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PUSHPA & THE ART OF MAKING MOVIE AS AN OTT SERIES
RUE terror,\" Kurt Vonnegut said, \"is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.\" Or making movies. Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule could well be the end of cinema as we know it. It is an episodic theatrical movie like an OTT series. Netflix and Amazon should watch out.
FIVE FOR 2025: TRENDSPOTTING IN THE MARKETPLACE
Data analytics and smart tech will give the marketer more power in the new year. How she uses those tools to claim the consumer's time will shape marketing campaigns
Won't compensate TECOM for Smart City pullback: CM
State govt to take over project land, no pvt players involved: Pinarayi
Volunteers, cops' service lauded
SUPERINTENDENT of Police V R Srinivasan presented certificates of appreciation and shawls to individuals and police personnel for their commendable service here on Monday.
6 months & counting, 30K get no pay for cleaning school toilets
Over 30,000 sanitary workers who clean toilets in government schools in rural areas across the state have not been paid salaries for more than six months in this academic year, allegedly because the department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj stopped releasing funds.
10 more bills likely to be passed today
THE state government introduced a total of 10 bills in the Assembly on Monday. The bills are likely to be passed on Tuesday, when the short two-day session ends.
Villagers urge centre to drop tungsten mining
AFTER the state government passed a resolution against tungsten mining, members of the Tungsten Surangathitta Ethirppu Makkal Kootamaippu in Madurai on Monday staged a demonstration, urging the central government to drop the mining project.
AFTER ARJUNA'S DYNASTIC BARB, VCK SUSPENDS HIM FOR 6 MONTHS
The now-suspended VCK deputy general secretary is in no mood to relent as he reaffirms the mindset that thinks oppressed communities should not come to power is 'monarchic'
Pierian Services' new Kochi office to expand scope of E-commerce managed services operations
Pierian Services Private Ltd, a major global professional services firm based in Bengaluru, has opened its new facility in Kochi at Prestige Cyber-Green 1 in Smart City.
Scrap atomic mineral mining plan, shut IREL Kumari plant
THE Movement Against Atomic Minerals Mining has urged the Tamil Nadu Assembly to pass a resolution to permanently shut IREL (India) Ltd's Manavalakurichi plant and scrap the proposed atomic mineral mining plan in Killiyoor taluk of Kanniyakumari, similar to the resolution passed against tungsten mining in Madurai.
Health scheme's women volunteers seek higher salaries, permanent jobs
WOMEN Health Volunteers (WHV) of the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme submitted a petition with District Collector Dr KP Karthikeyan, demanding job permanency, salary hike, and reduction in workload, during the grievance meeting held here on Monday.
HC questions TN on tackling pollution at Thamirabarani's origination point
Court flags poor quality of water at Agasthiyar Falls; asks state to inspect, submit report
Udhaya, Anbil Mahesh to inaugurate 48th Chennai Book Fair on Dec 27
DEPUTY Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi will inaugurate the 48th edition of the Chennai Book Fair on December 27, the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (Bapasi) officially announced on Monday.
Does MS' 'will' preclude third party from instituting award in her name, asks Madras HC
The Madras High Court on Monday questioned whether the Will of legendary Carnatic singer M S Subbulakshmi prevented a third party from instituting an award in her name.
City residents need to be taught to love their waterbodies
The floods of 2015 was the very first time I had to move away from the house I was born into, as it was filling up with sewage water.
Erode man sets 4-yr-old son on fire, arrested
ERODE North police arrested a man on Monday for setting his four-year-old son on fire over a family dispute on Sunday.
Tasmac staff urge min to fix glitchy billing system
THE Tamil Nadu Tasmac Employees Union (AITUC) has urged Electricity and Prohibition Minister V Senthil Balaji to resolve issues related to the QR code-based billing system implemented on a pilot basis in Tasmac outlets in select districts.
COMING, NO-TRUST MOTION AGAINST V-P
IN a breakdown of ties between the Opposition and the BJP-led NDA government, the INDIA bloc on Monday said it is contemplating an impeachment motion against Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Revenue Secy Sanjay Malhotra is new RBI chief
To assume charge on Wednesday; will have to fight high inflation and slowing growth
Stop attacks on Hindus, Dhaka told
NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN, CLAIMS BANGLADESH
₹800 cr in 4 days, Pushpa rules box office
EVER since he rose on the screen in 2021, Allu Arjun's Pushparaj has become an unstoppable force of nature.
Real close gap on Barcelona
JUDE Bellingham guided champions Real Madrid to a comfortable 3-0 victory at Girona on Saturday in La Liga, with Kylian Mbappe also on the scoresheet after two high-profile penalty misses in recent games.
Norris triumphs to help McLaren seal title
LANDO Norris coolly claimed victory in a tense, emotional and incident-filled Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver McLaren's first constructors' championship in 26 years as Lewis Hamilton finished a remarkable fourth in his final race for Mercedes.
Gukesh takes giant leap towards title
On Sunday, D Gukesh took a giant step towards becoming the youngest World chess champion in history after beating Ding Liren with White pieces.
Adelaide not so pretty in pink for the visitors
Cummins takes fifer as Australia level series 1-1 with 10-wkt win
Super outcome for shuttler Sathish in Guwahati
SATHISH Kumar Karunakaran is one of the singles aspirants from India looking to follow the path of Lakshya Sen at the highest level.
Arsenal's PL title bid dented by Fulham draw
ARSENAL missed the chance to close to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool after being held to a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.
Returning from injury, Priya claims 76kg crown
PRIYA Malik had won a handful of international medals in age group events and also bagged a bronze in her international debut in the senior category at the Asian Championship last year.
HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF DIVERSIFICATION
The year 2024 was an eventful one. Gold prices touched a record high, gaining 25% or more. Equity prices represented by the Sensex and the Nifty 50 rose 13%. The broader market did even better if you look at the performance of a broader index like the Nifty 500. Crypto markets witnessed Bitcoin touching the price of $100,000.
TVS launches iQube E-scooter in Sri Lanka
Chennai-based TVS Motor Company (TVSM) on Sunday launched a new 2.2 kWh battery variant of the TVS iQube electric scooter in Sri Lanka.