Mint New Delhi - February 15, 2025

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February 15, 2025

Marking a collective journey

In its first ever solo, Aravani Art Project reflects on its journey with photos, testimonies and paintings

2 mins

When it comes to healing, copy the trees

On a weekday, a sharp pain in my tummy told me I should head not to work, but for an ultrasound. Winter was on its way out, and the softness of spring would arrive soon. My body was on a different journey though—on a winding path of pain and discomfort.

5 mins

The moon's a balloon

Valentine's Day may be a crassly commercial invention, but any excuse to rhapsodize about a beloved romance is never wholly unwelcome. This week I choose to write about Norman Jewison's 1987 stunner, Moonstruck, streaming in India on Amazon Prime Video.

3 mins

Indians in the US, and the model minority trap

When anti-immigrant sentiment surges, Indian Americans face the same biases and challenges as other minority groups

5 mins

The emotional bonding between India and Israel comes as no surprise

Pankaj Mishra on his new book on the Middle East, and connecting the dots between our colonial past and present

5 mins

How to tame the tangy sharpness of 'gongura'

DOUBLE TESTED

2 mins

Do you value that cup of tea?

If you have felt the increase in tea prices recently, it has come about after a difficult year for tea producers.

2 mins

Toddy shop 'touchings' could be the new tapas

With his new restaurant Chatti in New York focused on Kerala toddy shop cuisine, chef Regi Mathew is trying something new

4 mins

Salima Tete's Journey to India Hockey Captaincy

The mahua trees are in bloom. Everywhere across this landscape—rocky undulations carpeted with tough grass, dotted with small, dense groves of bamboo and the scraggly canopies of mahua trees, there is the messy profusion of pink flowers.

7 mins

Speak softly and defy expectations

Rohan P. Kanawade's 'Sabar Bonda', a winner at Sundance 2025, is a tender queer love story

3 mins

An artist's negotiation with technology

In his first solo in India, Christopher Kulendran Thomas combines history, art, technology and the human experience to produce chaotic, bold works

5 mins

A walk on the wild side with Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh's new collection of essays and letters is marred by verbose writing and thematic incoherence

4 mins

Remembering the legacy of Krishna Sobti at 100

The great Hindi writer's search for the human truth remains an inspiration to the generations who came after her

5 mins

IndiGo, Air India need more than loyalty push to catch up

Loyalty plans are a substantial source of revenue for larger overseas carriers

2 mins

India Developing Strategy to Bolster Petro Trade with US

India is developing a three-pronged strategy to strengthen its petroleum trade with the US, focusing on long-term crude oil purchases, liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreements and building strategic oil reserves in America, officials said on Friday.

1 min

Trump to Attend Quad Meet in India

U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the Quad Summit in India later this year—likely his first visit to the country in his second term—as the two sides continue to collaborate on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, set up an Indian Ocean strategic venture, create new multilateral arrangements in the Western Indian Ocean, West Asia and Indo-Pacific, and deepen military cooperation in multinational settings.

1 min

Hindalco unfazed by Trump's tariffs

Hindalco has little exposure to the US, shielding it from any adverse impact from the new tariff

1 min

Wholesale inflation eases in Jan as food cools

India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation eased to 2.31% in January from 2.37% in December due to a decline in food prices, especially vegetables, according to the provisional data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Friday.

1 min

The Promised Purchases, The Nuclear Breakthrough

A US-India joint statement highlighted multiple areas of cooperation between the countries

2 mins

India Cuts Bourbon Whisky Tariffs, Eyes F-35 Jets

The Two Nations Agreed to Explore Opportunities for Setting Up Campuses of Premier American Colleges in India

1 min

Q4 export of goods to hit $124.8 bn: Exim Bank

India's merchandise exports are projected to reach $124.8 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter (Q4FY25), marking a 3.64% year-on-year increase, according to estimates from the Export-Import Bank of India.

1 min

'Frivolous': Sebi rejects Gaekwad's bid for Religare

The Burmans' open offer for Religare closed on Thursday, with the family taking its total holding in the firm to 25.44%

1 min

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