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Mint Chennai
India in anti-dumping crosshairs at WTO
Trade experts suggest some of these measures may be strategic
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June 14, 2025
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Is there room for another craft gin?
Despite the crush of gin brands in India, there's space for more, particularly niche offerings
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June 14, 2025
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Tavernas and toddy shops get gentrified
Reimagined permit rooms elevate the food, drink and community vibe of dive bars for a new generation
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June 14, 2025
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CEA Eyes Sops for Critical Power Parts
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has prepared a draft list of critical components like permanent magnets, voltage transformers, and super capacitors, that will require support for local manufacturing as China's rare earth curbs threaten India's energy transition goals.
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June 14, 2025
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Can an AI stylist help you dress better?
I tried AI-powered personal stylists for five days to up my fashion game. The result: too many choices, too little fun
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June 14, 2025
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Buy local: Design a home with farm-to-table ideas
The other day, scrolling through Instagram, I was accosted by a sponsored post pitching an AI design tool. Responding to descriptive prompts like \"contemporary\" and \"rustic,\" it could turn out a vast number of stylistic options for one space—basically, you skip the part about process and research and just embrace spatial personality dysregulation.
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June 14, 2025
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How This NASA Biologist Is Prepping Humans for Space
Scientist Sharmila Bhattacharya explains why cross-country collaboration is key to space missions such as Axiom-4
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June 14, 2025
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Stories of gender identity for kids
Books can offer an entry point into themes of gender diversity for both parents and kids
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June 14, 2025
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A Game of Thrones and Some Remarkable Stories
In the 1360s, the Bahmani sultan of the Deccan received from a rajah the present of a throne. Reportedly six cubits long and two broad, \"the frame was of ebony, covered with plates of pure gold, inlaid with precious stones of great value\", and with \"sky-blue\" enamelling. The sultan was delighted—his old silver perch was retired, and this new artefact, the Takht-i-Feroza (Turquoise Throne) became the Bahmani seat of power.
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June 14, 2025
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How Big Brands Fooled Consumers With Plastic
'Consumed' reveals the scale of corporate complicity in the proliferation of single-use plastic and the truth about recycling
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June 14, 2025
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Govt Waives BIS for Syringe-Use Plastic
The exemption follows industry concerns and a 42% drop in HDPE imports in FY25 amid regulatory bottlenecks
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June 14, 2025
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All for the em dash
The charge that AI-generated writing is full of em dashes is really the elegant mark being misunderstood—again
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June 14, 2025
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The High-Altitude Highway: Tales From Ancient Himalayan Trails
Buddhist pilgrims and teachers took the rugged topography in their stride, negating the idea that the Himalayas are a barrier
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June 14, 2025
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A World Without Judgement
A couple of months ago, Rakhi Chakraborty, 34, a former communications professional, and her friend Rupanjali Samaddar, 26, a psychotherapist, started a Jane Austen Book Club in Kolkata, inspired by the movie, The Jane Austen Book Club.
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June 14, 2025
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'Sirens': A study in class and bad parenting
This Julianne Moore-starrer series spins a gripping story around wealthy white women and their many wiles
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June 14, 2025
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A Cinematic Twist to Regency-Era Courtship Rituals
Austen's enduring themes—struggles with love, class and tradition—find resonance in Indian cinema, from Bollywood to regional films
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June 14, 2025
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Gensol, EV Leasing Arm Admitted to Insolvency
IREDA said Gensol had defaulted on ₹510 crore loans, turned \"headless\"
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June 14, 2025
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Marvellous Ms Vance
An immaculate first episode is a thing of rare beauty.
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June 14, 2025
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Meat-eating dilemmas and the one-pot approach
Last month in Mumbai, I met a Brahmin taxi driver from Uttar Pradesh. Within five minutes of getting into his car, he asked where I was from. When I said Goa, he peered in the rear-view mirror. \"Christian?\" No, Hindu, I said. He beamed, \"Jai Shree Ram.\" Soon, he proceeded to excoriate Muslims, Christians and other Hindus who ate meat. When I pointed out that meat-eating Brahmins were not uncommon, he was dismissive of their faith. \"Eating meat is not in our religion, not in the natural course of things,\" he said. \"The Vedas tell you that.\"
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June 14, 2025
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Tesla Sues Ex-Staff Over IP Theft
Tesla Inc. sued a former engineer with the company's highly secretive Optimus program, accusing him of stealing confidential information about the humanoid robot and setting up a rival startup in Silicon Valley.
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June 13, 2025
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Reliance Trims Stake in Asian Paints
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries said on Thursday it has slashed its stake in Asian Paints, selling shares worth ₹7,704 crore ($901 million).
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June 13, 2025
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Sensex, Nifty slide as war noises, plane crash spook mkts
The sell-off was broad-based. The Nifty Smallcap index fell 1.44% and the Nifty Midcap index closed 1.6% lower
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June 13, 2025
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Scrap EU tech label: Amazon to court
The Digital Services Act (DSA), which came into force in 2022, requires Big Tech companies to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms.
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June 13, 2025
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Bengaluru's airport eyes $1.1 bn bond fund raise
Bangalore International Airport Ltd. is in talks to raise about ₹9,000 crore ($1.1 billion) by issuing local currency bonds, seeking to refinance an existing debt, and fund expansion projects, according to people familiar with the matter.
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June 13, 2025
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L&T hires former Aavishkaar partner to head corp VC arm
L&T Innovation Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, an Indian multinational engaged in engineering, procurement, and construction projects, hi-tech manufacturing and services, has hired a former partner of Aavishkaar Capital to lead its investments, VCCircle has learned.
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June 13, 2025
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PFC's Withdrawals Could Hit New Zero-Coupon Debt Sales
These bonds, often issued by govt entities, are primarily used for infrastructure financing
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June 13, 2025
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Film stars' political ambitions can dim box office allure, experts warn
Film stars with political ambitions often leverage their popular on-screen personas to launch political careers. While this can provide a powerful launchpad, it often comes with the risk of diminishing their box-office appeal.
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June 13, 2025
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Iran Defies US on Enrichment Ahead of Nuclear Talks
Iran on Thursday vowed to significantly increase its output of enriched uranium in defiance of US demands ahead of a round of nuclear talks overshadowed by fears of an imminent Israeli attack.
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June 13, 2025
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After US duty hike, India now faces EU heat on steel quota
India, which is under \"other countries\" category, must share a pooled quota of 12,500 tonnes
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June 13, 2025
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P&G Hygiene Sees Rural Demand Rise; Urban Stress Stays
Divergence in consumer sentiment is likely to influence near-term growth in the FMCG sector
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