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Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. 1. India on Covid Alert Again India’s health agencies have reactivated surveillance mechanisms amid rising Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong and Singapore. Genome sequencing and wastewater tracking in Bengaluru are already picking up early signals. With 257 active cases—the highest in a year—authorities stress ther...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you 5 major stories from the world of business. It's Monday, May 19th, 2025. This is Nelson John. 1. Q4 Earnings Storm: Over 660 Companies Line UpIt’s a blockbuster week on Dalal Street as over 660 companies, including market giants like Power Grid, ONGC, Hindalco, and ITC, prepare to report Q4 results. The Nifty 500 has...

In this episode of AI Rising Podcast, we’re joined by Chaitanya Chokkareddy, Chief Technology Officer, Ozonetel Communications, a company at the forefront of AI-driven cloud communication in India. As India catches up in the global AI race, Chaitanya shares how the country can shape its own unique AI narrative—built on innovation, scale, and purpose. We dive into how AI is quietly transforming clo...

1. India Becomes the World’s Fastest-Growing Oil Consumer OPEC’s latest report crowns India as the top driver of global oil demand growth through 2025 and 2026.Oil demand in India will rise from 5.55 million bpd (2024) to 5.99 million bpd (2026), growing faster than China’s and the US’s. Diesel is the main growth driver, with road expansion, infrastructure, and industrial growth boosting demand. M...

Strata, one of India's largest fractional real estate platforms, has surrendered a crucial licence following a dispute with its builder-partner over a project in Tamil Nadu as well as allegations of a company executive impersonating a regulator. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday said Strata has surrendered its small and medium real estate investment trust (SM Reit)...

1. Tata Power’s ₹25,000 Cr Surge - 00:29:02 - 01:45:18 Tata Power is charging ahead with a massive ₹25,000 crore capital outlay for FY26, focusing half of it on renewables. CEO Praveer Sinha revealed the company plans to add up to 2.7 GW of capacity, with long-term wind turbine deals in the pipeline. Tata Power is also eyeing two UP discoms—Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal—as they head for privatisati...

In this episode of Where To Invest Rs 10 Lakhs today, we speak to the Managing Partner at Breakout Capital Advisors, Swanand Kelkar. Unlike most other fund managers, his story is different, as are his ideas. Kelkar tells us where he would invest his money today, why investing equally across 4 asset classes gives better return than investing in the asset class which got the best returns in the prev...

One of the most common forms of insurance mis-selling is something called liability insurance. When you take a home loan from a bank, the RM usually tells you that it's compulsory for you to take this kind of life insurance, which is called liability insurance because it is tied to your home loan. BUT - that is not really the case. Here's how you should deal with it. Watch the full episode...

India vs. US: Trade Tensions Heat UpIndia is ready to hit back with $1.91 billion in tariffs on key US goods—like almonds, petrochemicals, and medical devices—if steel and aluminium duties aren’t withdrawn by June 8. The trigger? Trump’s extension of safeguard duties. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal heads to Washington on May 16 to try and broker a deal. With $7.6B in exports on the line and a 90-d...

In this episode of Guru Portfolios, we speak with Edelweiss Mutual Fund MD & CEO Radhika Gupta , who explains a calculation which may spook some people out - explaining why she is saving up a lot of money. She also tells us that she targets putting a whopping nearly 80% of her post-tax salary into SIPs, and of course what her portfolio currently looks like and how it's changed over the las...

Market Roars Back: Ceasefire & Tariff Pause Spark ₹16 Trillion RallyPeace on the borders and a tariff truce overseas gave Indian markets their best day in over four years. With India-Pakistan tensions cooling and US-China easing trade friction, the Nifty soared 3.8% and Sensex jumped 3.7%, adding ₹16 trillion to investor wealth. IT, banking, and blue-chip stocks led the charge, as FIIs and DII...

Operation Sindoor: “We Struck Where It Hurt”India’s top military brass revealed the impact of Operation Sindoor, launched after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Air Marshal AK Bharti said strikes targeted key Pakistani airbases like Chaklala and Rahim Yar Khan. Over 100 terrorists, including high-value targets like IC-814 hijacker Yusuf Azhar, were eliminated. India also lost five defence pers...

Top executives at American AI giants OpenAI, Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices said at a U.S. Senate hearing on Thursday (May 8) that while the U.S. is ahead in the artificial-intelligence race, Washington needs to boost infrastructure and champion AI chip exports to stay ahead of Beijing.

India Shoots Down F-16 in Escalating Air Conflict In a dramatic escalation, India’s air defence systems went full throttle Thursday night, downing a Pakistani F-16, two JF-17s, and a Pakistani AWACS inside Punjab province. The air battle followed Islamabad’s coordinated strikes on Indian military locations in Jammu and Punjab. Drones were also intercepted in J&K and Rajasthan, with one strikin...

India attacked Pakistan under Operation Sindoor targeting terror outfits and hideouts. Although Pakistan is in no condition to wage a war or even escalate tensions, it may Impact India in the short term as far as business is concerned. Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdeva speaks to Abhinav Trivedi of Mint and talks about economic implications for India going forward. Watch the full episode on...

1.⁠ ⁠Operation Sindoor: India Strikes Back In a dramatic pre-dawn move on May 8, India launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including key Lashkar and Jaish hubs in Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad. The operation was a direct response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians on April 22. Executed using fighter jets, l...

India Gears Up for Worst-Case Scenarios As Indo-Pak tensions soar post the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered nationwide civil defence mock drills on May 7. These include air raid sirens, crash blackouts, evacuation rehearsals, and camouflaging critical infrastructure—measures not seen at this scale since the Kargil conflict....

In a major decision, the Union government announced that caste enumeration would be part of the upcoming census and assured it would be carried out in a "transparent" manner. What's the reason behind this big decision? Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNbJc670WdA

India is a huge market for gold. In fact according to reports by the World Gold Council, Indian women hold a whopping 24,000 tonnes of gold. This is more than any country - and some reports even say that Indian women actually hold 11% of the entire gold in the world. Weddings in India are what account for approximately 50% of the gold jewellery demand. There are also auspicious occasions like Aksh...

Buffett to Step Down Greg Abel Steps UpIn a surprise announcement at Berkshire Hathaway’s AGM, Warren Buffett, 94, revealed he will retire as CEO by end-2025. His successor: Greg Abel, 62, Berkshire’s vice-chair overseeing its vast non-insurance businesses like BNSF Railways and Dairy Queen. Abel, a low-profile Canadian known for strategic thinking and integrity, has been the designated successor...

Indians who are living or have settled in some places like Dubai, Singapore or Mauritius have one KEY advantage while investing in Indian mutual funds - they have to pay ZERO tax on gains! This actually happened because of a quirk of law - and is now being exploited by the NRIs so they don't have to pay taxes - both short and long-term capital gains. Watch the the full episode on YouTube- http...

Is your EPF claim rejected due to a 'service overlap' issue? Kunal Kabra, Founder & CEO of Kustodian.life explains what this means, why it happens, and how you can resolve it quickly. In this episode, we help understand the steps you need to take to successfully reapply and get your PF money without further delays! #epfo #serviceoverlap #epfwithdrawal Watcht the full episode on YouTube...

To get your dose of daily business news, tune into Mint Top of the Morning on Mint Podcasts available on all audio streaming platforms. https://open.spotify.com/show/7x8Nv1RlOKyMV5IftIJwP1?si=bf5ecbaedd8f4ddc 1.⁠ ⁠YouTube Doubles Down on India’s Creator Economy YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, at the WAVES 2025 summit, pledged an additional ₹8.5 billion to India’s creator ecosystem, on top of ₹210 billion...

As Gold price touched 1 lakh, Delhi's Dariba Kalan Market in Chandni Chowk is not happy. Jewellers are facing declining footfall and customers are waiting for the price to correct. Even on the eve of Akshay tritiya , the sales were down. Jewellers say that the sale is down by 75%.MINT's Abhinav Trivedi travels to Darba Kalan in Chandni Chowk and asks shopkeepers and customers about the golden sent...

As the Trump administration marks its first 100 days in office, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins Abhishek Singh of Livemint to analyse its key successes and failures. Johnston criticises Trump’s tariff policies, arguing they have alienated U.S. allies. He also discusses the dynamic between President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and warns that Trump is consolidating powe...