Shortages hit Chennai still under water, volunteers step up

Volunteers waded through knee-deep water in Mudichur and distributed food packets and water bottles, even as several parts of Chennai continued to struggle with scanty supplies of milk and curd for......

Cyclone Michaung leaves trail of death and destruction

At least 12 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents in and around Chennai even as personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors were engaged in rescuing stranded people in the city......

Social media lends helping hand in reaching aid to Chennai flood-hit

Submerged in water, with no access to power and transport, it was various social media platforms that came to people's aid in the rain-hit city since Monday. IMAGE: People use a boat to shift to a......

When Nature Challenges A CM

The chief minister still has time to repair the damage but he will have to act all-round, both at the government and party levels, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K......

IT: Provide relief from service tax and VAT double taxation

  Current Status India is the world's largest sourcing destination for the information technology industry, accounting for approximately 67% of the $124-130 billion market. The industry......

The BIG problem Indian IT firms are facing

They need to upgrade their skills and become smaller, smarter organisations, says Devangshu Datta. Traditionally, the third quarter is weak for information technology (IT) services companies due......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......

Given low Q3 expectations, Budget holds the key for the markets

Earnings growth is unlikely to see much recovery and sales revenues are also likely to remain muted The market is gearing up for third quarter earnings results, which should start flowing next......

Jaya bats for Tamil film industry

When there is no burning issue, many political parties and politicians in Tamil Nadu take to professing their love for Tamil. What follows generally is putting the Tamil film industry in their......

Simran to quit films?

Simran's fans were in for a shock on April 24 as Tamil newspapers frontpaged a news report claimingthat she wasquitting films to getmarried to a pilot from Mumbai.The rumours began when she......

KKR need sound opening balance vs heavyweights CSK

IMAGE: The biggest positive for Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Capitals was the return to form of Andre Russell, who hit four monstrous sixes while scoring 38 off 31 balls to lift them to 127......

Harsha Bhogle: My Hero, Sunil Gavaskar

We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else.But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.Continuing our series celebrating 50......

Asian Games: Hima, Anas, Dutee shine; heartbreak for Lakshmanan

Long distance runner Govindan Lakshmanan finished third in men's 10,000m race but was later disqualified for lane infringement. IMAGE: Hima Das celebrates after winning the silver medal in the......

Of one man armies

Point To Ponder: India boasts of having the best batsman in the world in its team, Sachin but yet India has never been able to win a single test series abroad since last 15 years.Now consider this......