CHENNAI: The Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry delivered a resilient performance in May 2026, with four of the six leading automakers-which together account for nearly 94% of India’s PV volumes-posting double-digit year-on-year growth despite recent vehicle price increases driven by rising raw material costs linked to the West Asia crisis, and a fuel price hike…
Kolkata: Indradeb Bhattacharya, 51, the joint secretary rank officer of agricultural marketing dept, who fell from the fourth-floor stairwell balcony of O Block at Khadya Bhavan on Monday, continued to be unconscious and critical on Tuesday as well.SSKM Doctors said he was still “unstable”. “He is on ventilator and his blood pressure is on the…
Kolkata/Malda/Behrampore: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Trinamool of ushering in a “dictatorship raj” in Bengal and paving the way for BJP, saying people in the state were “stuck” between an “anti-people” TMC and a “hate-spreading” BJP.Addressing a rally at Shamsherganj in Murshidabad, the Congress neta alleged governance failure under CM Mamata Banerjee. “There is complete…
Surat: A 25-year-old woman lodged a complaint with Amroli police alleging that a man posing as an unmarried real estate broker duped her of Rs 45 lakh on the false promise of marriage, sexually exploited her, and later threatened to circulate her private videos when she demanded either marriage or the return of her money.According…
Chennai: Barely 200m from Madhya Kailash temple and Calvary community church, a Tasmac shop has been in the crosshairs of Adyar’s Kasturba Nagar residents for many years. Last week, the govt claimed that 717 such shops near educational institutions and places of worship had been closed. However, this outlet (no. 953) has slipped through the…
Guwahati: From a schoolboy clinging to a tree with his mother through the night in his flooded school campus at Nazira to countless families taking refuge on rooftops, the devastating floods sweeping through Assam’s Sivasagar and Charaideo districts have left behind scenes of unprecedented destruction.Triggered by torrential runoff from the hills of neighbouring Nagaland, the…
Aizawl: Union minister of state for information & broadcasting and parliamentary affairs L Murugan on Tuesday said he would encourage major filmmakers to shoot in Mizoram, citing the state’s “beautiful locations,” during a visit to Kolasib district bordering Assam.Murugan made the remarks while addressing representatives of civil society during an interactive session at the Kolasib…
SC directs high court CJs to nominate co-opted women members NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that State Bar Councils have increasingly become “men’s clubs” and said the monopoly over their representation and functioning must be dismantled.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana made…
Four members of a family were injured after a speeding black Mahindra Thar rammed into their car near Sohna Chowk, just metres from the Police Commissioner’s office, early on Friday morning. Screenshot Four members of a family were injured after a black Mahindra Thar rammed into their car near Sohna Chowk on July 17 A…
As Ashutosh Gowariker’s iconic film Lagaan celebrated 25 years recently, actor Amin Hajee took a nostalgic trip down memory lane and recalled how the film changed not only his career but also his personal life.The actor, who played Bagga, the temple drummer in the 2001 period sports drama, attended the film’s anniversary celebrations hosted by…
