New Delhi, Aug 12: Amid controversy surrounding the consumption of beef in India, a leading credit rating, and research institution say the country’s export of buffalo meat over the next five years would reach close to Rs 40,000 crore. “Over the next five years, Indian buffalo meat exports would reach close to Rs 40,000 crore […]

New Delhi, Aug 12: The Supreme Court on Friday said that all diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and more can now be registered in the National Capital Region(NCR) provided that one per cent of the ex-showroom price of the car is deposited as environment compensation charge with the Central Pollution Control Board. […]

Chennai, Aug 12: Lower net profit or net loss and higher provisioning against bad loans marked the first quarter results of three government-owned Indian banks declared on Friday. Leading the pack was the State Bank of India (SBI) that reported a net profit of Rs 2,520.96 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 — […]

Los Angeles, Aug 12: Singer Rihanna is to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28. The 28-year-old, who will also perform live at the show in New York City, will be recognised for her “decade-long impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film, and philanthropy”, reports femalefirst.co.uk. […]

New Delhi, Aug 12: Yesterday’s billionaires are India’s most defaulting billionaires today, said journalist Josy Joseph while releasing his book ‘A Feast of Vultures – The Hidden Business of Democracy in India’ here on Thursday. “Defaulters of the 1990s, when I started reporting, are today’s most defaulting billionaires. I am sure today’s defaulters will be […]

Chennai, Aug 12: Filmmaker Jayaraj, who is busy shooting for the upcoming trilingual period drama “Veeram”, has decided to give the film a Hollywood touch by roping in four technicians who have been part of popular foreign projects. Set in 13th century Kerala, the film resuscitates the real life character made famous through folklore literature […]

Chennai, Aug 12: Tamil filmmaker Venkat Prabhu and actor Krishna Kulasekaran have extended their support to a crowdfunding campaign by Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF), which will benefit India’s blind tandem cycling team. ABBF, the brainchild of Divyanshu Ganatra — who lost his eyesight to glaucoma at 19 — is committed to spreading awareness and […]

Chennai, Aug 12: Director Praveen Sattaru says he hasn’t yet been approached with the offer to direct the sequel to his last year’s Telugu hit comedy “Guntur Talkies”. He is also sure that he does not want to take up the project even if he is offered. “I read about the sequel in the papers […]

Chennai, Aug 12: Actor Karthi for the most part of filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s upcoming Tamil romantic-drama “Kaatru Veliyidai” will be seen sporting a clean-shaven look. He will also be seen sporting a stubble in some crucial scenes. “Karthi is currently shooting in a clean-shaven look. For nearly 60 per cent of the film, he will […]

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12: Poland maintained an all-win record in Pool B by defeating Argentina 25-21, 25-19, 37-35 in a men’s volleyball match at the Rio Olympics here. Poland booked a berth in the top eight with three straight wins. Another team qualified for the quarterfinals are Italy, who eased past Mexico in straight […]