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The school that empties its own toilets
Students and teachers at this Tamil Nadu school, which only has dry toilets, spend Gandhi Jayanti turning waste into soil
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October 25, 2025
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Thunder, lightning and rain in Angkor Wat
Visiting Cambodia in the monsoon reveals unexpected joys and the country’s foundational links with water
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October 25, 2025
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When memory misses a step
Forgetting keys is not memory loss—it's decision fatigue or the quiet exhaustion with too many routine tasks
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October 25, 2025
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TVS Motor eyes shift to top gear with plans for Norton’s revival
TVS Motor Co is revving up its global ambitions through Norton Motorcycles, the British marquee brand it acquired five years ago.
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October 25, 2025
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Tata Trusts vote on Srinivasan's tenure a mere formality
Four of the seven trustees of Tata Trusts have termed the appointment ofTVS Motor Co. chair emeritus Venu Srinivasan as a lifelong trustee a \"procedural formality\", referring to a unanimous decision granting themselves permanent positions in October last year.
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October 24, 2025
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How to make sense of our hazy air quality data
Air quality indices on your phone's weather app and the one reported by the government do not seem to agree with each other, and those obsessed with the data have too many contradicting numbers to go by.
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October 24, 2025
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AI workers are putting in 100-hour weeks in tech arms race
Josh Batson no longer has time for social media.
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October 24, 2025
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HUL bets on price cuts for sales after GST disruption
Wait for lower prices dampens sales; HUL expects volumes to rise from November
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October 24, 2025
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Quicker mergers, e-docs in changes to Companies Act
The government is moving to amend the Companies Act, targeting a legislative push in the winter session of Parliament to make the law more businessand digital-friendly, two people aware of the discussions said.
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October 24, 2025
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RBI cautions states on fiscal discipline as bond yields rise
Flagging a sharp rise in state bond yields, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned states against pre-election populist spending and fiscal slippage, especially in Bihar and Maharashtra.
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October 24, 2025
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A $50-bn puzzle: How to sell more smartphones
Eight retailers' estimates show a 15% rise in India's smartphone sales this festive season, the month before Diwali that sees over a third of yearly sales. Yet, analysts say 2025 volumes will remain below the 2021 peak in India, once world's fastest-growing market. Mint explains why.
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October 24, 2025
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UPS moves court to quash CCI order
UPS has asked an Indian court to quash a decision by the antitrust watchdog to allow book publishers to cross-examine its India executive, arguing it amounts to “coercion” as the company has already been cleared of wrongdoing, court papers show.
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October 24, 2025
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A weekend with Tipeshwar sanctuary's women guides
At a Maharashtra wildlife sanctuary, a writer considers what tourism would look like if women took the lead
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October 24, 2025
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Prestige plans new, premium sub-brand
The Prestige Place projects will each have a high-end hotel, branded residences and a Forum shopping mall, among others.
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October 24, 2025
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Powergrid acquires two key projects
State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (Powergrid)on Thursday said it has acquired two key projects worth ₹3,375 crore, which will strengthen energy transmission network in the country.
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October 24, 2025
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Colgate-Palmolive India Q2 profit slips
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major and oral care products maker Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd (CPIL) on Thursday reported a 17% decline in profit at ₹327.51 crore in the September quarter on account of tough quarter on a high growth base, impacted by GST-led disruptions.
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October 24, 2025
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Battery Aadhaar IDs could help us decarbonize India’s economy
Our energy transition needs a data backbone that tags and tracks batteries across their life-cycle
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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Gold rises on fresh geopolitical risks
Gold prices rose over 1% on Thursday after two consecutive sessions of losses, as renewed geopolitical risks bolstered safe-haven demand and investors braced for key US inflation data due on Friday.
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October 24, 2025
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Le Carré's wisdom: What unites spies and marketers
John le Carré was the pen name of David Cornwell. He would have turned 94 on 19 October, but passed away in 2020. He worked in the British intelligence service before writing some of the most morally intricate novels of the 20th century. His fictional world was one of duplicity, divided loyalties and muted heroism. It's an atmosphere that, strangely enough, marketers should feel at home with. After all, modern brands too live by trust, ambiguity and the art of persuasion in a world that seldom tells the whole truth.
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October 24, 2025
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Polycab's hit Q2 hides weak links
Exceeding expectations Polycab India's Ebitda margin touched a multi-quarter high in Q2FY26, aided by the wires & cables segment's robust performance.
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October 24, 2025
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India beats China in duty-free access to poor nations
India has emerged as a leading partner among developing economies by offering one of the most extensive market access schemes for the world's poorest nations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework-surpassing China and the European Union (EU) in terms of preferential coverage.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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Home help app Snabbit clocks $11 mn ARR, plans new verticals
A startup built around everyday chores has quietly turned into a ₹8-crore-a-month business.
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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Trump's sanctions
With US President Donald Trump expressing frustration over Russia's refusal to halt its hostilities in Ukraine, his administration has imposed sanctions on two big Russian suppliers of crude oil-Rosneft and Lukoil-with the aim of choking Moscow's revenues and ability to finance the war.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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Locker accounts will allow up to four nominees
The government move aims to simplify claims settlement for depositors and their nominees
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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PF WITHDRAWAL RULE CHANGES: FOR ONCE, EPFO HAS STRUCK THE RIGHT BALANCE
For those following India's pension space, 2016 was a watershed year.
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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BSE keeps its grip on options volumes despite expiry shift
Asia's oldest stock exchange has defied expectations that a shift in weekly index options expiry days would hit its volumes, instead chipping away at its rival National Stock Exchange's (NSE's) dominant market share, per early trends.
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October 24, 2025
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Sensex, Nifty climb for the sixth day
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Thursday, helped by robust buying in IT and tech stocks amid growing optimism on the US-India trade deal front.
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October 24, 2025
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Tata Tech to hire more locals in US
Tata Technologies has more than 12,000 employees globally, including in the US.
1 min |
October 24, 2025
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U.S. imposes substantial new sanctions on Russian oil giants
Measures against Lukoil and Rosneft come as negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine have stalled
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October 24, 2025
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'My gold and silver are for my children'
Known for his contrarian view and focus on commodities like gold and silver, veteran investor Jim Rogers is cautious and a bit worried.
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