CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Launches dedicated emergency number 044 46242424 to address fever related queries Chennai, Aug 6th 2019: Gleneagles Global Health City, the largest facility of Gleneagles Global Hospitals launches 24 hours functioning fever clinic in Chennai to help people combat the outburst of monsoon fevers like Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Cholera, Hepatitis (A virus) and many more. The Clinic will function round the clock and is fully equipped to treat any emergency . Fever Clinic will have a dedicated fever OPD and Inpatients wards for Infectious patients. Labs are equipped with rapid diagnostic tests and can perform the most sophisticated diagnostics.                         Monsoon in Chennai has been the season of infectious diseases and are spreading rapidly as most places in the city have been breading places for mosquitoes. Flu, on the other hand, has been highl...

Chennai, 5 th August, 2019: Chennai Headquartered Indian Bank posted a healthy Net profit of ` 365 Cr for June quarter compared to ` 209 Cr in the corresponding quarter last year recording an increase of 75%. This was on the back of increase in other income by 58%.   Bank’s RoA improved to 0.52% from 0.33% during the year ago period and RoE improved from 5.25% to 9.06%.   Domestic NIM   was at 2.85%. Bank’s total Business recorded a 14% increase and was at `4.26 lakh crore driven by a healthy growth of 15% in Deposits and 12% in Advances which reached `2.41 lakh crore and `1.84 lakh crore respectively. Loan book was well diversified with RAM constituting 60% which witnessed a robust growth of 24% in Retail, 25% in Agriculture and 10% in MSME sector YoY.    Accelerated recovery and upgradation efforts witnessed progressive reduction in accretion of fresh   NPAs over the previous year.   Fresh slippages during the quarter was `1035 ...

  Dr. Kailash Satyarthi invited the students and faculty of the Institute to join the Foundation’s 100 million campaign to eradicate child labour and slavery Chennai, 5 th August, 2019: In a first in any Indian academic institution, a Centre of Child Rights would be established at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology in partnership with the Dr. Kailash Satyarthi Foundation. Nobel Laureate and child rights activist Dr. Kailash Satyarthi on his maiden visit to SRM Institute of Science and Technology Campus near Chennai on Monday invited the students and faculty of the Institute to join the Foundation’s 100 million campaign to eradicate child labour and slavery and declared he was prepared to set up an office in the campus. This would be the Foundation’s third office after London and Delhi. (L to R) Dr. R. Balasubramanian, Vice Chancellor Dr. Sandeep Sancheti, Nobel Laureate and child rights activist Dr. Kailash Satyarthi, SRM Institute of Science and Techn...

Sania Mirza gets candid on MX Player’s show ‘11 Mantras of Being Unstoppable with Ananya’ We all know how important studies and degrees are in today’s day and age. Dropping out of college for your career is still looked down upon in our society. But, the ones who are motivated and dedicated towards their goal, know no such thing and have gone on to achieve wonders in their life... Sania Mirza is one such aspirational woman who let go of her studies just to be a part of the ‘Wimbledon’. In an exclusive chat with Ananya Birla on MX Player’s ‘11 Mantras of Being Unstoppable with Ananya’, Sania Mirza opens up about her dropping out of college to fulfill her one and only dream – playing Tennis at the ‘Wimbledon’. “I dropped out as well in college but you know I had to choose between Wimbledon and writing exams so yes I chose Wimbledon at that point.” Capturing stories of Sania Mirza and many more women of India, ’11 Mantras of Being Unstoppable’, a shor t format chat sh...