Vijayakanth: The action hero who took on heavyweights

Vijayakanth, who earned the sobriquet 'Karuppu MGR' ('Black MGR'), would perhaps go down in Tamil Nadu's history as a unique leader who scripted his own success story, dominating the political......

Jaya leads AIADMK to second consecutive victory in TN

Jayalalithaa-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam juggernaut rolled on Thursday getting a simple majority with the chief minister bucking the anti-incumbency trend and retaining power in......

TN police continues crackdown on Tamil militants

In the continuing crackdown on pan-Tamil militants, possibly involved in the killing of Karnataka ex-minister H Nagappa, the anti-terrorism branch of the Tamil Nadu police nabbed two more persons......

Road developers stare at distress sale of projects

With buyers playing safe, projects such as Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway find it difficult to get new concessionairesWhen IDFC starts looking for buyers for the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, the hunt might......

Markets gain led by rate sensitives

The benchmark indices ended higher on Monday led by rate sensitive shares on hopes that the central bank would cut key policy rates at its meeting scheduled for tomorrow. The Sensex advanced 304......

REL bags 3 road projects worth Rs 2,320 cr

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Energy Ltd on Thursday announced it has bagged three road projects valued at Rs 2,320 crore (Rs 23.2 billion) from National Highways Authority of India.......