Anakaputhur weavers rue poor patronage    

Posted on   4:22 pm

‘The people here use many bio-fibres to weave. Aloe vera, bamboo, banana stem and erukkanchedi, are a few among the famous varieties. We also use natural dye like coffee, sandalwood, turmeric, indigo, and infuse medicinal herbs including neem and tulsi’,

Thousands flee as Typhoon Kammuri churns towards Philippines

Posted on   3:32 pm

The Philippines was braced for powerful Typhoon Kammuri as the storm churned closer, forcing evacuations and threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near the capital Manila. Kammuri is expected to make landfall late today or early Tuesday in the nation’s east with heavy rains and wind gusts of up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour, forecasters said.

Vikram’s next titled ‘Amar’

Posted on   3:27 pm

Actor Vikram is busy shooting for his next being directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu. Sources say that the movie is titled ‘Amar’. Reports are also doing the rounds that the versatile actor will be seen in as many as 25 looks in the film.

‘Kaithi’ actor in Vijay’s next

Posted on   3:23 pm

Vijay is currently busy shooting for a movie being directed by Logesh Kanagaraj. Earlier, the team had announced that Malayalam actor Antony Varghese has been roped in to play a negative role in ‘Thalapathy 64’.

‘India will be in top 3 innovative countries in 30 years’

Posted on   2:55 pm

‘What sells here in the US need not necessarily be a big thing in India. You would have services which are localised for India. India will find its own mobility solution, will find its own service solutions for various things that are actually happening and that is what is going to happen’