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Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Power Shifts in Motion The world feels off its axis. India is choosing a new vice president while fending off Trump’s trade wars. Nepal’s Gen Z has taken to the streets in bloody clashes against corruption. The US just slammed shut a visa loophole Indians depended on. And India and Israel are sealing billion-...

India has never really had a cocktail culture. The drinks menu was usually an afterthought. However, THAT is no longer the case. In the past five years, bars in India's big cities have completely redefined the cocktail experience with original menus, global techniques and glowing recognition on Asian and global bar lists. Five Indian bars featured on the prestigious Asia's 50 Best Bars lis...

Ajit Pawar | IPS Officer | Ajit Pawar Vs IPS Officer | VIP Culture In India | Viral Video Of IPS Officer | CM Ajit Pawar Vs IPS Officer Viral Video | 1968 Conduct Rules for IPS Officers | Ajit Pawar vs Anjali Krishna Ajit Pawar Vs IPS Officer: How A Set Of Rules From 1968 Enable 'VIP Culture' In India | ExplainedHave you seen the viral video of the young IPS officer in a heated conversation with M...

If you're wondering whether your car purchase should be an EV, stay tuned, because it’s time to get some straight answers. In this episode of Let’s Get Real, we're going to cut through the noise and multiple opinions of influencers, to answer some of the most important questions - are EVs more expensive or cheaper? When you add the higher upfront price to the lower running costs, how does...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Power Shifts in Motion The world feels off its axis. India is choosing a new vice president while fending off Trump’s trade wars. Nepal’s Gen Z has taken to the streets in bloody clashes against corruption. The US just slammed shut a visa loophole Indians depended on. And India and Israel are sealing billion-...

There seems to be a shift taking place in India's IT landscape. For the last 2 consecutive years, India's mid-sized IT firms have grown faster than their larger peers - and now, they're public saying one thing - that the top tech service providers seem to be losing their mojo. Firms like Coforge, Persistent and others have an edge as compared to their larger rivals like TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipr...

Rollin’ With The Boss is back with Season 2!In the very first episode, Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor at Mint, rides along with Dipali Goenka, CEO of Welspun. From boardroom diaries to personal insights, Dipali opens up during this candid drive about what it takes to lead a $5 billion textile empire. Don’t miss this power-packed conversation that blends leadership, ambition, and inspiration. Releas...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Tariffs, Oil & Trump’s India Puzzle Trump doubled tariffs on India to 50% over Russian oil purchases, hoping Delhi would bend. It hasn’t. Ex-diplomat KP Fabian says Trump’s “Triple T – Trumped-up Trump Tariffs” failed. Modi and Trump still call each other “friends,” but beneath the smiles, India is sticki...

In this interview, we speak with Former Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Meera Shankar, who said something interesting. She says that "some people say that if you take the education fees that Indian students pay in the US, you take consultancy fees, you take royalty fees, you take intellectual property fees, and actually the US has a trade surplus of $30 to $40 billion in services trade with In...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. India–Singapore seal new pacts PM Modi and Singapore’s Lawrence Wong signed five agreements spanning fintech, green shipping, aviation, space, and advanced manufacturing. Singapore pledged deeper investments in semiconductors and logistics, while both leaders pushed for supply chain “green lanes.” Trade pacts...

Gurugram, India’s glitzy IT and corporate hub, faces chaos every monsoon as traffic jams and flooding cripple daily life—even beside luxury penthouses and major landmarks. Residents, journalists, and experts weigh in on infrastructure failures, skyrocketing real estate prices, and whether the city can handle the new mega-projects. Can Gurugram solve its rainy season curse, or will problems only ge...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Rat Bite Horror in Indore Two newborns bitten by rats inside Indore’s government-run MY Hospital died within 24 hours, sparking outrage. Hospital authorities insist the deaths were due to septicemia and congenital conditions, not the bites. But the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission has demanded answers,...

The US government under Donald Trump has been dealing back-to-back blows to foreign students who are looking to go there and study. After tightening norms, increasing checks and introducing social media vetting, now, a draft rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security is likely to make the road even tougher. The US government wants to limit the time that students get visas at all to a max...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. India is at the center of some big moves this week—diplomatic, economic, and corporate. In Beijing, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif tried to woo Vladimir Putin, praising Russia’s “balancing act” in South Asia and calling him a “dynamic leader.” But here’s the truth—India’s ties with Moscow run deeper, built over...

As India Post decided to merge its 50 year registered post operations with Speed Post, It was an end of an era for millions of Indians. Tales of Love, hugs, chai, and emotions. For 5 decade India Post and its postmen were synonymous with India's growth. MINT decided to go to the India Post office and talk to the most important stakeholder : The Postmen & Postwomen. Their feelings, emotions and...

Economist Jeffrey Sachs delivers a fiery takedown of Trump’s tariffs and U.S. diplomacy in an exclusive with HTDS! Sachs dissects the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, the Russia-Ukraine war’s NATO roots, and Washington’s 50% tariffs on India, calling them “unconstitutional.” He urges India to avoid US-led alliances like the Quad and strengthen ties with China for a multipolar world. Watch the unfiltered...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Quake Flattens Afghan Villages A 6.0 earthquake has left eastern Afghanistan shattered — more than 800 killed, nearly 3,000 injured. Entire villages in Kunar province are gone, with survivors describing terrifying jolts and endless aftershocks. Helicopters are the only way in as floods and landslides block ro...

Parag Agrawal is up to something interesting. The former CEO of Twitter, now “X” is back in Silicon Valley with a bold new startup. He’s launched a new company, Parallel Web Systems, which is trying to do exactly what it sounds like - create a parallel web… and this will be dominated by AI, not by humans. Agrawal is basically trying to create a web for machines - infrastructure and tools that are...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Dragon & Elephant Talk Peace In Beijing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping struck a rare note of harmony at the SCO summit. After years of border tensions, both leaders stressed that India and China are “partners, not rivals,” agreeing to resume direct flights and even restart the Kail...

AMFI Chief Venkat Chalasani in this exclusive interview with Mint explains exactly why India's growth story remains on track despite Donald Trump's tariff chaos. "Tailwinds like the recent upgradation by S&P are very positive for thecountry, inflation is very much under control. We have the youngest population, demographic dividend. If you need to take the fruits of this growth st...

Last year, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy made headlines when he spoke about reviving HMT. India's first watch brand, once called the timekeeper to the nation, had been liquidated back in 2016. For a moment, it appeared that the government was considering stepping in. But the talk soon faded, and the brand slipped back into obscurity. Now, the conversation has been picked up by a group outsid...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Monorail Chaos in Mumbai It was a rescue straight out of a disaster drill. Heavy rain stalled two Mumbai monorails on Tuesday—one carrying 200 passengers, another with 582—leaving hundreds trapped mid-air for hours. The worst was at Mysore Colony, where rescuers smashed windows and used cranes and scissor lif...

Indian Companies Cautious On Expansion Despite Sitting On ₹5 TRILLION Cash Pile, Here’s Why…Indian companies are sitting on a massive cash pile of over ₹5 trillion, cautious in their approach to expand. But why is that? What factors are preventing big private players to apply brakes instead of accelerating growth? Watch Abhinaba Saha decode this India Inc. story!#indiainc #bse #bombaystockexchange...

Over the last few weeks there have been disturbing cases that have come to light from Ireland, of those from the Indian community facing racist attacks. Victims include taxi drivers, a 40 year old who was strippled and beaten, a 32 year old data scientist, and even a 6 year old girl. These high-profile attacks led even the Indian embassy in Dublin to issue a warning. Now, the 80,000 strong Indian...

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I’m Nelson John and here are today’s top stories. Monorail Chaos in Mumbai It was a rescue straight out of a disaster drill. Heavy rain stalled two Mumbai monorails on Tuesday—one carrying 200 passengers, another with 582—leaving hundreds trapped mid-air for hours. The worst was at Mysore Colony, where rescuers smashed windows and used cranes and scissor lif...