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Wicked" was number 1 in North America, with sales from Friday through Sunday of roughly $95 million from 3,888 theaters, for a total since opening in previews earlier in the week of $114 million. That sum made «Wicked» the third-highest opener for the year, behind $211 million for «Deadpool & Wolverine» and $154 million for «Inside Out 2», NYT News Service reported. Ridley Scott's "Gladiator II" collected about $56 million in North America, including previews, for a worldwide total since arriving in overseas release earlier this month of about $220 million, as per the report.

Maharashtra assembly polls were won by a margin of 10,000 or less, with 33 seats having been won by 5,000 or less votes. The opposition tally could have been more disastrous as the numbers show. An analysis of the results show that the 'Ladki Bahin' scheme, the reverse caste polarisation due to the MVA overplaying the Maratha card and the work done by the Sangh led to increased voting for the Mahayuti. The BJP has 17 candidates who won by a margin of 10,000 votes and less. Of these, 10 won by a margin of 5,000 votes and less. In these seats, the BJP benefited due to the votes being divided between the opposition parties.

Abundantia Entertainment, the studio behind films like Baby, Airlift, and Toilet-Ek Prem Katha, is reportedly looking to raise '200-'250 crore to fuel its ambitious content creation plans over the next two years, according to sources familiar with the matter. Led by Vikram Malhotra, former COO of Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio is actively engaged in discussions with a prominent strategic partner from the West. Sources also highlighted significant domestic interest, with two investment banks managing the process. «Given the level we have achieved and the robust slate and order book we possess, we have initiated the process for our next strategic capital raise,» Malhotra told ET in response to queries, without providing further details.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) said its chief executive officer Punit Goenka, who resigned as managing director (MD) last week, has withdrawn his consent for re-appointment as MD, initially proposed for approval at the annual general meeting on November 28. This follows the company's earlier announcement on November 18, where Goenka had announced his decision to step down as the MD. «I hereby tender my resignation from the office of MD of the company with immediate effect to entirely focus on my operational responsibilities,» Goenka stated in his letter to the board dated November 18.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) missed paying its second bank guarantee (BG) of about '350 crore to cover for spectrum bought in a 2012 auction and which was due November 1, said officials familiar with the matter. This follows India's third-largest telecom operator missing payment of more than '4,600 crore BG this September for a 2016 spectrum auction. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is, however, unlikely to invoke any penal action against the struggling telco till a decision is taken on a DoT proposal to waive BG for spectrum auctions. «The draft Cabinet note on the waiver has been prepared and circulated and it will be sent for approval soon,» an official told ET. A second official said the law ministry and the finance ministry are yet to reply on the note but still it might be sent to the Cabinet to take a final call on the matter.

Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for «exactly what our movement will do» with another crack at the White House. As the blueprint for a hard-right turn in America became a liability during the 2024 campaign, Trump pulled an about-face. He denied knowing anything about the «ridiculous and abysmal» plans written in part by his first-term aides and allies, AP reported. Now, after being elected the 47th president on November 5, Trump is stocking his second administration with key players in the detailed effort he temporarily shunned. Most notably, Trump has tapped Russell Vought for an encore as director of the Office of Management and Budget; Tom Homan, his former immigration chief, as «border czar;» and immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy.

Although this may not be felt in Maharashtra until legislative business begins in earnest, the result's impact will be felt without delay in parliament as its winter session begins today. Undeniably, the political impact of the Maharashtra verdict will be felt nationally because it hugely bolsters confidence of NDA, especially confidence in Narendra Modi. Likewise, the combative character Congress displayed during the previous session will be difficult to harness after the party 'squandered' two opportunities that came knocking following the general elections. Unlike the Haryana elections, which the party practically 'lost' to BJP, in the case of Maharashtra, this was an election that Maha Yuti (MY) won by combing several strategies-significantly without Modi campaigning with the intensity associated with him.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs to strengthen its air defences to protect people after its air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched overnight over many regions. «An air alert has been sounded almost daily across Ukraine this week,»Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Sunday. Over the past week Russia used more than 800 guided aerial bombs, about 460 attack drones, and more than 20 missiles of various types, Zelenskyy said.

«Pleased to inaugurate the new Chancery of the Embassy of India in Rome today. It befits the continued expansion of India-Italy partnership in recent years. Will also help us serve better the Indian community in Italy,» he said in a post on X. Speaking on the occasion, Jaishankar said India regards Italy as a key partner, a very crucial one in Europe, and a very influential one in the Mediterranean.

Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said there are «individuals among us» who are secretly carrying out «anti-national» religious conversions and asked youngsters to be vigilant to put an end to it. Adityanath said this while addressing a special session on the closing day of the three-day 70th National Convention of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held at the Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University campus. Commending the efforts of Dipesh Nair, co-founder of NGO Teach and recipient of the Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Award, the chief minister shared an incident related to «anti-national» religious conversions involving deaf-and-mute children. He recounted that in 2019, following the arrest of two men under false identities for plotting the killing of a seer at a temple, a thorough probe revealed their ties to a religious preacher associated with Batla House in Delhi.

mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun's gravity. But it will zip closer for a quick visit in January. NASA will use a radar antenna to observe the 33-foot (10-metre) asteroid then. That should deepen scientists' understanding of the object known as 2024 PT5, quite possibly a boulder that was blasted off the moon by an impacting, crater-forming asteroid. While not technically a moon — NASA stresses it was never captured by Earth's gravity and fully in orbit — it's «an interesting object» worthy of study.

Maharashtra assembly elections, winning 132 out of 149 seats it had contested and garnering 17,293,650 votes, as per ECI data. The BJP's 132-seat haul marked a hat-trick of crossing the 100-seat mark in assembly elections. The saffron party had bagged 122 seats in the 2014 elections, which it contested solo without undivided Shiv Sena, and 105 seats in 2019 polls which it faced with the former ally Shiv Sena on its side. The BJP's stellar performance at Maharashtra hustings, results of which were declared on Saturday, saw the party reaping a rich harvest of 132 seats in the 288-member House. Its Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena and NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar won 57 and 41 seats, respectively. The Congress, which won only 16 out of 101 seats it had contested, came a distant second with a 12.42 per cent vote share. The Grand Old Party polled 8,020,921 votes.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said India's forgotten pride should be reintroduced. Speaking at Lokmanthan-2024, a colloquium of "nationalist thinkers" here, Bhagwat talking about the importance of science having the consent of country's philosophical knowledge, cited the example of scientists stressing on ethics in the use of Artificial intelligence. India's value system emphasizes on the individual's wisdom, he said. There is logic, wisdom in India's approach to issues and the country need not follow other approaches to problems. India can take good things from foreign countries but it should have its own soul and structures.

Cross Season 2, speculation swirls around the return of Ryan Eggold as Ed Ramsey, the enigmatic “Fanboy Killer.” With Season 1 concluding on a high-stakes note, Ed was apprehended, facing a grim future in prison with only one murder and one kidnapping officially tied to his name. The series left viewers questioning whether this cunning antagonist’s story is truly over. Eggold himself remains tight-lipped about his involvement in the upcoming season. Speaking with TV Insider, he confessed, “I’m not allowed to say anything… The possibility exists. We’ve discussed things, but yeah, I don’t know what to say.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: After an extension and over two weeks of intense negotiations, the 29th UN climate change conference or COP29 in Baku finally reached a consensus on a new collective quantified goals (NCQG) on climate finance but disappointed developing countries with only $300 billion per year by 2035 as against a required $1.3 trillion.

bribery allegations against the conglomerate’s billionaire founder and other top executives. The US International Development Finance Corp. hasn’t reached a final agreement on the loan, an official said in an emailed response to questions. “We continue to conduct due diligence to ensure that all aspects of the project meet our rigorous standards before any loan disbursements are made,” the official said. “The project has not reached financial close or signed a loan agreement.”

non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's remain a growing challenge due to reliance on expensive, reactive care, healthcare experts suggest building a community healthcare system and ‘operating at scale’ in rural and urban areas to help India pave the way to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Swami Subramaniam, Physician Scientist, and Aparajithan Srivathsan, hospital strategist, spoke to ET on the sidelines of a discussion of their new book in which the duo has proposed seven principles to make UHC a reality in the country. Underlining some of the challenges in the current system, the book highlighted that “Primary healthcare in its current form is in its death throes. For its revival, it should be transformed into a new version called Comprehensive Health Care.” To strengthen the community healthcare system, India needs to think beyond traditional methods and “apply industrial concepts,” Srivathsan said, while adding, “Currently, ASHA workers, though involved in project-based interventions, are not equipped for continuous monitoring, as non-communicable diseases require long-term, consistent care. Therefore, a dedicated cadre of trained health workers is essential, and NGOs are stepping in to fill this gap."

Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) announced on Sunday that over six lakh devotees have visited the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, within the first nine days of the Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. TDB President P S Prasanth said the temple, which opened on November 16 (Vrishchikam 1), witnessed 6,12,290 pilgrims during this period. This marks a significant increase compared to the 3,03,501 devotees who visited during the same timeframe last year. The revenue collected during this period has also risen significantly to Rs 41.64 crore, reflecting an increase of Rs 13.33 crore compared to the previous season. Addressing the media at Sannidhanam, Prasanth attributed the rise to «effective management and improved facilities for devotees.» To facilitate a smooth darshan experience, three spot online booking centers have been established at Vandiperiyar Sathram, Erumeli, and Pamba. Elaborate arrangements have been made at the Manappuram online booking center in Pamba to handle the growing influx of devotees, said Prasanth.

Samaguri Assembly constituency, BJP is eyeing to wrest as many as five religious minority donated seats in 2026 assembly polls. Assam will go to assembly polls in 2026. BJP and its allies made a clean sweep of six assembly seats across Assam and Meghalaya which went to by polls. Congress party could not win a single seat. While in Assam, BJP has wrested minority dominated Samaguri Assembly constituency from Congress, the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) has won the by-election from the Gambegre assembly seat in Meghalaya. In the Congress bastion Mehtab Chandee Sangma wife of Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma won the seat.

Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, France, Germany and the United Kingdom would take place on Friday, without specifying a venue. «A range of regional and international issues and topics, including the issues of Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the nuclear issue, will be discussed,» the spokesman said in a foreign ministry statement.

Bihar Industries Minister Nitish Mishra on Sunday said the upcoming global business summit in Patna will be a huge success and attract more investment proposals than about Rs 50,000 crore it received in the 2023 edition. The second edition of 'Bihar Business Connect' will be held from December 19-20, 2024 in Patna. «Last year, we received investment proposals of around Rs 50,000 crore. I am very much confident that this year we will get more investment proposals,» Mishra told reporters in the national capital. He said the upcoming investors' meet will lead to the start of a new industrial era in Bihar.