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As many as 29,884 real estate projects have been registered under Maha-RERA and of this 24 per cent, or 7,245 projects have been completed. Representational Image. (AFP)

MahaRERA bars sales of delayed projects

MahaRERA has released the list of 644 residential projects that are completely prohibited from making sales, advertisement or marketing

30 Jul 2021 2:49 AM

Despite the lower demand, the imports surged to 120.4 tonnes against 10.9 tonnes in April-June 2020. (AFP)

June Qtr gold demand 4th lowest since 2000

Gold Council has refrained from giving a yearly estimate of gold demand

30 Jul 2021 2:30 AM

The firm’s June quarter revenue grew 14.6 per cent to $4.6 billion. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Cognizant plans 1 lakh lateral hiring

Cognizant has a total headcount of 301,200. Apart from attrition, the improved revenue guidance too has supported the hiring plans

30 Jul 2021 2:19 AM

However, revenue per available rooms (RevPAR) has been growing all these months. Representational Image (Twitter)

Hotel occupancies rise as leisure travel revives

Occupancies in these cities stood at 30-32 per cent in the month of June, which was 12-14 per cent higher than the occupancies in May

28 Jul 2021 3:24 AM

Once famous for wizardry with the hockey stick, the men’s team will be praying for a kind of renaissance, with the women’s team hoping to make a splash. — AP

India’s Olympic dreams alive

Shooters, boxers, wrestlers to lead medal rush

23 Jul 2021 8:21 AM

They submitted the new IT Rules seek to regulate the conduct of entities that do not even come under the ambit of the Information Technology Act, 2000. (PTI Photo)

Madras HC issues notice to Centre on new IT rules

The court also allowed the petitioners to approach it if any coercive and arm-twisting action is taken under the new rules

23 Jun 2021 8:18 PM

Sasikala had been staying in Chennai's T Nagar area after returning to the city in February. (Photo: File/PTI)

Expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala hints at returning to active politics

This follows after AIADMK lost the power in Tamil Nadu elections to DMK

30 May 2021 11:00 AM

On Wednesday, the Chennai Ford Employees Union expressed concern in a letter to management. (Photo: PTI)

Ford halts southern India plant production as pandemic surges

The automaker will stop work at its Chennai plant on Friday and Saturday

28 May 2021 10:02 AM

An analysis of the financials of 44 companies in the film production, distribution and entertainment industry showed total expenditure also declined by nearly three-fourths, which helped minimise losses for players. — Representational image

Box office collections drop 85% in 2020

The fall in collections can be attributed to the significant fall in movie releases during the year to 75

02 Mar 2021 8:13 AM

Amit Shah addressing Vijay Sankalp Rally In Villupuram in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. (Image credit : Twitter/@AmitShah)

Shah tries to seal seat deal with Tamil Nadu CM

The indications are that the Tamil Nadu ruling party was driving a hard bargain in offering up to 21 seats for the BJP in its alliance

01 Mar 2021 9:17 AM

The Unctad report finds that a few developing nations are exhibiting stronger capabilities to use, adopt and adapt frontier technologies than their per capita GDPs would suggest. (Representational image: AFP)

India top over-performer in frontier technologies

Over-performance is measured as the difference between the actual index rankings and the estimated index rankings based on per capita income

26 Feb 2021 7:32 AM

In total, 28 memoranda Zof understanding, cumulative investment were signed between the companies and the Government of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday (Twitter@TataCompanies)

Tata Electronics to set up component-making plant in TN

These industrial parks will create employment opportunities for more than one lakh people, the government said

17 Feb 2021 4:15 AM

The firm is st to commence its manufacturing efforts with contract manufacturer Cloud Network Technology (AFP)

Amazon to make Fire TV sticks in India

India is poised to become a majorplayer in the global supply chain in the electronics and IT products industry

17 Feb 2021 4:15 AM

Vietnam, Uganda, China, Switzerland, Turkey and Taiwan experienced relatively better export performance (PTI)

Global trade recovers in December quarter

India keeps trade share in pharma, loses in apparels

13 Feb 2021 2:31 AM

Eminent violin maestro TN Krishnan passes away at 92

He passed away on Monday due to old age issues. Krishnan is survived by wife and two children.

03 Nov 2020 2:57 PM

ED raids DMK's Gautham Sigamani's Chennai residence, seizes assets worth Rs 8.6 cr

Sigamani is a DMK Member of Parliament from the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu.

16 Oct 2020 8:07 PM

Centre to borrow Rs 1.1 lakh cr GST compensation for states

The amount so borrowed will be passed on to the states as a back-to-back loan in lieu of GST Compensation Cess releases

16 Oct 2020 5:51 PM

It all began with British historian Edward Anderson responding to a question from food aggregator with this innocuous statement on Twitter, "Idlis are the most boring things in the world." (Pixabay)

All about an idli: British professor's tweet sparks not so 'boring' debate

The steamed rice and lentil 'cake' - a pan India favourite - is suddenly much talked about and much discussed

11 Oct 2020 2:28 PM

SP Balasubrahmanyam, the voice of Salman Khan's best songs no more

The news of SPB's death has left millions of his fans devastated

25 Sep 2020 1:51 PM

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) and Suresh Raina. (PTI File)

Chennai Super Kings: Top-four contenders despite missing Suresh Raina

It will be a new tournament for Dhoni in slightly unfamiliar surroundings, without his most trusted lieutenant, Raina

18 Sep 2020 12:40 PM

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