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I COULDN'T HAVE DONE QUEER WHILE I WAS DOING JAMES BOND

Daniel Craig talks about portraying William Lee in Queer, while director Luca Guadagnino discusses experimentation, directing films back to back, and more

Sivakarthikeyan, AR Murugadoss film titled Madharasi

N Monday, on the occasion of Sivakarthikeyan's birthday, director AR Murugadoss unveiled the title of his much-anticipated upcoming film with the Amaran actor.

Punitive US tariffs can hurt exports by 3-3.5% or 50 bps of GDP, says SBI Research

Though no clarity is available on how much incremental reciprocal tariffs that the US could slap on Indian goods, an SBI Research report has said that \"in a highly unlikely event\" of \"a flat 20% additional tariff on all goods,\" leaving Indian shores to the US ports would eat up half a percentage of the GDP next fiscal.

Let us bow our head to Nature, says Amma

MATA Amritanandamayi, who is on a visit to Chennai, on Monday urged people to approach Nature with humility and reverence.

Holding areas, new SOPs to ease crowding at stns

In the wake of the stampede at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday, the Ministry of Railways on Monday announced a slew of measures to prevent untoward incidents as it identified 60 railway stations across the country that experience high footfalls.

Tariff not a hurdle for Indo-US trade deal, say officials

WITH the sword of high tariff hanging over its head, the government believes that the issue of reciprocal tariff and Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US can be dealt with separately.

CBI Registers Case Against Ex-Minister Bhalaji in ₹30L Job Scam

BASED on directions of the Madras High Court, the CBI has registered a case against former minister in the AIADMK government KT Rajenthra Bhalaji, his close aide and party functionaries Vijayanallathambi and Mariyappan on February 14.

Baby slams unbeaten 69

SACHIN Baby steadied Kerala's innings with a resolute unbeaten half-century, guiding his team to 206/4 against a probing Gujarat attack on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal here.

Kasimedu harbour facelift work to be over in next few months

WORKS are under way to transform the Chennai Fishing Harbour at Kasimedu under the ₹127-crore modernisation project.

Baahubali escapes death due to timely aid from Tangedco

TIMELY alert given by Mettupalayam forest range officials to Tangedco staff saved the life of a wild elephant, nicknamed Baahubali, after it damaged an electric post when it pushed a Caryota urens (a type of palm tree) at Nellithurai near Mettupalayam on Sunday night.

Dupahiya to Premiere in March

Dupahiya, billed as a comedy series, will stream on Prime Video on March 7, the streamer announced on Monday.

US, Russian officials meet in Saudi to normalize ties

Move by America reverses its policy decision of isolating Russia

Serving aces or aesthetics?

The inaugural Tamil Nadu Pickleball Premier League was a showcase of how Chennai has embraced the hitherto niche sport

Ananda's century helps Tirunelveli post victory

RIDING on AP Ananda Kumar's 116, Tirunelveli defeated Tirupattur by 79 runs in a Zone A match of the TNCA inter-districts U-25 tournament played on Monday.

Nepali student suicide at KIIT sparks tension

Nepal PM Oli expresses concern; Odisha university which asked protesting students to vacate campus drops move later

Tackling Trump's Turnaround on Diversity Track

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are being taken down across the US. It might be what Trump's America wants. But is it what India or the rest of the world wants too?

Bison Kaalamaadan wraps filming

HE latest update from director Mari Selvaraj's upcoming sports drama Bison Kaalamaadan, starring Dhruv Vikram, is that the filming has concluded.

Global crypto market surged to $3.76 tn in Jan on positive momentum: Report

POTENTIAL policy initiatives such as national crypto reserve and stablecoin regulations have contributed to the growth of the cryptocurrency market in January 2025 as it peaked at $3.76 trillion, a 4.3% monthly increase in market capitalisation.

Experts question viability of more oil, gas imports from United States

WITH the US pushing for significantly increasing its oil and gas supplies to India, experts have questioned the cost viability of the proposal.

Places Of Worship Act Case Posted To April

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing to the first week of April on a batch of petitions in connection with the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

1K CM Pharmacies to be opened on February 24

MINISTER for Cooperation K R Periyakaruppan on Tuesday announced that 1,000 ‘Mudalvar Marunthagam’ (Chief Minister’s Pharmacy) outlets, which will sell generic medicines at subsidised rates, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister M K Stalin on February 24.

SBI MF's ₹250 SIP: Sebi chief says 'one of her fondest dreams'

The country's largest fund house SBI Mutual Fund has become the first asset manager to launch the sachetised SIPs or micro systematic investment plans (SIPs) starting at as low as ₹250 per unit investment.

SC pulls up UP govt for razing part of mosque

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to concerned authorities of the Uttar Pradesh government in a contempt petition against the demolition of a part of the Madni mosque in Kushinagar.

CT, least favoured but money-spinner

Tournament, which also marks return of an ICC event in Pakistan after 1996, begins in Karachi on Wednesday

Bus-ted batteries: Public transport turns public workout for TNSTC passengers

Several TNSTC buses at KTC Nagar depot have to keep their engines running throughout the day, as a single stop is enough to exhaust the battery and the vehicle won't move one inch further.

Cong, BJP in war of words over DOGE election funding claims

THE political row over the alleged US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) funding in Indian elections escalated on Monday, with the BJP and the Congress trading barbs over the allegations.

Youtuber fails to depose, NCW gives fresh date

THE National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday has issued a new hearing date after \"India's Got Latent\" YouTubers failed to appear in response to its summons regarding derogatory and obscene remarks made on their show.

Car driver arrested for sexual assault of teenager

A 30-year-old car driver has been arrested on Monday for alleged sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl from Chennai.

BJP, Congress lock horns over Sam Pitroda's 'China' view

AMID sharp criticism from the BJP, the Congress on Monday distanced itself from its leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on China, and said his views do not belong to the party.

A burning issue

Director JSK and actors Chandini Tamilarasan and Sakshi Agarwal talk about Fire, its themes, the need for intimacy coordinators, and more