Mint Mumbai - April 19, 2025

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April 19, 2025

The People Who Will Die for Trees

Martin Goodman's new book chronicles the struggles of the Bishnoi, especially their crusade to save the environment

5 mins

Self-care is not a hashtag

Self-care is not an act of individual choice but must extend to the idea of care for and from the larger community

2 mins

Ghosted by my phone

We are more reachable than ever yet constantly missing the memo as the useful gets filtered out along with the fluff

2 mins

The one with the reruns

The sea was angry that day, my friends. That's how George Costanza begins his magnum opus of a monologue in The Marine Biologist, an alltime classic episode of Seinfeld (Netflix).

3 mins

Matcha latte and kaya toast for breakfast

India loves breakfast and with the heat bearing down, it's time for flavourful, light Asian dishes while dining out

3 mins

High Stakes at This Fun Bar

Mumbai's new Bar Paradox, from the Masque team, seeks to break rules by not having any

2 mins

How to bring main-character energy to ash gourd

If vegetables had a pageant, and \"Miss Blandness\" was a title, ash gourd would win it hands down, with lauki (bottle gourd) as the close runner-up.

3 mins

There's a 'phiran' for every season

The fluid, anti-fit 'phiran' in trending colours and prints has gained new followers, while retaining its Kashmiri roots

5 mins

'My first line was made in Mumbai'

Tommy Hilfiger talks about the importance of India in his fashion, his design process and style

4 mins

Goa, Isolation and the Company of Dogs

Rohit Chawla's latest book, 'Rain Dogs', features images of Indie dogs on solitary beaches during the covid-19 pandemic, with just the Goan monsoon, the tempestuous sea and a human or two

3 mins

Viewing a rare Caravaggio up close

A 1606 painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, which resurfaced only in 2014, comes up for viewing at the KNMA

5 mins

To catch a thief: 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' at 25

For such a load-bearing scene, it moves with lightness and grace. A young woman dressed as a man arrives at an inn in a Chinese village.

3 mins

In whom can women really put their faith?

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025, Banu Mushtaq's stories are full of dark humour and unpredictable pain

5 mins

Taking the mask off the elite, entitled Indian male

Keshava Guha's second novel is an acutely observed portrait of India's upper crust and their deep malaise

3 mins

US offers to ease Russia sanctions in peace plan

The US presented allies with proposals to enable a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, including an outline of terms to end the fighting and ease sanctions on Moscow in the event of a lasting ceasefire.

1 min

New revenue, expenditure secys in bureaucratic rejig

Government reshuffles top secretaries in finance and commerce ministries amid trade woes

2 mins

Google to appeal part of monopoly ruling in US

AIphabet's Google plans to appeal against the \"adverse\" portion of the court decision in the US Department of Justice's monopoly case against the technology giant.

1 min

UP Targets $61.5 Billion Export Push by '30

An export policy for 2025-30 is in works, offering capital subsidies, logistics support and an export promotion fund

1 min

Active firms up by 1.62k in FY25 as services lead

India's active company count increased by over 1,62,800 in FY25, led by the industrial and services sectors, data from the ministry of corporate affairs showed.

1 min

Wow! Momo eyes $100 mn funding; Lighthouse to exit

It is also raising a ₹130-150 crore bridge round from Haldiram's Kamal Agrawal and Khazanah Nasional Berhad

1 min

NCLAT grants creditors final say on Byju's-BCCI deal

Glas Trust, with 99.41% voting share, opposes BCCI settlement; insists funds must be used for Byju's creditors first

2 mins

Netflix Posts Record Q1 Profit, Sees No Tariff Fallout

Netflix Beat Q1 Sales and Profit Estimates, Pushing Operating Income to $3.3 Billion, But Its Subscriber Count Dipped

1 min

What's driving CFOs to exit small-ticket lending startups?

At least three chief financial officers quit digital lending firms between December and March

3 mins

Q4 results of HDFC, ICICI today

The two largest private sector banks-HDFC and ICICI-will kick-start the Q4 and FY25 earnings season for the banking sector, and their results will be declared on Saturday.

3 mins

India-made Laptops Cross 50% Local Value

The company will begin in-house production of laptops and telecom gear

2 mins

Trump and Powell on collision course without easy escape

President Trump is threatening to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome.

4 mins

Expert mantra: Count on leaders to beat turmoil

Banking, FMCG, telecom biggies may help protect portfolios amid tariff woes

3 mins

Highway Expansion Struggles Despite Capex Push

For India's dreams to pump up growth with a heavy dose of infrastructure spending, the latest data on highway building provides a tough reality check.

2 mins

Jewellers to sweeten deals ahead of Akshaya Tritiya as gold surges

New collections, lightweight designs, and discounts on making charges are among the offers jewellers are using to lure customers amid soaring gold prices ahead of Akshaya Tritiya.

2 mins

Will Infosys ride IT's storm better than its peers?

After Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and Wipro Ltd, Infosys Ltd too fell short of revenue expectations, with a 3.5% sequential decline in constant currency (CC) terms for the March quarter (Q4FY25).

2 mins

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