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Gajewski the 2nd with multiple roles

It was love at first sight. Outside the decked-up Capitol Theatre, the venue for the media day and Opening Ceremony ahead of the chess World Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren, Viswanathan Anand was all smiles.

Perth-certificate: India make opening statement

With record partnership, openers put India in command on day two

Never signed pact to operate airport in Kenya: Adani

BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adani's group on Saturday clarified that it had not entered into any binding agreement to operate Kenya's main airport.

Govt collects ₹1.22L crore from excise duty on fuel in H1 FY25

The Central government has collected ₹1.22 lakh crore from excise duties on petroleum products in the first six months of the current financial year, according to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum.

CINEMA FACES SHRINKING SALES, NEW CHALLENGES

THERE may be an occasional boost in box office collections for recent releases like 'Singham Again' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. Both made ₹260 crore each for the first 20 days. But the overall picture in recent years and months is that the Indian film industry is crawling.

Adani's many legal challenges

Exchanges seek information from group companies cited in alleged bribery case in the US

Two groups walk away from COP29 talks

At least two groups of the world's most vulnerable countries staged a walkout of the negotiation room at the UN climate conference here on Saturday expressing strong dissatisfaction with the draft agreement on climate finance for the Global South.

Israeli airstrike kills 11.dozens hurt in Beirut

ISRAELI airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said.

Lanka a step closer to $333 mn from IMF

SRI Lanka's new NPP government on Saturday got the International Monetary Fund approval for a staff-level agreement to secure the fourth tranche of the nearly $3 billion bailout package.

Amid uncertainty, NATO head holds talks with Don

Both discussed global security issues facing the alliance: Statement

Mixed bag for kin of 7 former CMs in J'khand

Separate state in 2000

Infiltration pitch falls flat, BJP wins 1 seat in Santhal Pargana

THE BJP amped its Jharkhand poll campaign pitch raising Bangladeshi infiltrations and demographic change in Santhal Pargana, but failed to make inroads into the region.

Setback for Cong as top guns, dynasts lose plot & bite Maha dust

THE results of the Maharashtra assembly elections on Saturday came as a severe jolt to prominent members of the Congress, many of whom come from political dynasties.

Voters give clear mandate, reject independents and smaller parties

Smaller parties in Maharashtra failed to impress people in the assembly elections, but they played spoilsport for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in closely contested seats.

Future tense for Sharad, Uddhav

IT seems that Sharad Pawar's party, the NCP, faced significant challenges in the Assembly polls due to his failure to fulfill the promise of introducing fresh faces into the leadership and nurturing them, much like how Yashwantrao Chavan-Maharashtra's first chief minister-mentored him.

Maha poll drubbing a wake up call for Cong

STILL smarting from the shock defeat in Haryana, the near-wipeout in Maharashtra proved to be yet another punch for the Congress, which is struggling to keep afloat as a national force.

BJP firms up grip on coalition politics

A spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections has elevated the BJP morale that plummeted after the parliamentary polls a few months ago.

A BATTLE BEYOND THE FAIRY TALE

AMIL cinema was set ablaze earlier this week when actor Nayanthara accused Dhanush of withholding an NOC (no objection certificate) for using clips and videos from her film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) in her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale.

'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate

EVEN as the BJP-led alliance failed to wrest power from ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the decisive victory in Maharashtra provided the reason for the saffron party to celebrate this in a big way, but not with traditional 'ladoos', instead with 'jalebis'.

Victory of good governance, says PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the Maharashtra mandate for the NDA as a victory of \"development, good governance and social justice.\"

HOW A QUEEN BECAME A GODDESS

WHEN the founder of the Draupadi Dream Trust visited Chennai, she was shocked to learn of the many Draupadi temples in the south.

THE CLOCK STRIKES SAFFRON, AGAIN

A GAP had opened up in India's polity this summer.

MAHA MANDATE: SOPS SUCCESS AND SURGE OF POPULISM

THE turnaround of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has few parallels in political history and can only be compared with a legendary triumph in cricket.

Rocket launcher: Cops to comb river after rain

The back-to-back discovery of parts of a rocket launcher on the banks of the Cauvery river near Jeeyapuram in the Tiruchy district has baffled the police and the public alike.

Victory shows people's trust in LDF: Pinarayi

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday claimed that the results of the Assembly by-elections demonstrate continued public support for the LDF government and confirm its legitimacy and approval.

Day after minor gives birth, prof held for rape

A 35-year-old private college professor was arrested on Friday for allegedly impregnating a 17-year-old girl here in Virudhunagar.

Will resolve Munambam row without eviction: CM

THE government aims to resolve the issue at Munambam without evicting the residents there, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday assured the representatives of the coastal village where the Waqf Board claimed rights over the land.

UDF, LDF retain seats in Kerala bypoll

Everything, barring Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil's thumping margin in Palakkad, was on predictable lines in by-elections in Kerala.

57 lakh women benefit from Magalir Vidiyal Payanam daily

Over 57 lakh women are benefitting from the Magalir Vidiyal Payanam Thittam daily, said a press release issued by the government.

Vijay hosts feast for farmers who gave land for TVK meet

ACTOR and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay hosted a lunch on Saturday to express his gratitude to farmers who lent their agricultural land for the party's inaugural conference held on October 27 at V-Salai near Vikravandi.