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'ALGORITHMS DICTATE WHAT TODAY' MOVIES ARE MADE

Anurag Kashyap talks about the recent stream of re-releases, if Hindi film industry is running out of ideas, risk-aversion by OTTs, and his thoughts on a sequel to No Smoking

Jailer 2 goes on floors

SUN Pictures has confirmed that Rajinikanth’s much-awaited Jailer 2 has officially gone on floor on Monday, in Chennai. Written and directed by Nelson, the upcoming film is the sequel to the 2023 actioner which starred an ensemble cast comprising Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vasanth Ravi, Mirnaa Menon, Yogi Babu and sunil. Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar and Jackie Shroff played guest appearances.

Kajol's next titled Maa

ON Monday, it was announced that Kajol will next be seen in a mythological-horror film titled Maa.

TIDES OF NEW MUSIC

BESIDE the rising and falling tides, in a space gleaming with dim yellow lights, four-sided raised verandhas to sit, heights bound by roof tiles, there assembled a coterie of music lovers, to take delight in the new ways of Carnatic music.

Counselling for non-service PG doctors in TN postponed

THe Directorate of Medical education (DMe) has postponed the online counselling for deploying postgraduate doctors, who completed their course under the non-service category, to different hospitals across Tamil Nadu to complete their mandatory service for the bond period in a government hospital.

Vanuatu orders scrapping of Lalit Modi's passport amid investigation in India

In a setback to fugitive founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi, who had recently filed an application with the Indian High Commission in London to surrender his Indian passport, the Prime Minister of the Pacific island-nation Vanuatu, Jotham Napat on Monday issued a direction to his Citizenship Commission to cancel the passport issued to Modi, saying that the latter was attempting to avoid extradition.

Govt directs IPL to ban ads promoting tobacco, alcohol

THE Centre has urged the Indian Premier League (IPL) to ban all tobacco and alcohol advertisements, including surrogate promotions, within the stadium premises during matches as well as telecast sessions on the national television.

CM Opens Godrej's ₹515-cr Facility in Chengalpattu

50% workforce to be women, PwDs & LGBTQIA+ community members

Canada PM-elect to reset India ties

IN a big push to ties that had deteriorated during Justin Trudeau's leadership, Mark Carney, set to become Canada's next prime minister, has said he would work towards rebuilding his country's ties with India.

4 yrs after promise of pucca homes, Irular families still living in huts

80 families in Sriperumbudur have no access to power, sanitation amid flood-risk

‘Baahubali' in hot pursuit of cool melons in Kovai

After lying low for a while, a wild elephant popularly called as ‘Baahubali’ returned to human habitation in Mettupalayam and feasted on watermelons kept for sale at a roadside shop on Monday morning. Video of the incident was widely circulated.

Orange alert for south TN today, mercury to rise again from Mar 13

THE Regional Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert for possible heavy to very heavy rain in Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts on Tuesday.

Miles to go

First-time filmmaker Joshua Sethuraman and actors Lijomol Jose and Losiya Mariyanesan talk about their film Gentlewoman, women-related issues that need addressing, and more.

Permit daily entry of devotees at Sathuragiri temple, says court

Observing that the rights and sentiments of the devotees are important than the expenses to be incurred by the HR&CE department, the Madurai Bench of the Madras HC ordered the HR&CE and forest department authorities to permit daily visits to the Sundara Mahaliga Swamy Temple in Sathuragiri Hills after imposing time restrictions.

Row over 'stay indoors' plea to Muslims on Holi

POLITICAL tensions are escalating in Bihar following a senior BJP MLA’s request to the minority community to stay indoors during the holi festival to prevent any untoward incident. haribhushan Thakur Bachaul appealed while speaking to the media on Monday at the A sembly premises.

India Needs To Keep Its Deficit Target Flexible

HE Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act mandates that India's fiscal deficit be limited to 3 percent of GDP.

Wanted by FBI, Punjab Police Arrest Indian-Origin Drug Network Kingpin

PUNJAB Police on Monday arrested an Indian-origin international drug lord, Shehnaz Singh alias Shawn Bhinder, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the US.

Toddler falls to death from staircase, mom breaks leg

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl died after she accidentally slipped through the railings of a circular staircase and fell from the fourth floor at an apartment in Manimangalam on Sunday.

Govt Seeks Parliament's Nod To Spend Additional ₹51,463 Crore In FY25

The Centre on Monday sought approval from Parliament to spend net additional ₹51,462.86 crore in the current financial year ending March.

Rahul demands discussion on yoter lists in Lok Sabha

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday demanded a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the issue of voter lists on which several political parties have raised certain questions.

Sanjay stars in Singam Puli win

AN all-round display by Sanjay Yadav (4/66; 38) came in handy for Singam Puli to beat Grand Slam by seven wickets in a Senior Division league match of the TNCA played at SSN college grounds.

Oppn walkout in RS after delimitation, NEP uproar

THE Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday created uproar over various contentious issues including delimitation, New Education Policy (NEP), and the USAID and staged a walk-out, when their motions for suspension of businesses were disapproved by the chair.

12 Arrested Over Mhow Violence After Cricket Win

A day after a victory procession celebrating Indian cricket team's Champions Trophy title win, reportedly triggered communal violence in Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow town of western MP's Indore district, 12 people were arrested in the case on Monday.

WPL: Kaur, Kerr show guides Mumbai home

BHARTI Fulmali's 62 went in vain as Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat by nine runs in the Women's Premier League on Monday.

Will intensify protest in Parliament against Hindi imposition: DMK MP

DRAVIDA Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dayanidhi Maran said on Monday that his party will intensify its protest in Parliament against the Centre's move to impose 'Hindi' in Tamil Nadu.

THE MANY CHAPTERS OF INDIA'S KID-LIT

A spotlight on Children's Books: An Indian Story, with its editors Sandhya Rao and Shailaja Menon, to map the evolution of children's literature in India and the trends that have dominated it in the past four decades

RELIEF. REDEMPTION. RAHUL

The 32-year-old rises to the occasion in knockouts, proves why he is one of the best middle-order batters in the world

Now, Two Tribal Boys Go Missing in J&K's Kathua

AS police probe the mysterious deaths of three persons who went missing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, two minor boys of a tribal community have also gone missing.

Mushrooms of Bengal forest?

USHROOMS found in the forests of Bankura and Birbhum in West Bengal could become a game-changer in cancer treatment.

K'taka Assembly passes Greater B'luru bill

THE Legislative Assembly passed the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, on Monday amid opposition by BJP and JDS legislators, who staged a walkout alleging that the Bill to split BBMP into around seven civic corporations will lead to the destruction of the IT capital.