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Directors S P Muthuraman, p r somasundaram, A Jagannathan and M Jayakumar and editor R Vittal, always “hunt in a pack” — visiting film festivals across the country, drinking in everything about world cinema.

KOCHI: T S Balakrishnan and K V Francis have been unanimously elected as the President and Secretary General of the Kerala unit of the Rashtriya Janatha Dal.

The city police on Saturday arrested two of the eight member-gang that allegedly robbed a farm house at Ellen Nagar near Kalapatti here on last Sunday.

India's gold demand fell 18% as buyers shunned the yellow metal due to high prices with fewer auspicious days during January-March making it one of the worst quarters in recent years. Data released by the World Gold Council showed demand fell to 135.5 tonnes in January-March from 165.8 tonnes during the year-ago period. Jewellery demand fell 26% to 94.2 tonne.

Gold demand in India fell by 32% to 148.2 tonnes in July-September period of 2013 due to supply constraints and high inflation, global body WGC said on Thursday.

All the DMK candidates contesting for the chairmanship of the six standing committees of the city corporation were elected unopposed on Thursday.The election was supposed to take place at the Victoria Hall, but the three women and three men candidates were elected unopposed.

After a break due to her pregnancy, actress Kajal Aggarwal has made her comeback in Tollywood with the film 'Bhagavanth Kesari'. She will now be seen in the upcoming women-centric film 'Satyabhama', where she plays a fearless cop. The teaser for the film will be released on November 10. Kajal Aggarwal is also set to star in Shankar's 'Indian 2' alongside Kamal Haasan, Siddharth, and Rakul Preet Singh, scheduled for release in April.

Indian gold demand went up by 10% at 210.2 tonne in the July-September period as against 191.7 tonne a year ago. In value terms, India's Q3 2023 demand was Rs 1,88,400 crore, up by 28% as compared to Q3 2022 (Rs 1,47,220 crore), according to data from the World Gold Council (WGC) released on Tuesday. Total jewellery demand in India for Q3 2023 was up by 7% at 155.7 tonne as compared to Q3 2022 (146.2 tonne). Investment demand for gold went up by 20% at 54.5 tonne in July-September.

Ceylon Mohan alias Mohan, close aid of Chennai based notorious rowdy Dindigul Pandi, was brutally murdered five months ago and his body buried in an agricultural field at New Balakrishnapuram Village near Walajapet, Vellore district.

'Cup', starring Mathew Thomas and Basil Joseph, is scheduled for release on September 27. In a note shared on Instagram, they said, “Save the date! #CUP in theatres from September 27th!” Directed by debutant Sanju V Samuel and featuring Namitha Pramod as the leading lady, the film includes a notable cast such as Guru Somasundaram and Anikha Surendran. Cinematography is by Nikhil S Praveen with music composed by Shaan Rahman.

Gold demand in India was up 43% at 171 tonne in April-June as against 120 tonne in the year-ago period. Demand for gold jewellery was higher by 49% at 140. 3 tonne (94 tonne last year) marked by festivals and buying for weddings.

The move to add more sporting facilities to develop Somasundaram ground in T Nagar has invited the ire of residents and those who have been using the 4.9acre space to play cricket for years.

With these, about 100 cases with regard to the granite scam and its related issues have been filed before the judicial magistrate court in Melur by the police as well as the Madurai district collector.

The leading lady of ‘Abhinetri 2’, Tamannaah Bhatia, has announced the release date of the movie. Directed by AL Vijay, the horror comedy is all set to hit the screens on May 31, 2019.