Evening news wrap: Airlines send SOS over fuel prices, 89-year-old gunman injures several in Greece & more

Here are the top 5 news of the day"The airline Industry in India is under extreme stress and on the verge of closing down or stopping operations.” This dire warning has been issued by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), which represents Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet, in an “urgent” SOS sent to the government, seeking the latter’s “urgent intervention” in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) pricing. Read full storyA political row broke out in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas after protests by TMC supporters over poll observer Ajay Pal Sharma’s alleged intimidation ahead of Phase 2 voting. “This is Bengal; if he is ‘Singham’, I am ‘Pushpa’. No amount of threat or coercion by BJP-appointed police officials will be allowed here,” said TMC candidate Jahangir Khan. Read full storyBJP secured sweeping victory across all 15 municipal corporations. In the home turf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, the saffron party crossed the 50% mark in every corporation. Polling for the civic elections was held on Sunday, covering 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats, and 260 taluka panchayats. Read full storyAn 89-year-old man reportedly armed with a shotgun wounded an employee at a social security office in Athens before opening fire at a courthouse, injuring several more people. Police are actively searching for the suspect, with the motive behind the attacks currently unknown. Read full storyMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the Thane stabbing is being probed as a possible “lone wolf” case of self-radicalisation, with agencies examining any wider conspiracy. Police said the accused, Jabar Zubair Ansari, allegedly asked the guards their religion and forced one of them to recite the Islamic Kalma before attacking them. Read full story