Critics’ disdain and social media outrage seem powerless against films that strike a chord with the audience, with the latest proof being Anand L. Rai’s romantic drama Tere Ishk Mein, which crossed ₹100 crore domestically within two weeks of its 28 November release. The Dhanush-Kriti Sanon starrer joins a growing list of widely slammed yet…
After a dull performance over much of 2025, India’s passenger vehicle market has finally begun showing signs of life, with October and November bringing welcome relief to the struggling segment. The turnaround began in October, when the 42-day festive period combined with significant GST cuts sparked a 14% year-on-year jump in passenger vehicle registrations. The…
NEW DELHI: The top air-quality regulator for the national capital region has set up a 15-member expert committee to draw up a strategy for speeding up the electric-vehicle (EV) transition in Delhi and NCR. This is its most significant move on clean mobility since a May advisory equating hybrids with EVs triggered objections from Tata…
Bookings at redBus, India’s largest online bus ticketing platform, increased 17% from 5 to 8 December, following the flight cancellations during 1-4 December, the company told Mint in an emailed response. Bookings surged more than 30% across 70+ routes in Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bangalore. Demand has risen on short-haul routes such as Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Chennai-Hyderabad…
According to the first person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the government is of the view that higher blends—such as E23 and E27—as well as flex-fuel vehicles should be explored, and discussions have begun towards testing feasibility. Notably, flex-fuel vehicles can operate on any proportion of blended fuel, including 100% ethanol. “There are discussions…
IndusInd Bank Chairman Sunil Mehta will step down after his term ends in January, according to a Reuters report citing two individuals familiar with the matter. This development marks the latest leadership change at the private bank. The lender reported its largest-ever quarterly loss of ₹2,328.9 crore for the three months ended March 31, primarily…
Makers of hit TV and web shows are now looking to adapt them into full-length films, aiming to cash in on their established fan bases and brand value. Popular TV show Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain, for instance, is preparing for a theatrical outing, while streaming series Mirzapur, too, is being adapted into a film….
NEW DELHI : Farmers in the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana are burning paddy stubble late in the day, after monitoring satellites have passed over the region, according to a new study by the think tank International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iForest), released on 8 December. Mint explains how the study…
Indians made a conscious effort to step out of their homes for films and live entertainment experiences, according to BookMyShow’s year-end report #BookMyShowThrowback2025, which named Kannada hit Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 and Hindi films Chhaava and Saiyaara among the year’s top movies. The highest footfall at movie theatres was during the Dussehra weekend, with…
New Delhi: The heavy industries ministry on Tuesday said it has disbursed ₹1,350.83 crore to five beneficiary companies under the ₹25,938-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for automobiles and their components since the scheme’s inception in 2021 until November 2025. In FY25, the first year of disbursals, the government had doled out ₹322 crore to four…