KV Lakshmana

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DMK: Alagiri accepts MK Stalin's leadership; pleads for re-induction

MK Alagiri said he was going ahead with September 5 rally in Chennai and boasted that thousands of cadres would attend the rally.

Aug 30, 2018

Love Sonia: After shocking global audiences, powerful Indian film on human trafficking set for release in the country

Academy Award-nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark, and Tabrez Noorani collaborate with Indian producers to tell the powerful story of human trafficking across India, Hong Kong and Los Angeles through the film Love Sonia that has got rave reviews at international festivals in London, Los Angeles and Melbourne.

Aug 17, 2018

Turkish turmoil downs Indian rupee; Rahul Gandhi takes swipe at PM Modi

Rahul Gandhi had tweeted a video of Narendra Modi as the then-Chief Minister of Gujarat castigating the UPA government when the rupee touched Rs 69 to a dollar mark in 2014.

Aug 14, 2018

Sibling rivalry sizzles once again in DMK with Alagiri mounting a challenge to Stalin

The rank and file and senior DMK leaders are firmly behind MK Stalin and he was already elevated as the working president after illness kept Karunanidhi away from active politics for the past two years.

Aug 13, 2018

Chennai temple idol theft case: Political parties come to the rescue of TVS Motors chief Venu Srinivasan

Srinivasan has maintained that he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Srirangam Temple and had spent Rs 25 crore of his own money for the renovation of the entire temple complex.

Aug 13, 2018

SIT not to arrest industrialist Venu Srinivasan for six weeks in idol theft case

Venu Srinivasan also claimed that a private trust funded by him and his company had undertaken the renovation of 100 temples in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Aug 10, 2018

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BSE Sensex hits 37,000: Is the current market rally a mirage?

Barring a handful of heavy lifters, many stocks do not matter anymore in either the rise or fall of the market.

Jul 26, 2018

Bankers come to the aid of striking IDBI employees to oppose its sale to LIC

The government must maintain its commitment to hold 51 percent of equity in IDBI at all times. But, by allowing LIC to acquire 51 percent of equity in IDBI, the government will be facilitating the drop of its equity to 43 percent.

Jul 24, 2018

Reliance Jio to continue 'freebies' for its phone customers till it reaches 400 million mark in subscriber base

After voice, the competition will be for data services. Reliance Jio is also about to disrupt the home broadband market now.

Jul 24, 2018

DMK ups the ante; demands TN CM Palaniswami be booked under Prevention of Corruption Act

DMK working president MK Stalin took his battle to Governor Banwarilal Purohit and submitted a memorandum seeking action against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi Palaniswami.

Jul 23, 2018

Neemuchwala's turnaround strategy for Wipro stands on aggressive mergers and acquisitions

Bengaluru-based Wipro expects revenue from its key IT services business for the quarter ending September to be in the range of $2.01 billion to $2.05 billion.

Jul 23, 2018

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Branded as BJP's B team in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK faces an uphill task for 2019 general elections

If the party ties up with the BJP formally, AIADMK would have a much tougher battle on its hands given the public mood against the state government and especially the Modi government in the Centre.

Jul 21, 2018

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Puducherry Assembly passes unanimous resolution seeking full statehood

Just like Delhi, Puducherry has also become another theatre of war between an elected government and the Lt Governor.

Jul 19, 2018

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister charges opposition and media with spreading falsehood to malign govt

Edapaddi Palaniswami was speaking to media persons after opening the sluice gates of Mettur dam to release water into the Cauvery delta region farms.