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Pains and gains: The year in south Indian cinema

Big-budget films from the south often disappointed in 2024. But there was progress on other fronts, with filmmakers looking for new settings and embracing mid-budget titles

A Pocket-Sized Trend Report

In 2025, bartenders will seek to create unique cocktails to fit India's food habits and heritage

Drama and stories to fire up food in 2025

Chefs have emerged as the face of dining out with a focus on local ingredients, a trend that is likely to continue next year

Invest in enriching tools for children to manage money

Simplifying money matters can be daunting, but there are workshops and books to help kids save for a rainy day

Perfect gifts come from the most unlikely pincodes

This is not a gift guide. Though I love them and would find life very hard without them. If anything, this is a gift post-mortem—an examination of the corpse of our gifting good intentions.

2024's Most Unconventional & Brilliant Albums

From moody indie-rock to industrial noise, these albums are a snapshot of the expansive geography of pop music

The best sports books give a peek into the unknown

Menthol pain spray.If you want to know the smell of wrestling, this is it.If you'd like to know this sport's sly cruelties, then it includes a thumb from a rival stuck into her cheek \"like a fish hook\".

Do fashion collabs give both brands an edge?

If there's one fashion trend that's here to stay, it is that of fashion collaborations—when two brands, usually one larger than the other, come together to create a limited-edition product or a capsule collection.

Purists Don't Want Bakers To 'Mess' With The Mince Pie

Some Brits believe jazzing up the festive treat, made of dried fruit and pastry, takes away its nostalgic value

How will US federal workers react to the wrath of DOGE?

They face hard choices. The US should heed past advice on reforms

Watch 'Industry': Delve into imaginary trading

This serial does what the film 'Wall Street' did. It reveals how grubby investment banking can be. But it also shows the power of money to bury hatchets and forge unlikely alliances

A manufacturing sector revival is a must to uplift our economy

India requires structural changes that go beyond cosmetic policy tweaks to address the real issues

CFA or CFP: What's Right for Your Financial Career Goal?

Exploring the career paths of CFA and CFP aspirants from diverse professional backgrounds

Bridging the Insurance Gap for India's Self-Employed with Tech Solutions

Self-employed people struggle to access term insurance and other financial protections

SIMHAVALOKANA 2024: WHAT MR. MARKET TAUGHT

Step into the shoes of an investor to understand the thrills (and surprises) a roaring bull market churns

Hospital Room Rent Caps: How Dual Policies Can Affect Claims?

My corporate insurance policy includes a room rent cap for hospital stays, while my individual insurance policy does not. Will staying in a higher-category room affect my claim?

Russia Rejects US' Truce Call in Ukraine

Russia rebuffed incoming US President Donald Trump's call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it's ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end the war.

Haier to cross $1 bn in revenue in 2024

Haier Appliances India is set to cross the milestone of having a billion dollar revenue in 2024, helped by strong summers, festive season and ongoing trend of premiumization, and expects ₹11,500 crore revenue in 2025, its president NS Satish said on Thursday.

Top 7 cities' housing sales to fall 4% in '24

Housing sales are estimated to fall 4% this year in seven major cities to nearly 460,000 units on lower launches, while sales in value terms are up 16% to ₹5.68 trillion, according to Anarock.

Women voters outnumber men again in Lok Sabha polls: EC

As many as 646.4 million voters exercised their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year with women voters outnumbering men, according to statistical data released by the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday.

China Plans World's Largest Dam in Tibet

China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh.

CCPA Fines 3 UPSC Coaching Centres

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties totalling ₹15 lakh on three coaching institutes for making misleading advertisements about their success rates in civil services examinations, the government said on Thursday.

Branded hotels to grow 13-14% in FY25

Branded hotels in the country are likely to see double-digit revenue growth of 13-14% in 2024-25, and 11-12% in the next financial year on demand surge, a report said on Thursday.

Trade, service sector leaders meet FM, plead for tax cuts

The discussions come at a time when the economy is grappling with slowing growth

It was a bad year for the world's autocrats

In Syria, rebels raced to Damascus, ending Bashar al-Assad's 24-year-old dictatorship, which few in the outside world thought was in danger of collapse.

Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president

South Korea's opposition party filed a motion to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo after he resisted pressure to appoint court judges who might increase the likelihood of removing President Yoon Suk Yeol from power.

Israelis See Chance to Remake Middle East in War's Wake

Despite criticism over conduct of Gaza war, some see new diplomatic opportunities

OTTs focus on ad model as a new dominant player emerges

The party for content creators and writers may be over as commissioning of new original shows slows

Re-releases Save the Day as Bollywood Absent From Theatres in 2024

Bollywood couldn't have been more conspicuous by its absence in movie theatres this year, with nearly the full April-June quarter going by without any big releases.

India Must Envision and Develop Ambitious New Tourism Projects

Destination management can be enhanced by deploying technology