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The Opposition needs to be a cohesive bloc, taking decisions together to emerge as a coalition to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), said Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday. He referred to the problems within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and said it is on life support. #congress #kashmir #bjp

Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday had to ease the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period, people took to social media, accusing India's largest flight operator of of 'blackmailing' the government and authorities to roll back on crew-welfare norms.#indigo #indigocrisis #índigo #aviationnews #dgca

A new tweet by Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has started an important conversation - he says that smart American students now skip going to college and forward-thinking employers are enabling them. This is going to be a profound cultural shift. He adds that this will enable youngsters to succeed without taking heavy debts to get degrees, and says this trend is set to change culture and politics. N...

India's markets are minting a new class of first-generation billionaires. These are entrepreneurs who have scaled ideas into IPOs and are creating unprecedented wealth. Now, how do these new generation of wealthy approach wealth? And how's it different from those who've inherited family wealth? Ashish Shankar, MD and CEO of Motilal Oswal Private Wealth joins us to share his insights. Watch!#money...

India is miffed with the envoys of Britain, France and Germany over their joint article in an Indian newspaper critical of Vladimir Putin. The opinion piece was published days ahead of the Russian president’s arrival in New Delhi, who is set to land on Thursday (December 4) for a two-day state visit. The U.S. is also keeping a close eye on the visit as friends India and Russia gear up to establish...

In this podcast, we speak with Former US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, who says that American firms "cannot have a China plus one strategy" without a strong presence in India. He also argued that energy cooperation between New Delhi and Washington is now central to stabilising a relationship unsettled by shifting US policy and disagreements over Russian oil purchases. Watch#america #russia...

Recently, the government made big new changes to EPF withdrawal rules. The major change targets employees who lose their jobs, making it significantly easier for them to access their savings while maintaining their service record. Employees can now immediately withdraw 75% of their EPF amount upon losing their employment. The remaining 25% can be withdrawn after one year, ensuring that the employe...

How safe are architects from AI? How rewarding will the job of an architect be in the future? How design thinking influences their everyday life decisions. In this episode of The Alt View, Abhinav Trivedi, Deputy Editor, Mint goes and talks to young architects & school students about challenges, opportunities and advantages of being an architect in today's world and in the future. This epi...

Keep seeing Black Friday sale prompts on your phone screens luring you to yet another sale? Black Friday isn’t just a Western shopping phenomenon anymore, India has officially joined the party—and who doesn’t love a good deal. Black Friday traces its roots back to the early 1960s in the United States and points to a period of shopping surge around Thanksgiving. What started as a single day of fran...

Record sales. Sky-high headlines. Listed developers hitting all-time highs in 2025. On this episode of Let's Get Real, we're diving behind the glossy headlines. Liases Foras, a leading data analytics company has come out with a warning you cannot ignore. Its latest Residential Market Report shows a widening gap between new project launches and actual construction on the ground. These are t...

A candid LinkedIn post by entrepreneur Rikki Agarwal struck a chord with netizens, after he revealed why he moved out of Mumbai — not for tax breaks or a dramatic career shift, but simply to “live better”.Agarwal, who co-founded multiple startups and spent his entire adult life in Mumbai, reached a turning point once he turned 40, and wanted a city that supports the quality of life he wanted. Now,...

Time and again over the last few months, the Indian currency bounces back after the Reserve Bank of India's intervention to ease the downward pressure, but then again nosedives. The currency touched an all-time low of 89.48, nearing the psychological mark of 90 per dollar on Friday, and many experts predict the 90 mark might not be far away. But why is this happening?#rupee #dollar #nirmalasit...

An Indian blender named Dhavall Gandhi has created a bottle of whiskey that sold for $142,000 (₹1.18 crore), at an auction in Edinburg. But just how did an Indian whisky maker come to create a piece that ended up on one of the world’s most exclusive auction platforms? Gandhi studied finance in the US and worked in corporate strategy before a visit to a distillery in Kentucky changed everything. He...

The headteacher and three teachers of an elite Delhi school, St Columba's, are now facing an abetment to suicide charge. Amid outrage after a 16-year-old student jumped to his death at a metro station, troubling details came out. The FIR notes that on the day he died, one teacher reduced him to tears and dismissed his feelings as "drama". The FIR quotes the father as saying that they...

In the inaugural episode of Soul Yatra, former diplomat Lakshmi Puri and her husband, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, join Hindustan Times' Sharat Bhattatiripad to recount major milestones from their lives - from their first meeting and first impressions, to the path towards marriage which marked the beginning of their journey through life together. The two eminent personalities also discuss hi...

The government has begun discussions with the insurance regulator, industry executives and hospital groups on ways to rein in surging health insurance premiums, as rising medical costs and uneven claim settlements strain the system. Healthcare inflation in India consistently runs at 12–15% annually, far higher than the general inflation rate of 4–6%. But Why is there a Crisis Situation.#healthcare...

Average debt of India now stands at Rs 4.8 lakh per person, up from Rs 3.9 lakh just two years ago. As per an RBI report, the amount of financial assets added each year has grown 48% between 2019 and 2025, while the annual liabilities have grown 102% over that period. Is Young Indi borrowing more than its capacity?#debt #loan #autoloan #homeloan #educationloan #debttrap #trader #bnpl #buynowpaylat...

In this episode of Let’s Mint Money, Rudra Chatterjee, Managing Director of Luxmi Tea Group, shares how he’s steering one of India's oldest tea legacy brand into a modern, global brand. From preserving heritage to navigating risk, he opens up about leadership, reinvention, and what it takes to take Indian tea to the world. Let's Mint Money | Podcast | Money Management | Luxmi Tea | Neil Bo...

Bihar election | Explainer | Explained | BJP | JDU | Modi | Nitish KumarThis election marks the time when the Bharatiya Janata Party took over their alliance partner in the state of Bihar. While both parties contested equal seats, instead of being the junior partner of the Janata Dal United, BJP has for the first time got greater strike rate than them. How did this happen? Watch#bjp #jdu #biharele...

Delhi Citizens have been regularly complaining about little to no action from the Government as far as tackling air pollution is concerned. For the last 20 days, Delhi residents have been waking up to a toxic haze and smog blanketing the national capital as air quality showed no signs of improvement. While most stations in the national capital recorded AQI in 'severe' category Wazirpur, An...

India is walking a geopolitical tightrope. On one side is the United States, a partner that promises markets, tech and strategic convergence in the Indo-Pacific. On the other is Russia, a legacy partner that has supplied India with energy and defence for decades. But when Washington slaps tariffs and Moscow faces sanctions, India is forced to ask: how do you secure your national interest without b...

In this episode of Bondstreet Dialogues by Mint in association with IndiaBonds, host Shayan Ghosh and IndiaBonds Co-founder Vishal Goenka discuss the risks of investing in bonds and what every investor should know before entering the bond market. From interest rate risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk, to market volatility and default risk, this episode explains how to identify and manage these c...

Gold craze has hit everyone in the last one year. The way prices of the yellow metal have escalated, it has also attracted the interest of the first time young investors. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Saturday, 8 November cautioned investors against buying unregulated products like digital gold and gold-related online products. The question is why?#gold #digitalgold #goldbu...

Delhi Police and emergency teams continued operations near the Red Fort junction after a powerful explosion damaged multiple vehicles and left several people injured. The area, one of the busiest public transport corridors in the capital, saw heavy traffic disruption as forensic teams and investigators examined the blast site. Security agencies, including the NIA and FSL teams, are assessing the c...

Eli Lilly's blockbuster obesity drug Mounjaro became India's top-selling drug by value for the month of October with sales hitting ₹1 billion ($11.38 million), research firm Pharmarack said on Friday, reported Reuters. Mounjaro's rapid rise is a testament to the growing demand for effective diabetes and obesity treatments in India, where around 101 million people – 11.4 percent of the...