahila Bank -- plans to open 16 more branches in the next four months, media reports said on Thursday citing the bank's Chairperson and Managing Director Usha Ananthasubramanian. "We plan to add another 16 branches to our network in the next four months," she told the Press Trust of India. The new branches will be opened in the state capitals ...

PM, wife to receive Japanese emperor, empress at airport

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:09 AM PST

New Delhi, Nov 28 : Giving highest importance to the visit of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur will receive them at the airport on Saturday, while External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will be the minister-in-waiting for the imperial couple during their six-day stay here.

Iran Nuclear Deal Offers Aban Help to Cut Costs: Corporate India

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:54 AM PST

Aban Offshore Ltd. (ABAN) , Asia's third-most- indebted oil rig provider, will be able to obtain cheaper U.S. and European financing following the easing of some sanctions on Iran, the Indian company's biggest market.

Doing business in Karnataka is tough, say investors

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:30 AM PST

Most investors and entrepreneurs find doing business in Karnataka an uphill task due to hurdles faced in land acquisition, poor road connectivity, inadequate power and slow rate of approvals, reveals a survey.

HC asks I-T department to decide on Nokia offer

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:50 AM PST

"You (IT department) have to take a decision. Say yes or no. If it is acceptable say yes, if not, say no. Either way but you can't say we will not decide," a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjeev Sachdeva said.

If you give your 100%, results will follow: Deepika Padukone - Daily News & Analysis

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 02:22 PM PST


Daily News & Analysis

If you give your 100%, results will follow: Deepika Padukone
Daily News & Analysis
Her first big hit of the year, "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" saw her impress the audience as nerdy Naina, and she followed up its success with her South Indian act as Meenamma in the box office record-breaking "Chennai Express". Deepika's latest release ...

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Weekly superfast special trains to clear winter rush - The Hindu

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST


Weekly superfast special trains to clear winter rush
The Hindu
The following weekly superfast special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers during winter season. Train No.02508 Kamakhya – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special will leave Kamakhya at 2 p.m. on Mondays on December 2, 9, 16, 23, ...

Tripura rape suspects worked at IT firm in Taramani - The Hindu

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 01:22 PM PST


Tripura rape suspects worked at IT firm in Taramani
The Hindu
While two men escaped to Delhi, Suraj and Hriday came to Chennai on November 12, accompanied by Karna Sadan Jamatia (26), and were staying with their friend, Mangal Dev Varma (29), a resident of Taramani. "Mangal helped them enrol with Group-4 ...

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Chennai civic agencies told to act against illegal slaughtering - The Hindu

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 01:22 PM PST


Chennai civic agencies told to act against illegal slaughtering
The Hindu
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Thursday, directed the Chennai Corporation and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to take immediate action to stop illegal slaughtering in the city. The Bench passed the interim order on an ...

Deepika Padukone: If you give your 100 percent, results will follow (w/gallery) - Vancouver Desi

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:33 PM PST


Vancouver Desi

Deepika Padukone: If you give your 100 percent, results will follow (w/gallery)
Vancouver Desi
Her first big hit of the year, "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" saw her impress the audience as nerdy Naina, and she followed up its success with her South Indian act as Meenamma in the box office record-breaking "Chennai Express". Deepika's latest release ...

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Air India pilot fights to keep his earring, delays flight - Hindustan Times

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST


Air India pilot fights to keep his earring, delays flight
Hindustan Times
An Air India flight from Chennai to Colombo on November 24 was delayed by more than an hour because the captain refused to take off his earrings. According to the AI operational manual, approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, male pilots are ...

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Rural areas face 6-7 hour cuts as power shortage hits 2000MW - Times of India

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST


Rural areas face 6-7 hour cuts as power shortage hits 2000MW
Times of India
CHENNAI: With no relief in sight from 6 to 7 hours of outage for many districts, power cuts have again taken political centrestage. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa mentioned the issue during her election campaign in Yercaud on Thursday. Power shortage, owing ...

Chennai to get 6500 more policemen - Times of India

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST


Chennai to get 6500 more policemen
Times of India
CHENNAI: The city has fewer policemen than any other metropolis in the country, stretching law enforcement to close to breaking point. But that is likely to change soon, with the state planning to recruit at least 6,500 more policemen, including senior officers, ...

Volvo meets Tamil Nadu officials, agrees to bus safety changes - Times of India

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST


Volvo meets Tamil Nadu officials, agrees to bus safety changes
Times of India
CHENNAI: Swedish automobile giant Volvo has agreed to make changes to their buses to improve safety after meeting Tamil Nadu transport officials here on Thursday. The state government requested senior Volvo officials to make certain alterations to ...

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HC lifts its stay on suspension of 7 Pondy students - Times of India

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:54 AM PST


HC lifts its stay on suspension of 7 Pondy students
Times of India
CHENNAI: About two weeks after staying the suspension of seven Pondicherry University students, the Madras high court on Thursday revoked the stay order after its efforts for an amicable settlement through negotiation failed. It has asked the suspended ...

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