Mohanlal is all set to return as Georgekutty in Drishyam 3, the much-awaited third installment of the blockbuster thriller franchise directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film has generated extraordinary excitement ahead of its theatrical release on May 21. Advance booking trends indicate a sensational opening. Worldwide pre-sales have already crossed ₹21 crore gross and continue…
NEW DELHI: Amid the conflict in West Asia, output in India’s eight core infrastructure industries inched up to 1.7% in April from the upwardly revised 1.2% in March, latest official data released Wednesday showed. Notably, as many as four industries linked to energy sector and the fertiliser industry registered a decline in output during the…
(Image via Getty: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, and Tony Gonzalez) As of May 19, 2026, Polymarket’s ‘Who will buy the Seattle Seahawks’ study lists 25 percent for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos,4 percent for Facebook [now Meta] founder Mark Zuckerberg, 3 percent for Apple CEO Tim Cook, and 3 percent for NBA legend LeBron James. Lauren…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s most controversial infrastructure project in recent history is officially dead. Chief minister V D Satheesan Wednesday announced that UDF govt had decided to scrap the controversial SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project designed to link Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, ending the flagship infrastructure initiative of the previous LDF govt after years of protests and uncertainty. The…
Basil Joseph, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Tovino Thomas continue to entertain audiences with their campus action-comedy Athiradi. The film completed its first week in theatres with another solid day at the box office.Despite a slight dip in collections, the film has maintained excellent momentum. The film is directed by Arun Anirudhan. Day 7 collections see minor…
MUMBAI: Even as gold loans grew 50.4% in FY26 to emerge as the primary driver of retail credit, the home loan portfolio expanded only 9.4%, with growth largely led by higher ticket sizes, while credit card outstandings remained the slowest segment with flat year-on-year growth. According to a latest report by CRIF India, the March…
NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit an all-time high for the third straight day on Wednesday, with electricity requirement touching 265.4 GW amid intensive use of ACs and cooling appliances due to scorching heat across the country.The peak electricity demand was recorded at 257.5 GW on Monday, which was eclipsed on Tuesday with a…
NEW DELHI: Multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 involving personnel from 12 friendly countries started at Meghalaya’s Umroi Military Station on Wednesday.The contingents of Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam were accorded a traditional welcome by the Indian Army.PRAGATI — Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation…
As Matthew Perry’s former assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa gets ready for his sentencing in the drug case linked to the actor’s demise, his 82-year-old mother, Suzanne Perry wrote and read an emotional victim impact statement. In the note, she accused Iwamasa of betraying the family’s trust and enabling Perry’s addiction by helping supply the ketamine that…
MUMBAI: Mobile phone financiers will face restrictions on “mobile lock” practices under RBI’s amended rules for loan recovery. Under the reworked draft regulation, lenders can restrict financed devices only under explicit contractual consent and after a 90-day default cycle with a staged 60-day and 7-day notice regime, while mandating that core functions such as incoming…
