Hailed as Koodal Managar, Madurai has a unique and enviable place in Tamil culture. This is an important city in the south that enjoys a long and wide reference in Tamil texts. Madurai was the capital city of the Pandiyas, one of the three ancient Tamil kingdoms. It was also the famous seat of Tamil Sangam where some of the... 

The Central Government have authorized the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to issue tax-free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds of the total value of Rs.5,000 crore carrying an interest rate in the range of 6.50% to 7.25% per annum, through public issue or otherwise by 31st March 2010. The interest income... 

Where is my star? During all those dark hours when my being just wanted to run away from elemental bindings, you held me tight with the blissful clutches of those unfailing words.  Read More →

GAO Research has announced the availability of its T.30 and fax control protocol software which implements ITU-T T.30 Recommendation, a standard for procedures for document facsimile transmission in the general switched telephone networks. The software supports commonly used processors such as TI C5000 & C6000 series DSPs,... 

Spicer India Ltd., a joint venture company of Dana Holding Corporation, USA, and Anand Automotive Systems today announced the groundbreaking for a new hypoid gear manufacturing facility and testing center in Chakan, Pune, India.  Read More →

The Minister of Railway Mamta Banerjee has called upon the representatives of industry and trade to work in close partnership with Railways for the development of Railway infrastructure to meet growing aspirations of people and increasing needs of this important sector of transportation. The Railway Minister was speaking at... 

The Union Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has said that it is an accepted fact that Religious Tourism has proven resilience to the pressures of Global Recession. Speaking at the inaugural session of the International Buddhist heritage Conference-2010, at Nalanda she said, not being viewed... 

Toyota’s US sales have dropped by 16% in January after the carmaker massive recall of its defected vehicles. Meanwhile, the sales of other carmakers Ford and GM rose by 25 percent and 14 percent respectively.  Read More →

Birla Global Finance, the NBFC arm of the Aditya Birla Financial Services Group, has been renamed as Aditya Birla Finance. This change in name not only reflects the ownership and commitment of the Aditya Birla Group, but also perfectly reflects the nature of its business of providing financing solutions like loan against securities,... 

Volvo has made a fast start to the New Year by sharpening its diesel offering for the Indian market. The refreshed Volvo S80 for model year 2010 has an even tougher and exclusive design than before, while providing top-class fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, performance coupled with Volvo’s signature safety features....