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Mint Kolkata
Sometimes it's nice to not know things
Last week I met a baby wallaroo. If you, like me, have above average wildlife trivia, it is possible you are thinking \"the what now?\" Perhaps you have truly great wildlife trivia and already knew that it is not a cross between a kangaroo and a wallaby and it's a completely different species of marsupial in that island kingdom.
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February 22, 2025
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Bombay, built and broken into Mumbai
The artist's recent work captures his ambivalence about development and despair over the war in Gaza and beyond
5 min |
February 22, 2025
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Stardust memories
Satyajit Ray's 1966 film Nayak is about a superstar taking a train to collect a National Award. On his way, this star—played by matinee colossus Uttam Kumar—meets existential angst, admiring fans and a journalist who doesn't trust him on or off screen. Sharmila Tagore's Aditi—a journalist with a pen wedged in her blouse like a dagger in a scabbard—refuses to fawn. They talk on the train, her skepticism clashing against his confessions in a carriage thick with rings of cigarette smoke and ghosts, of past roles and past lives.
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February 22, 2025
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Do you want a side of drama with your dinner?
(clockwise, from left) 'Dal' tempered tableside at Loya; egg 'bhurji' at Crackle Kitchen; tuna on hot rock at Bastian.
3 min |
February 22, 2025
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The secrets of Singapore bars
Indra Kantono of Jigger & Pony explains why Singapore is a cocktail capital
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February 22, 2025
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Musk looks at auditing the Federal Reserve
Elon Musk on Thursday offered hints about the work to come, including auditing the Federal Reserve, as his Department of Government Efficiency bulldozes through federal agencies in its effort to identify and implement budget and staffing cuts under authority from President Trump.
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February 22, 2025
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Ukraine War Deal: Russia Could Concede $300 Billion
Russia's main demands to stop fighting include withdrawal of Kyiv's troops from Ukrainian territory, Moscow claims, end to Ukraine's NATO ambitions
3 min |
February 22, 2025
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Finding mermaid tears on a Cornwall beach
Fragments of the past are reborn as treasures on Cornwall's shores, attracting collectors drawn to sea glass
4 min |
February 22, 2025
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Reinventing golf for a new generation
Golf is on the verge of changing as young fans get used to consuming it as a media sensation
5 min |
February 22, 2025
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Women's Premier League: Breaking barriers
The stadium is packed every day, the matches are edge-of-the-seat affairs featuring muscular six hitting, wily spin bowling pacers knocking down stumps, great catches and eye-catching athleticism on the field.
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February 22, 2025
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Govt Mulls Funding for Debt-Laden Discoms
India is considering injecting cash into heavily indebted government-owned power distribution utilities, according to a ministry of power document reviewed by Reuters, to ensure stability of the sector amid surging power demand.
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February 22, 2025
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Why retail investors are left with debris
Contrarian bets by institutional and retail investors in stocks where ace investors reduced stakes in Q2 and Q3 sequentially
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February 21, 2025
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State-level statistical surveys serve a worthy purpose
India's ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) has commenced celebrations to commemorate 75 years of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), India's premier agency for all-India statistical surveys.
3 min |
February 21, 2025
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Malayalam film producers up in arms against steep star fees, call strike
The Malayalam film industry had one of its best years in 2024, with gross box-office collection more than doubling to ₹1,165 crore from a year prior, but all's not well within the fraternity.
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February 21, 2025
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AGS crisis: Boardroom exits catch proxy cos' attention
Proxy firms are questioning if independent directors could have limited AGS' cash crunch
2 min |
February 21, 2025
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The government must review its proposals on micro-data access
Its proposed rules on the approval of requests would restrict rather than ease the access of researchers to important data-sets
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February 21, 2025
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Hamas Turns Handover of Dead Israeli Hostages into a Spectacle
Hamas displayed coffins that it said held the bodies of four Israeli hostages before a crowd of militants before handing them over to Israel on Thursday, in a spectacle that included taunts and anti-Israel slogans.
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February 21, 2025
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Aviom India Housing Finance admitted to bankruptcy proceedings
The Delhi insolvency court on Thursday admitted Aviom India Housing Finance Pvt. Ltd into bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings following a plea by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
1 min |
February 21, 2025
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Walmart's PhonePe prepares for India listing
PhonePe has started preparing for its initial public offering (IPO) for listing on the country's bourses, the company said on Thursday.
1 min |
February 21, 2025
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Coffee badgers in corporate offices: Can they survive?
A 24-year-old walked into his office space. It was 4pm. He was expected to work from the employer's headquarters in Mumbai, four days a week.
3 min |
February 21, 2025
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New investment funds to get capital early in FY26
Front-loading capital allocation to the new funds aimed to kick off investments
2 min |
February 21, 2025
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Govt seeks to push non-clinical courses in medical colleges
NMC mulls a strategy to make these courses attractive for students and faculty
1 min |
February 21, 2025
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Sebi Likely to Have a Bureaucrat as Its Next Chairperson
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is likely to have a seasoned bureaucrat as its next chairperson after Madhabi Puri Buch's three-year term at the helm of the capital market regulator ends this month, two persons familiar with the development said.
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February 21, 2025
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New iPhone May Lift Apple India to Top 5 Club in Sales
Apple Inc. is on course to clock iPhone sales of up to 15 million units in India this year, industry experts said, powered by the launch of the iPhone 16e, the cheapest in the company's smartphone range.
2 min |
February 21, 2025
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Rupee rises to 86.64 against the dollar
The rupee appreciated 34 paise to close at 86.64 against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market.
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February 21, 2025
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More routes under AI-Lufthansa pact
Private carrier Air India on Thursday announced the expansion of its codeshare partnership with Lufthansa Group to offer 60 additional routes across 12 cities in India and 26 in Europe.
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February 21, 2025
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Auto ER&D Firms Struggle as Trump Tariffs, China Roil Mkts
The engineering, research and development space expanded 7.4% to $43 billion in revenue in the fiscal year 2024
2 min |
February 21, 2025
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Trump's attack on Zelensky signals new world order taking shape
From alienating allies to praising adversaries, Trump appears set to abandon decades of American foreign policy
5 min |
February 21, 2025
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RBI Cancels $3 Billion of Treasury Bill Sale
India's Banking Liquidity Stays in Deep Deficit Despite RBI's Recent Cash Injection Measures
1 min |
February 21, 2025
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CEA gets two year extension
The tenure of NITI Aayog chief executive B. V. R. Subrahmanyam has been extended by one year
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