‘Mere Apne’: Unhappy young men, alienation and political violence
Adapted from Tapan Sinha’s Bengali blockbuster, ‘Apanjan’, Gulzar’s debut feature captured the restless youth of the 1970s on screen
Spirit Airlines shuts down ops due to Iran war-driven fuel crisis
The collapse of the first carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war will cost thousands of jobs
India-linked LPG tanker attempts Strait of Hormuz exit amid energy crisis
Marshall Islands-flagged Sarv Shakti – laden with around 45,000 tons of LPG, commonly used as cooking fuel – appeared to move northward through the waterway
IPL 2026: DC’s Kyle Jamieson handed demerit point for Sooryavanshi send off
An IPL release later confirmed the breach, stating that Jamieson violated conduct rules related to gestures or actions that could incite confrontation.
TMC alleges unauthorised sorting of postal ballot covers, files complaint
The TMC on Saturday said it has filed a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging unauthorised sorting of postal ballot covers at an EVM strongroom in Kolkata. TMC workers, who have been camping outside the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, alleged that eight trunks of postal ballots were brought in at 4 am and were taken to […]
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles sales rise 31.12% to 59,701 units in April
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd on Friday reported a 31.12 per cent increase in total sales at 59,701 units in April 2026 as compared to 45,532 units in the same month last year. Passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 59,000 units last month as against 45,199 units in the year-ago period, a […]
Tata Motors commercial vehicle sales rise 28% to 34,833 units in April
Tata Motors Ltd on Friday reported a 28 per cent growth in its total commercial vehicle sales at 34,833 units in April 2026 as compared to 27,221 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales were up 27.9 per cent at 32,965 units last month as compared to 25,764 units in April 2025, Tata […]
Assam CM’s wife defamation case: SC grants anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera
Earlier, the Supreme Court had declined to extend the transit anticipatory bail granted to Khera by the Telangana High Court, directing him to approach the competent court in Assam
WB phase-II sees 91.28% third gender turnout; Puducherry tops at 91.81%: EC
West Bengal recorded a strong turnout among third gender electors in the second phase of the assembly polls, with 91.28 per cent of them exercising their franchise, according to the Election Commission. A total of 1,257 third gender electors turned up in two phases of West Bengal elections — 465 in phase I and 792 […]
Like-for-like GST growth declines to five-year low of 5.57% in FY26
GST collections growth slowed to a five-year low in FY26, with import revenues outpacing domestic demand, rising refunds, and uneven state performance signalling deeper structural shifts