Chennai News

Christian ex-employee held for disfiguring Bible cage

A 41-year-old ex-employee of a Protestant church in the western suburbs here was arrested Saturday, a day after he allegedly disfigured the glass cage of a wall-embedded Bible, police said.

Chided for flunking tests, teenager commits suicide

A 14-year-old girl was Saturday found hanging from the ceiling in her home here, with her family blaming a teacher for scolding her and pushing her to take the extreme step.9:31 PM on October 11

Vaiko protests attacks on Tamils in Sri Lanka, courts arrest

MDMK leader Vaiko Friday courted arrest here Friday, protesting against the central and state governments not doing enough to stop attacks against Tamils in Sri Lanka.1:00 AM on October 11

Union IT minister Raja alleges smear campaign by Dayanidhi Maran

Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications A. Raja has charged Dayanidhi Maran, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's estranged nephew with masterminding a smear campaign against the centre and the state by levelling baseless allegations in a telecom spectrum deal.11:02 PM on October 10

REC to fund two power projects in Tamil Nadu

Even as two major power projects worth Rs.56.12 billion were announced Friday, the state's electricity department said more electricity outages would be effected - some lasting as many as four hours every day besides a weekly shutdown.9:01 PM on October 10

REC to fund two power projects in Tamil Nadu

The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) will partly fund -- to the tune of Rs.56.12 billion -- two power projects in Tamil Nadu with a total capacity to generate 1,600 MW.7:01 PM on October 10

22 arrested in Tamil Nadu for desecrating Christian institutions

The Tamil Nadu police Friday detained 22 people for desecrating Christian institutions, even as there were reports of further attacks against select targets.7:00 PM on October 10

Market slump to hit auto sector, two-wheelers may beat trend

The domestic auto sector as a whole will be affected by the slowing down of the economy and stock market crash, but the two-wheeler segment may just beat the trend, say analysts.6:01 PM on October 10

Four held in Tamil Nadu for attacking Christian institutions

Four suspected activists of a Hindu right-wing group were arrested Thursday for attacking minority institutions in Tamil Nadu, police sources said.8:32 PM on October 09

Ashok Leyland sales down in September

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland saw sales slump 1,055 units to 6,186 units last month, compared to 7,241 units sold in September 2007.7:03 PM on October 09

Britain wants to work with India to combat diabetes

The British government wants to work with India in combating the slow killer disease diabetes.8:30 PM on October 08

Empee lines up Rs.15-bn investment for new projects, expansion

The city-based Rs.10-billion Empee group, with business interests in liquor, sugar, hotels and real estate, is on an expansion overdrive on an outlay of Rs.15 billion.5:02 PM on October 08

Royal Enfield introduces Bullet Classic

Royal Enfield, the motorcycles division of Eicher Motors Ltd, launched the classic version of its legendary bike, Bullet, fitted with a single-cylinder 500cc engine at the Intermot exhibition in Germany.5:00 PM on October 08

Lalit Agrawal Joins Telcordia to Lead India Sales

Agrawal brings more than 16 years of experience in the Indian telecom industry to his new position. Prior to joining Telcordia, he worked as General Manager, Sales and Marketing at ZTE, where he was responsible for sales of CDMA and GSM Active Infrastructure to Reliance Communication Ltd. and Reliance Telecom Ltd. respectively.9:36 AM on October 08

Filmmaker pledges award money for spreading green message

Reputed conservationist and filmmaker Shekar Dattatri, winner of the prestigious $8,500 Swedish 2008 Edberg Award, says he will use the money to spread awareness about the environmental dangers India faces.10:32 PM on October 07