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Melody within2020-06-05
The Telegraph India: Most evenings, I knock off from work and listen to Indian classical music for an hour or so before dinner. In the past, I would play CDs or cassettes I had collected over the years; now, I forage through the capacious repository that is YouTube. Sometimes I...
Karti Chidambaram moves HC in I-T case2020-06-05
The Hindu: Sivaganga Member of ParliamentKartiP. Chidambaram and his wife Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram have moved the Madras High Court challenging the refusal o ......
Obituary: Tributes to former Olympian, Fife councillor and St Andrews teacher Donald Macgregor who has ...2020-06-05
The Courier: The worlds of athletics, politics and education have paid tribute to former Olympian, councillor and teacher Donald Macgregor who has died aged 80. ......
Three Judges Test Positive for Covid-19, Madras HC to Restrict Hearing Through Video Conferencing2020-06-05
News18: Two division benches and four...
Three judges test positive for COVID-19; Madras HC to restrict hearing through video conferencing2020-06-05
The Times of India: Chennai, Jun 5 (): Three judges of the Madras High Court have tested positive for COVID-19 following which the...
Franklin Templeton MF says examining Gujarat HC order staying e-voting on winding up of 6 schemes2020-06-05
Moneycontrol: The fund house in April closed six of its debt funds, citing redemption pressures and lack of liquidity in the bond markets. PTIFranklin TempletonMutual Fund on Friday said it is examining the order passed by the High Court of Gujarat, which stayed the...
Indian businesses in pincer grip as sales stall2020-06-05
Asiatimes: H Shankar, who makes specialized paint near Mumbai, is going through hard times as Covid-19 hits the Indian economy. Shankar and his 50 staff export a quarter of their outupt and sell the rest locally. It took him a year to secure an order from Belgium, but...
Chennai's Boat Club area was meant for the poor2020-06-05
Deccan Chronicle: Chennai: Residents of Chennai’s upscale locality, the Boat Club area, have earned the ire of people by making a request to the police to bar outsiders from entering their area for walking and jogging. The letter was referred to the Chennai Corporation...
Tarun Inuganti Joins Korn Ferry as Senior Leader2020-06-05
Public Technologies: Tarun Inuganti Joins KornFerry as SeniorLeader June 5, 2020 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESSWIRE)--Jun. 5, 2020-- Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) today announced Tarun Inuganti has joined the firm as senior leader in the GlobalTechnology Industries marketplace, in addition to...
Chennai's posh Boat Club, which is home to rich and affluent, was meant for poor ...2020-06-05
International Business Times: One walk to this place and one realises that it is anything but a land meant for the poor in Chennai's Boat Club area where thick foliage, clean wide roads, spacious and beautiful bungalows, and well-manicured gardens are a common sight. Boat Club Road is an...
World Environment Day 2020: Ayushmann Khurrana says 'It's time to wake up' — watch video2020-06-05
Bollywood Life: 'This environment day my one wish for the earth is or rather request for all of us to use water wisely,' said the actor. ByBollywoodLifePublished: June 5, 2020 3:13 PM ISTToday is World Environment Day, June 5, Gulabo Sitabo actor, Ayushmann Khurrana, has...
Mismanaging a robust system2020-06-05
Frontline: A lack of coordination at the highest level in making the best use of the resources in Chennai is at the root of COVID-19’s rapid spread in the State. With COVID-19 spreading fast in Chennai, hospital capacity is on every one’s mind. On May 4, Dr Narayana...
Government should pay salaries, pensions in universities, says Alagiri2020-06-05
The Hindu: The Tamil NaduCongress Committee president, in a statement, said the University of Madras has been pushed to a situation where it is unable to pay staff salaries and pensions that are pending ......
Freeze frame: The pandemic effect on South Indian films2020-06-05
Business Line: * According to news reports, the Telugu film industry is stuck with films valued at ₹2,000 crore * Insiders say that the Tamil film industry is facing an estimated loss of ₹150-200 crore a month * Producers are now looking at OTT releases with movie halls and...