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'THE CHARACTERS IN RUDHIRAM ARE NEITHER BLACK NOR WHITE'

Jisho Lon Antony talks about his directorial debut Rudhiram, its politics, and how adding Raj B Shetty to the cast benefited the film

Austin Butler joins Luca Guadagnino's American Psycho

WE PREVIOUSLY reported that renowned filmmaker Luca Guadagnino would be directing a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho.

Gitanjali Rao to helm half live-action, half animation feature, Lost & Found

FILMMAKER and actor Gitanjali Rao has announced her next project, a feature-length film titled Lost and Found, which will combine animation and live-action elements.

Ayushmann Khurrana starts shooting for new horror-comedy

AYUSHMANN Khurrana has started shooting for his upcoming Maddock horror-comedy universe film Thama.

Eddie Redmayne added to the star cast of new thriller, Panic Carefully

EDDIE REDMAYNE has joined the cast of Panic Carefully, an upcoming thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen and Julia Roberts.

DRINKS WITH BENEFITS

NFUSED water is a beverage prepared by soaking ingredients to allow flavour and nutrients to dissolve in water.

ART TO HEART ON POSTCARD

A postcard-themed watercolour exhibition is under way at Gaya Gallery in Elamkulam as part of the centre's 15th anniversary.

BLING IT ON!

HE festive season has kicked off, and a whirlwind of house parties, workplace celebrations, and chic cocktail evenings dripping with sparkle is likely to spill well into the New Year. Well, folks, it's time to crank up the glam.

Midnight makeover & maalish?

It's 2am, and the city streets are eerily quiet, save for the buzzing tea spots. These days, however, another kind of buzz has been filling the air—one from the trimmers at \"midnight salons.\"

A good phone in budget segment

IAOMI has launched the Redmi Note 14 in India, starting at ₹18,999.

Srinath, Ramesh laud historic win

India's Gukesh beat China's Ding Liren in the 14th round on Thursday to show his class and claim the World Chess Championship in Singapore.

ALL RISE, NEW KING ON BOARD

India's Gukesh beat China's Ding Liren in the Thursday to show his class and claim the World Championship in Singapore. This magnificent victory...

Usman at home in Brisbane as hosts prepare to take on India

As the sun went down in Brisbane on Thursday, there was an immediate shift in the mood of the city.

Juve deepen Man City crisis; Barca post win

MANCHESTER City's crisis continued with a 2-0 defeat away to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Pep Guardiola's old club Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund to clinch a spot in the knockout stage of Europe's elite club competition.

Rupee hits new low of 84.88 against USD

THE rupee fell to a new low of Rs 84.88 during intra-day trade on Thursday against the US Dollar.

BoB launches new loan schemes for MSMEs

BANK of Baroda has introduced two new loan offerings, 'Baroda Mahila Swavalamban' and 'Baroda Smart OD', to support MSMEs in line with the Centre's initiatives.

Indian VC funding to cross $300 bn by 2030

FROM $10.9 billion venture funding in 2015, Indian VC funding is expected to cross $300 billion by 2030.

Nov inflation falls to 5.5%; raises rate cut hope in Feb

Inflation falls below the central bank's upper tolerance level of 6%

Finance ministry asks banks to closely monitor top 20 large insolvency cases

FINANCE ministry has asked the public sector banks to closely monitor the top 20 large cases of defaults that are undergoing insolvency proceedings.

CEA says India's GDP to grow at 6.5-7% in FY25, cites global uncertainties

THE country will achieve 6.5-7% growth for the current financial year, said V Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic advisor, Government of India.

Zomato gets ₹803 cr notice for non-payment of GST

FOOD deliver giant Zomato said on Thursday it has received a tax notice of nearly ₹803 crore from the Joint Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Thane Commissionerate, Maharashtra.

Auto parts sector grew 11.3% to ₹3.3L cr in H1, China biggest source of import

THE turnover of India's automotive component industry reached ₹3.32 lakh crore ($39.6 billion) during April to September 2024 (H1FY25), reflecting an 11.3% growth compared to the same period last year, according to the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA).

Govt plans to raise coal stocks to 50 MT in FY26 as power demand likely to go up

AS power demand is expected to touch a new high next year, coal ministry is planning to increase stocks at the beginning of the next financial year to 50 million tonne.

US to up tariff on Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon

THE Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect US clean energy businesses.

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news

The Australian government said on Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organisations.

Yoon stares down on South Korean impeachment vote lined up for Sat

SOUTH Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight \"until the very last minute\" in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament last week.

At 1,500, max clemency in a day in US

President Biden commutes sentences, pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes

Apex court halts surveys of mosques

Freeze on 18 suits

Manipur crisis will take time to heal, says Biren

MANIPUR CM N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the government was making efforts to find a solution to the ethnic crisis but it would take time considering the fragile situation.

Man-eating tigers keep dominance in captivity

TWO man-eating tigers, Vikram and Bhola, have recently transitioned from the wilds of Uttarakhand to the enclosures of Dehradun Zoo.