Friday, December 27, 2013

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Gurgaon most prosperous city in India, Chennai second: Report

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:48 PM PST

Credit rating agency Crisil has confirmed what many had suspected for long: that newbie Gurgaon has emerged as the most prosperous city in the country, leaving the country's financial capital Mumbai way behind.        

Banks running out of time to put in security measures at ATMs

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:07 PM PST

City police have advised them to put in certain measures by January 4

India, Irate Over Arrest of Consular Employee, Retaliates Against U.S. Diplomats

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:04 PM PST

Diplomats in India are facing a revocation of privileges and tax investigations prompted by the arrest of an Indian representative in New York.

Blow to Hiranandani in Rs 76cr loan default case

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:37 PM PST

In a blow to one of the biggest names in the real estate industry, the Bombay High Court has appointed a court receiver to manage the property of Hirco Plc's subsidiary Hiranandani Palace Gardens (HPG) in Chennai.

Bridge on Krishna river all set to come true

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST

The decades-old dream of a bridge between Tangeda village in Guntur district and Mattampally village in Nalgonda district appears to be materialised soon as the tenders for the construction of the...

Good harvest sends coffee prices south

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:23 PM PST

With large coffee-producing markets such as Columbia, Vietnam and Brazil (Arabica variety) witnessing good crop this year, coffee prices in India are falling.

Director to crowd-fund his film’s release

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:20 PM PST

Veteran Jayabharathy's 'Puthran' has been languishing for want of distributors

Cadres want Jayalalithaa to contest Lok Sabha poll, apply on her behalf

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:18 PM PST

It has shades of sycophancy. But, this time, the scramble to submit applications seeking tickets for party supremo J Jayalalithaa for the Lok Sabha elections could well reflect the AIADMK's ambitions to play a larger national role.        

India's tit-for-tat forces US ambassador Nancy Powell to call off Nepal vacation?

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:18 PM PST

The US ambassador had a first-hand experience of India's ire as officials politely declined to accord her special airport privileges for her Christmas vacation to Nepal.        

Going to church is no reason to deny scheduled caste certificate: HC

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:18 PM PST

There is no rationale in denying scheduled caste (SC) certificate and other benefits to a church-going dalit, the Madras high court has said.        

Madurai will regain its lost musical glory, aver fans - Times of India

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:46 PM PST


Madurai will regain its lost musical glory, aver fans
Times of India
MADURAI: Music aficionados in Madurai, the birth place of many renowned musicians like M S Subbulakshmi, T N Seshagopalan and Mani Iyer among others, can't think of conducting a music fest on the lines of the Chennai Margazhi Festival now. But music ...

Blow to Hiranandani in Rs 76cr loan default case - Times of India

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:38 PM PST


Blow to Hiranandani in Rs 76cr loan default case
Times of India
MUMBAI: In a blow to one of the biggest names in the real estate industry, the Bombay High Court has appointed a court receiver to manage the property of Hirco Plc's subsidiary Hiranandani Palace Gardens (HPG) in Chennai. The order was passed by ...

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Gurgaon most prosperous city in India, Chennai second: Report - Times of India

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:37 PM PST


Gurgaon most prosperous city in India, Chennai second: Report
Times of India
Gurgaon, with 27% of its households owning all gadgets, is sharply ahead of Chennai, which is second at 24%. Bangalore comes in a close third at 23.6%. Mumbai, however, trails way behind at 15.7%. Delhi, a city state, and union territories were not ...

THE PULP PIT: The masala wars of Bollywood - Daily Mail

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:34 PM PST


Daily Mail
THE PULP PIT: The masala wars of Bollywood
Daily Mail
Dhoom 3, Chennai Express and Krrish 3 represent a level of sleekness and cool that makes other biggies look archaic. More so in a year that spelt the death knell for a brand of commercial cinema we popularly call the Madras Cut - eighties-style loud kitsch ...

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WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT: The 10 things we learned in 2013 (there are a ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 02:26 PM PST


Daily Mail
WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT: The 10 things we learned in 2013 (there are a ...
Daily Mail
The battle for 400- crore supremacy is all about Aamir's Dhoom 3 taking on Shah Rukh's Chennai Express in a year when Salman Khan was absent. Ranbir Kapoor's Besharam met with rude rebuff. Hrithik Roshan's blockbuster Krrish 3 has fallen short of a ...

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RCA set to gatecrash BCCI meet on Modi - Times of India

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:08 PM PST


RCA set to gatecrash BCCI meet on Modi
Times of India
JAIPUR/CHENNAI: Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) is planning to gatecrash into BCCI's special working committee meeting, to be held in Chennai on Saturday to discuss the Lalit Modi affair. And, Mehmood Abdi was appointed to do the job. The RCA ...

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Unconventional policy carries risks in long run - Free Press Journal

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST


Unconventional policy carries risks in long run
Free Press Journal
Chennai : RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty on Thursday unveiled the contours of an unconventional monetary policy against the backdrop of the collapse of the Lehman Brothers in September 2008, which evoked unprecedented monetary policy ...

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Banks running out of time to put in security measures at ATMs - The Hindu

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:59 PM PST


Banks running out of time to put in security measures at ATMs
The Hindu
With just over a week left for banks in the City to put in place fool-proof security measures in their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) as recommended by the Chennai City Police, a lot remains to be done in a very short while. In the wake of an attack on a ...

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Born blind, he earned two PG degrees; now HC to his aid - Times of India

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:57 PM PST


Born blind, he earned two PG degrees; now HC to his aid
Times of India
CHENNAI: Born blind and hearing impaired, too, Miranda Tomkinson could not write the UGC's national eligibility test (NET) last June despite having double post-graduate degrees. He is not so unlucky this time. Thanks to a special session of the Madras high ...

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Indo-Pak Partnership in Chennai - The New Indian Express

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 12:54 PM PST


The New Indian Express
Indo-Pak Partnership in Chennai
The New Indian Express
It's six in the evening. The lights on the centre court are at their flashing best, focussing on the strip in the middle at the SDAT Stadium in Nungambakkam here. Workers run helter-skelter to get the boards, screens and other equipment for the Chennai Open in ...

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