If you had to bet on a Bollywood movie's fate in 2024, those would have been your three best options in a year set to end with a 30-40% drop in box-office collections. The world's most prolific film industry is desperately hoping for a better 2025. And so are the city's cops: When the theatres go empty, the body count starts to rise on the streets of Mumbai. That's what the 1990s were like — and everyone's dreading a repeat of lawlessness in India's financial capital.
The fears are far from exaggerated. Baba Siddique, a local politician and real-estate developer who enjoyed close friendships with celebrity actors, was gunned down in October as he was about to get into his car. A member of the gang that claimed responsibility said in a Facebook post that "Bollywood, politics, and property dealings" were behind the murder.
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Lodha pre-sales soar to record ₹4,510 cr in Q3
The realtor added 8 new projects in 9MFY25 at ₹19,500 crore gross development value across three regions
Residual benefit of tariff hikes to boost telcos' Arpu in Q3
THE IMPACT OF the recent tariff hikes will continue to boost average revenue per user (Arpu) of telecom operators - Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea - in the October-December quarter.
Nxtra, Bizongo lead emerging unicorns
INDIA'S UNICORN CLUB may soon welcome five new members, as startups valued at or above $900 million prepare to cross the $1-billion valuation threshold by 2025.
Rabi sowing enters last phase, slightly above last-year level
ABOUT A WEEK left for the season to be over, sowing of rabi crops such as wheat, pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals have crossed the year-ago level, even as oilseeds area has declined on year.
Space Sector Funding Down 55%
FUNDING IN SPACE sector, a key part of the country's ambitions to become a global superpower, plummeted by 55% in 2024 to $59.1 million from $130.2 million the previous year, according to data from Tracxn.
Govt Mulls Hallmarking for Silver Jewellery
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday asked the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to consider implementing mandatory hallmarking for silver and silver artifacts following consumer demands.
Dam over Brahmaputra will not impact water flows to India: China
CHINA ON MONDAY reiterated its plan to build the world's biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border, saying the planned project has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact on downstream countries -- India and Bangladesh.
Services PMI at 4-month high
DEMAND BUOYANCY CONTINUES TO DRIVE GROWTH
Centre eyes private capital for $107-bn grid expansion
INDIA IS ASKING states to attract more private capital to accelerate the expansion of its power transmission network, part of a plan to revamp the country's grid and accommodate more clean power.
Raising exemption limit on home loan interest to ₹5 lakh from ₹2L suggested
Raising exemption limit on home loan interest to ₹5 lakh from ₹2L suggested
