EPFO fixes 8.65% interest on provident fund deposits for FY17

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday fixed 8.65 per cent interest rate on EPF deposits for the current financial year.  “EPFO has fixes 8.65 per cent interest on EPF deposits for 2016-17,” media reports stated. In 2015-16, the interest rate on EPF deposits was 8.8 per cent and it was expected…

IIT Roorkee M Tech Admissions 2017

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Roorkee has released an official notification inviting all the interested, eligible candidates for admission to Master of Technology (MTech) programmes offered in Water Resources Development and Irrigation Water Management for the academic session 2017. All the eligible…

Manal Kaiyru 2 Release date confirmed: S. Ve. Shekhar

Manal Kayiru 2 is an upcoming Tamil language drama film directed by Madhan Kumar, which has produced by the Murali Ramaswamy under his banner of Sri Thenandal Films. Starring S. Ve. Shekhar, Ashwin Shekhar and Shamna Kasim in the lead roles. The film is a sequel to the 1982 film, Manal Kayiru. According to the…

Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Puriyaadha Pudhir’ also joins the Pongal race

We have been constantly updating on the list of films that are being announced to hit screens on Pongal 2017. ‘Ilayathalapathy‘ Vijay action entertainer Bairavaa scheduled for January 12, 2017 release. Vijay Sethupathi is joining as the seventh film on 2017 Pongal race. The film directed by Ranjit…

Simbu turns music director for Santhanam’s film

The multitalented actor Simbu is composing music for Santhanam’s new film “Sakka Podu  Podu Raja”. Santhanam took to his Twitter handle to make the announcement saying, its my #Godfather & #Humane @iam_str #str who is gonna be the #MusicDirector for the 1st time for #sakkapodupoduraja #Grateful #Blessed…

Ajith’s daredevil bike stunt for ‘Thala 57’ in Bulgaria goes viral

A video clip from the shooting location of actor Ajith Kumar’s next yet-untitled Tamil film featuring the star in a daredevil bike stunt, has sent his fans into a frenzy. The clip has been trending on Twitter. A 30-second video byte of Ajith’s daredevil wheeling act is making rounds on social media which is…

Vijay, Ashwin named in Tamil Nadu squad for Ranji quarterfinal

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association announced the squad on Sunday (December 18) after the third day’s play of the final Test between India and England in Chennai. Indian Test opener Murali Vijay and offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin were named in Tamil Nadu’s 16-man squad for their Ranji Trophy quarter-final…

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 likely to be launched in India by Mid-January at Rs 11,999  

Xiaomi is set to launch its flagship Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India in the middle of January. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sports a 5.5-inch full HD display with a screen resolution of 1920×1080 pixels with 2.5d curved glass. The company might launch the Qualcomm Snapdragon 624 chipset with Adreno 506 GPU. The…

France, Russia reach compromise as Aleppo rescue uncertain

Russia and France have announced agreement on a compromise U.N. resolution to deploy U.N. monitors to eastern Aleppo to ensure safe evacuations and immediate delivery of humanitarian aid. France’s U.N. ambassador Francois Delattre told reporters after more than three hours of closed consultations Sunday that the…

24 Trains Delayed, 1 cancelled and 14 Flights Delayed Due to Fog

At least 24 trains were delayed 5 others were rescheduled and one cancelled on Monday due to dense fog in most parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the Northern Railway official, the Jogbani-Anand Vihar Express was running over 13 hours behind schedule, the Swatantrata Senani Express was 15 hours…