August 7, 2018
M. Karunanidhi. | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan
CHENNAI - Muthuvel Karunanidhi, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on August 7 after prolonged illness. He was 94.
The end came at 6.10 p.m., hours after the Kauvery Hospital announced that he was "extremely critical"...
AUGUST 7, 2018
Ghosh said the Tata Trusts Cancer Care Initiative is one of the largest health care programmes in the world
Former IndiGo Airlines CEO Aditya Ghosh has joined as a senior advisor of Tata Trusts and will advise the core team of its cancer care initiative. The Tata Trusts has identified cancer as a key area of focus and...
AUGUST 6, 2018
A seventh-generation Wisconsin kidney bean processor and supplier recently became an unexpected victim of the Trump administration's trade spat with Europe, a major trading partner.
The 28-nation European Union imposed tariffs on about 2.8 billion euros (over $3 billion) worth of U.S. products, effective June 20. Kidney beans, along with bourbon, peanut butter, cranberries and orange juice are...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Chennai's Kauvery Hospital, where the 94-year-old leader is admitted, said that maintaining his vital organ functions remain a challenge
Chennai: The health of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who is admitted in Chennai's Kauvery hospital for more than a week, has taken a turn for the worse. The hospital said maintaining his vital organ functions remains a challenge in...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Istanbul, Turkey - January 16, 2016: Paper cubes with Popular social media services icons, including Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter and a Macbook Pro laptop computer on a wooden desk.
Facebook, WhatsApp on the list
The Centre has asked telecom service providers to explore possible ways to block mobile applications such as Facebook and WhatsApp “as per the provisions of...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Robert Redford | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Veteran Hollywood star Robert Redford has announced his retirement from acting, saying The Old Man & The Gun would be his last film. The 81-year-old star said he is making good on his 2016 promise about hanging his boots as an actor.
“Never say never, but I pretty well concluded...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Despite cracking down on corrupt road contractors, Vijay Pingale was shifted from Chennai Corporation
Vijay Maruti Pingale, a 2004 batch officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, joined the civil services because he wanted to reform governance from within the system. But after 14 years of trying, the civil servant, who holds an MBBS degree, has decided to throw...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Knee-jerk reaction: Post-PNB scam, the RBI had banned LoUs and LoCs without much consideration, the panel said.
Discontinuation of the facility has resulted in 2-2.5% increase in cost of credit: Parliamentary panel
The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to discontinue the issuance of Letters of Undertaking (LoU) and Letters of Credit (LoC) for trade credit was a “knee-jerk reaction”...
AUGUST 6, 2018
Team Shakti at work on the microprocessor project at IIT-Madras. | Photo Credit: M. Karunakaran
Microprocessor developed by the institute’s computer scientists is fabricated by Intel
These are the kind of chips that India always wanted, but could not make. Now, computer scientists and a student team from the IIT- Madras have developed the first of a family...
AUGUST 6, 2018
PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang
Nooyi, 62, who has been with the company for 24 years, will continue as chairman of the board until early 2019.
PepsiCo Inc on Monday said Indra Nooyi would step down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after 12 years at the helm, and named president Ramon Laguarta...
