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288 Gigawatts and the Harder Half: Why India’s Energy Transition Now Turns on Storage, Not Panels

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India's installed renewable energy capacity reached 288.58 GW as of June 30, 2026, up from 76.38...

A Comedy Carries the Month: Hindi Cinema’s July Rests on a Familiar Franchise

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Hindi cinema's July has been shaped by a single title. Dhamaal 4, released on July 10,...

The Track Opens: India’s Athletics Campaign Begins With Thirty-Two Names and One Familiar One

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India arrives at the athletics stage of these Commonwealth Games with four medals already banked —...

One in Eight: India’s Electric Vehicle Market Crosses a Line It Cannot Uncross

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India's electric vehicle market recorded its strongest month on record in June, with retail sales of...

India’s first private rocket, Vikram-1 lifts off

Three Tests Closer: Gaganyaan Clears the Unglamorous Milestones That Decide Everything

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Human spaceflight is remembered for the launch and decided by the tests nobody photographs. ISRO has...

Twelve Days of Duty-Free: What the India–UK Trade Pact Has Actually Switched On

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: A trade agreement is signed in a room and tested in a warehouse. The India–UK Comprehensive...

Six People, One Examination Hall: India Hands Its Testing System to a Task Force

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The names tell you what kind of problem the government thinks it has. A six-member high-powered...

SC seeks status from new SIT, calls for speedy probe

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on July 27 directed the newly formed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to submit...

Maharashtra first to qualify for second RKVY instalment

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Maharashtra has become the first state to qualify for the second instalment of the Government's Rashtriya...

Small finance banks' poised to cross Rs 2 lakh crore

Govt raises over Rs 26,639 cr via disinvestment