2021: Tamil Nadu witnesses DMK's resurgence, an embattled AIADMKAfter a gap of 10 years, the DMK snatched the reins of power from arch rival AIADMK, with its president M K Stalin leading the party to a s...
23 Dec, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
NCLT directs Simpson & Co to constitute a trust in favour of dissenting minority shareholdersThe company is a part of Chennai-based Amalgamations Group of Companies that owns businesses including Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) a...
16 Jul, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Gourmet tea companies reach buyers in domestic market as lockdown dried up international businessThe lockdown dried up the international tea business for three months. Even after countries started lifting the lockdown, there was trade d...
06 Mar, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
What made Kishore Biyani's Future is also what led to his undoingIf the debt position pushed Biyani into a corner, the pandemic sealed his fate. Any potential buyer will drive a hard bargain, knowing the ...
19 Jul, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
With human-elephant conflict taking more lives on both sides, stakeholders are split over a sustainable solutionBetween 2015 & 2018, more than 1,700 people and 370 elephants have died due to this conflict.
09 Mar, 2019, 11.32 PM IST
How better pricing is driving companies to introduce single-origin chocolates and beveragesIndia is the world’s second largest producer and fourth biggest exporter of tea, and tea is both the world’s and India’s most preferred bev...
03 Feb, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
On Day 2 of I-T ops, diamonds & Swiss watches tumble outA senior I-T official said teams seized Rs 6 crore in cash, 8.5 kg gold worth Rs 2.4 crore and documents relating to investments worth Rs 1...
11 Nov, 2017, 03.05 PM IST
Tamil Nadu govt may auction Jaya's showpiece Nilgiris estateIn order to recover Rs 100 crore fine amount from Jayalalithaa and Rs 10 crore each from Sasikala, Elavarasi and Sudhakaran, the government...
15 Feb, 2017, 12.46 PM IST
Life begins at 50: India’s globetrotting middle class retiring early to enjoy high-quality lifeFor their part, Chaudhry and her entrepreneur husband Rajneesh Singh, 51, have different ideas about retirement. “We are looking forward to...
31 May, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
- Electric fences kill more tuskers in Tamil Nadu than poachers
Electric fences are wreaking havoc in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, killing four tuskers in the last six months.
24 Mar, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls: Scam-tainted candidates like D Raja, Ashok Chavan and others emerge as both winners and losersAshok Chavan proved to be one of the few bright spots for the Congress in Maharashtra by beating BJP’s DB Patil by a margin of roughly 80,0...
19 May, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: 2G scam-struck A Raja seeking electoral absolution in NiligirisRaja has been hitting the campaign trail with a vengeance. His nearest rivals are barely touching upon the 2G scam.
06 Apr, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Small farmers wage a big fight over land
Periyanna takes off an apron and hat fashioned from old rice sacks, rolls down his trousers and flattens his wiry hair.
06 Jun, 2011, 08.04 AM IST
- Jaya returns to Chennai, AIADMK cadre excited
AIADMK, the principal opposition party in Tamil Nadu, is expected to get into an action mode in the coming weeks following the return of it...
10 Oct, 2009, 02.43 AM IST
- PMK ends ties with AIADMK
In today’s statement, PMK said, police, which enquired the case, had discharged Dr Ramdoss and family members.
04 Oct, 2009, 07.19 PM IST