Tamil Nadu and the forgotten clamour for prohibition last election

If purists are surprised as to why and how people are not demanding prohibition or not talking about past promises, both in the election manifestos five years back and even those made to the......

103 kg gold seized by CBI 'missing', probe on

The Central Bureau of Investigation set up an 'internal inquiry' under an superintendent of police-ranked officer after 103 kg gold out of a total 400 kg, seized and sealed by it eight years ago,......

After idlis, Jaya now sells 'Amma Mineral Water'

In a bid to ensure quality and affordable drinking water to the poor and middle class people, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu is set to launch nine 'Amma Mineral Water' production units......

Chidambaram must step down as home minister: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday asked Union Minister P Chidambaram to step down in the wake of media reports that he was an alleged beneficiary in the 2G spectrum scam during UPA-I, even as......

222 mineral blocks to be auctioned off

Nine mineral-rich states -- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana -- are readying 75 blocks for auction. As many as 222......

How to ignite business innovation

Text: A Correspondent Here's a workshop that is completely jargon free. There are no power point presentations of any kind. The key principles are simple and easy to remember. It is about business......

Brand Amma's throwaway pricing

In 2001, J Jayalalitha, now in her third term as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, had expressed a wish to act as a mother to all Tamils. Known as amma, which is Tamil for mother, amongst her......

10 richest diamond mines in the world

Diamonds are forever, goes the adage, however cliched. Value of a diamonds is measured on the basis of four Cs -- carat, cut, color, and clarity. In India, most diamond mines were depleted......