India’s two-wheeler sector may clock 5 pc growth in FY27: Report

IANS | May 20, 2026 1:01 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India’s two-wheeler industry expected to witness wholesale volume growth of up to 5 per cent year-on-year in FY2027, supported by GST rationalisation and improving replacement demand, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Pakistan: PTI stages sit-in protest after police stop them from meeting Imran Khan

IANS | May 20, 2026 12:56 PM

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Several leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party staged a sit-in protest in Rawalpindi after they were once again denied a meeting with their founding chairman and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains imprisoned in Adiala Jail, according to local media reports.

Kriti Kharbanda leads ‘Melody’ meme fest from Bollywood

IANS | May 20, 2026 12:53 PM

Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi revived the widely popular “#Melodi” moment by gifting a packet of “Melody”, a chewy toffee, to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, Bollywood actress Kriti Kharbanda joined the light-hearted meme fest on social media with a cheeky caption.

Khalistan networks replicate Mumbai underworld model, groom juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks

Vicky Nanjappa | May 20, 2026 12:45 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The crime landscape in Punjab is fast changing with terror groups and criminal networks deploying new strategies almost daily to disrupt law and order. While the larger push that is being made is for a separate Khalistan nation, these syndicates at play are carrying out low intensity explosions to keep the state on the boil. The Khalistan networks are also trying to replicate the Mumbai underworld model of grooming juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks.