Murugappa group plans to double turnover in 5 yearsCHENNAI - The Rs.15,600-crore diversified Murugappa group is planning major business expansion including acquisitions to more than double its turnover in five years, a top company official says. Electoral rolls in Puducherry to be revisedCHENNAI - With parliamentary elections over in May, election to its lone Rajya Sabha seat recently completed and no major poll in the near future, Election Commission officials in Puducherry are planning to revise the electoral rolls in the union territory. Reserve 50 percent seats for rural students in universities: KarunanidhiCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday urged the government to earmark 50 percent of the seats in central universities for students from rural areas. Air India cancels 14 flights out of ChennaiCHENNAI - National carrier Air India could operate only seven flights out of here Tuesday while cancelling 14 due to its executive pilots’ agitation. IIT-Madras event to showcase innovative productsCHENNAI - What can save a laptop’s hard disc can equally save a human life: This is what Mohit Mittal and Rajan Gupta, students of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), have demonstrated with a novel helmet called “Techmet”. World Tamil conference postponed till June 2010CHENNAI - The ninth World Tamil Conference that was scheduled for January next year has been postponed by several months, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Tuesday. Air India strike leaves passengers stranded across India(update-airline strike)NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI/KOLKATA - Passengers across India felt the brunt of the Air India strike, which entered its fourth day on Tuesday. Vijayakant to observe fast for cause of Sri Lankan TamilsCHENNAI - Actor turned politician Vijayakant, president of DMDK, and his cadres will Tuesday observe a day-long hunger strike in Delhi demanding protection to Indian fishermen from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy and full freedom to Sri Lankan Tamils on the island. Timing of pilots’ strike cruel: Passengers’ bodyCHENNAI - The timings of the ongoing strike by Air India pilots was “cruel” as they intentionally chose a long weekend, inconveniencing a large number of passengers, Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) said Monday. Puducherry’s Congress nominee elected unopposed to Rajya SabhaCHENNAI - The Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Puducherry, P. Kannan, was declared elected unopposed Saturday evening. Congress nominee from Puducherry elected unopposed to Rajya SabhaCHENNAI - The Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha from Puducherry, P. Kannan, will be declared elected unopposed Saturday evening. Coimbatore to host World Tamil Conference in 2010CHENNAI - India will host the ninth World Tamil Conference early next year in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has said. Rahul effect - 1.3 mn want to join Youth Congress in Tamil NaduCHENNAI - A whopping 1.3 million youngsters have sent in applications for membership to the Congress party’ youth wing in Tamil Nadu within two weeks of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state. Rahul effect - 1.3 m want to join Youth Congress in Tamil NaduCHENNAI - As many as 1.3 million young people have sent in applications for membership of the Congress’ youth wing in Tamil Nadu within two weeks of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state. Chola DBS sells mutual fund business to L&T FinanceCHENNAI - City-based Cholamandalam DBS Finance, a non-banking finance company, has decided sell its mutual fund subsidiary Cholamandalam Asset Management to L&T Finance for Rs.45 crore. Leitner Shriram wind turbine plant goes on streamCHENNAI - Leitner Shriram Manufacturing’s new wind turbine plant, set up near here at an investment of Rs.200 crore, was formally commissioned Friday. Volkswagen India plans to double distribution networkCHENNAI - German auto giant Volkswagen is planning to double its distribution network in India and increase brand spend before its much awaited entry into the country’s small car segment early next year, a top official said here Friday. Water on moon: Scientists cry eureka!CHENNAI - India’s first lunar mission is perhaps the only space project that has raised many eyebrows. But the sensational finding of water on moon has vindicated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials’ faith in the Rs.386-crore mission. ‘Moon water is more precious than gold’CHENNAI - The sensational discovery of water molecules on the lunar surface by an instrument owned by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and carried by India’s Chandrayaan-1 has been termed by scientists as a “very precious find”. Indian spacecraft finds water on the moon (Third Lead)BANGALORE/CHENNAI - In a sensational scientific discovery, India’s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has found evidence of water on the moon. India’s mooncraft ‘discovers’ water on moon: US scientist (Second Lead)BANGALORE/CHENNAI - India’s maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found evidence of water on the surface of the moon, a top American scientist confirmed Thursday. Water on moon can’t be confirmed: ISRO chiefCHENNAI - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair has said he can’t confirm the presence of water on the moon. Presence of water on moon can’t be confirmed: ISRO chiefCHENNAI - The American space agency NASA is expected to announce Thursday major findings of its moon mineralogy matter that went on board India’s Chandrayaan-1. Senior Pricol executive dies after attack by workers (Second Lead)CHENNAI - Roy George, vice president (human resource) in the Coimbatore-based Pricol Ltd, died Tuesday, a day after being attacked by company workers. Nine workers have been arrested for his death. Senior HR executive dies after attack by company workersCHENNAI - Roy George, vice president (human resource) in the Coimbatore-based Pricol Ltd, died here Tuesday, a day after being attacked by company workers. Pricol official succumbs to injuries in hospitalCHENNAI - A day after he was attacked by angry workers and grievously injured, Roy George, 46, vice president (human resource) in the Coimbatore-based Pricol Ltd, died here Tuesday. India to launch Oceansat-2, six European nano birds WednesdayCHENNAI - The stage is set for the launch Wednesday of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for placing into orbit the country’s 16th remote sensing satellite, Oceansat-2, and six European nano satellites. Import substitution should be the mantra: ChidambaramCHENNAI - It is an “old mindset” that secrecy would be compromised if the Indian private sector is involved in the supply of defence equipment, which was hampering import substitution, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Monday. Quiz Hafiz Saeed, evidence on Pakistani soil: ChidambaramISLAMABAD /CHENNAI - India Monday demanded that alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed be interrogated as all evidence against him was “on Pakistani soil”, after reports came in that the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has again been placed under house arrest in Lahore. ISRO starts filling liquid fuel for PSLV rocketCHENNAI - Filling of liquid fuel in the second stage of the Rs.70-crore Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket that would carry the Rs.130-crore Oceansat2 — India’s remote sensing satellite — Wednesday afternoon was progressing smoothly at India’s rocket launch centre in Sriharikota, around 80 km from here. |