Chennai News

Prometheus Business Outsourcing celebrates Women's Day

International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Prometheus Business Outsourcing (India) Pvt Ltd, Kodambakkam celebrated Women's Day on 8th March 2010....

Chennai - Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Interesting events lined up for Chennai Sangamam

As part of ‘Chennai Sangamam’ a host of interesting events have been lined up at 17 venues across the city on Monday.The evenings at most locations begin at 4.15 p.m. with Kuzhandhaigal Kathai Neram (Story telling). From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m....

Chennai - January 11th, 2010
70 lakh children given oral polio drops

An estimated 70 lakh children under five years of age were administered oral polio vaccines during the first phase of the Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign on Sunday. The only untoward incident was reported at Pudukottai where a...

Chennai - January 11th, 2010
Video piracy, the filmmakers’ bĂȘte noire

A week has passed since the film industry got together to lobby for anti-piracy measures in the wake of the illegal uploading of Sarath Kumar-starrer Jaggubhai on the Internet. But the bootleg copies and online versions of several new releases...

Chennai - January 10th, 2010
Karunanidhi launches Chennai Sangamam 2010

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi launched the fourth edition of the Chennai Sangamam on the theme ‘Pirappokkum,’ that gave a call to give up war and demolish caste and religious barriers.It was a performance dominated by the presence of...

Chennai - January 10th, 2010
Black and yellow taxis rev up again

Remember those black and yellow taxis that were usually hired form the Central Railway Station or the Airport a few years ago? In fact, some residents of the city may even fondly recall the days of the ‘taxi stands’ in...

Chennai - January 10th, 2010