The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to prevent the Isha Foundation from conducting Mahasivarathri celebrations at its Coimbatore campus. The petitioner had alleged that the foundation lacked adequate sewage treatment facilities and caused noise pollution. However, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) informed the court that the foundation has adequate treatment facilities and complies with noise regulations. The court dismissed the petition, allowing the celebrations to proceed.
Director R Kannan talks about Settai- A tamil remake of Delhi Belly
Arya who plays the role of Imran Khan in Delhi Belly's remake talks about the film
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The screenplay of the film falls apart spectacularly.
Filmmaker R Kannan talks about his new directorial venture.
The Sebi, on Friday, banned 14 life insurance companies, including Reliance Life, SBI Life, ICICI Prudential, Tata AIG and HDFC Standard Life, from raising fresh money in ULIP schemes that invests a major chunk of funds in stock markets.
Insurance regulator IRDA on Tuesday said it will decide its future course of action on the ULIP controversy in the next two days keeping in mind the government's directive to seek a legally binding decision from a court.
Despite the economic slowdown, most students consider the telecom sector a 'favourable industry' to work for, according to a study conducted by a Chennai-based Human Resources firm.
All said and done, this Tamil remake of the Bollywood hit has its unique moments.
The domestic travel and hospitality sectors, which are reeling under the impact of the slowdown and the Mumbai terror attacks, are hoping that the swine flu does not spread to other regions and mar sentiment for travel. Hotel occupancies and tariffs across India have dropped 20 per cent in the last few months, even as foreign tourist arrivals fell by 14 per cent in the first three months of 2009.
The IRDA guidelines issued last month prohibits an insurer from investing more than 10 per cent in a company. LIC has invested more than Rs 1,300 billion in equities of different private and public sector companies. Prominent companies in which it holds over 10 per cent include Corporation Bank, Cipla, M&M, Maruti Suzuki, MTNL, Tata Motors, HPCL, Ranbaxy Labs, Oriental Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs, Tata Steel and Reliance Infra.
Irda is planning credit rating for insurance companies. Such a move will enable the regulator to grade insurance companies.
A committee headed by Irda's member actuary R Kannan has suggested a grace period of 15 days for policyholders who pay premium on a monthly basis, while a 30 days grace period will be available to those who pay their premium annually, half-yearly or quarterly.
The Madras Management Association, in partnership with the Institute for Financial Management and Research, has launched a Postgraduate Certificate Programme in Business Management.
Everonn Systems India Ltd, a significant player in computer education in schools and colleges in South India has unveiled Zebra Kross, a technology-enabled retail learning centre.
Pursuant to Finance Minister P Chidambaram's budget announcement, a roadmap to streamline tax structure on all saving instruments will be rolled out next month.
Constant harassment and pressure to accept bribes has left employees of the Tamil Nadu administration disillusioned, reports R Ramasubramanian from Chennai.
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja is a tedious comedy drama that attempts to highlight the inhumane working conditions of factory workers in our country.
The film is a highly melodramatic tale of friendship between a righteous temple priest and a hardcore killer.
Question remains, what happens when the overseeing committees' members themselves are questioned by investigative agencies?
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