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Mint Bangalore
As Trump and Xi get set to talk trade, Asia worries about impact on its security
Some Asian countries fear a ‘grand bargain’ with Xi on economic issues could sideline security
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October 27, 2025
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Can base plan top-ups make a difference?
I am 45 with a daughter. Our ₹10 lakh family floater has run for five years. This year, I have a ₹1 crore super top-up with a ₹10 lakh deductible. My base insurer offers to raise coverage to ₹20 lakh for ₹3,000 extra. I have a ₹10 lakh no-claim bonus and no adverse medical history. Please advise.
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October 27, 2025
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Suspects in Louvre heist in custody after 1-week manhunt
Suspects have been arrested on Saturday evening and taken into custody as part of the investigation into the spectacular Louvre museum jewel heist a week earlier that gripped the world and embarrassed the French government.
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October 27, 2025
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Vedanta Resources raises $500 million
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL) has raised $500 million through bonds in October and will use the proceeds to repay near-term obligations.
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October 27, 2025
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Passenger vehicle exports up 18% in H1
Passenger vehicle exports from India rose by 18% year-on-year in the April-September period with Maruti Suzuki leading the segment with shipment of over 200,000 units, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) data.
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October 27, 2025
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Nifty’s journey to record high could be choppy
Nifty, which is about 2% short of its all-time peak, could hit a record high by year-end and sustain the gains, but analysts predict the jour-
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October 27, 2025
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'Maritime Week a ₹10 tn opportunity'
The India Maritime Week 2025, to be held from Monday to Friday, is expected to provide investment opportunities worth ₹10 trillion in the domestic shipping sector, according to the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways.
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October 27, 2025
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CAN AZTEC'S 'TESTICLE' MAKE INDIAN FARMERS RICH?
From south Indian obscurity, avocado is now a premium fruit, fuelling a national farming boom
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October 27, 2025
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We must re-envision our cities: Start with governance reforms
We need stronger local governments, institutions built for the scale and diversity of cities and better urbanization planning
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October 27, 2025
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India cutting back Russian oil: Trump
US President Donald Trump once again claimed that India is going to stop buying oil from Russia, emphasising that India is cutting back Russian oil purchases “completely” while China will cut back “very substantially.”
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October 27, 2025
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Will ICICI Bank's CEO Bakhshi continue for another term?
Under RBI regulations, private bank chiefs can be at the helm for up to 15 years or till they turn 70
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October 27, 2025
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India, Asean steadily enhancing ties: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told world leaders that India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are strengthening ties across sectors as well as people-to-people relations. He said New Delhi has always strongly supported the II-member group’s outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
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October 27, 2025
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China, US see initial consensus on ships
The US and China reached a preliminary consensus on fentanyl and ship levies after two days of wide-ranging discussions, a Chinese official said, in tentative signs of easing tensions between the two largest economies.
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October 27, 2025
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Gaming major JetSynthesys hits the stage
Esports and gaming major JetSynthesys is the latest company to enter the concert production business.
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October 27, 2025
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New regime for product standards, says minister
India is set to overhaul and decriminalise all provisions and rules of the Legal Metrology Act
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October 27, 2025
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The quiet gear shift under way at India’s auto part makers
tional build-to-print role of suppliers to that of co-creators and system integrators,\" said Arvind Goel, vice-chairman at Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd, which makes cockpit modules, seating and console systems. \"Unlike Tier Isthatjoin the programme after specification freeze, Tier 0.5 partners participate from the early concept stage, taking shared responsibility for system performance, lifecycle cost and digital enablement.
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October 27, 2025
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THE CLAUSE THAT CAN DERAIL HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS
Most insurance policyholders believe that once they are admitted to a hospital, the insurer will pay the bills.
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October 27, 2025
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KYA AB BIHAR KI BAARI HAI ECHOES ONCE AGAIN
To begin with, I request the leaders sweating it out in Bihar’s electoral fray, please don’t bother to look for poll math here, as it’s a collage of massive changes and its enduring pain and the resultant cry.
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October 27, 2025
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Sebi study spots 40 mn new investors set to enter market
The Investor Survey 2025 was carried out by Kantar in association with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Association of Mutual Funds in India, National Stock Exchange of India, BSE, National Securities Depository Ltd and Central Depository Services Ltd and released in September.
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October 27, 2025
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After US lawyers, lawmakers now flay Trump's H-1B order
Bipartisan US lawmakers oppose Trump’s $100,000 H-IB fee, calling it arbitrary and harmful
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October 27, 2025
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‘Froth cleared, stock market returns hinge on earnings growth’
India remains one of the strongest long-term bets despite some recent cooling as the froth is gone and domestic flows are steady, according to the head of India’s third-largest asset manager.
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October 27, 2025
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US eyes balance in ties with Pak, India
The US sees an opportunity to expand its strategic relationship with Pakistan but it will not be at the expense of its historic and important ties with India, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said.
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October 27, 2025
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Tight liquidity sets stage for RBI action
Liquidity in India's banking system has turned negative for the first time in a month, as the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) dollar sales to defend the rupee and higher cash withdrawals during the festive season drained funds from the market.
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October 27, 2025
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PIYUSH PANDEY: PARTNER, FRIEND AND CREATIVE GENIUS
I t feels fitting that words fail me today—when the most prolific wordsmith I knew has passed. For nearly four decades, Piyush was far more than a colleague, creative partner, or fellow board member—he was a dear friend. Our lives intertwined so deeply that we became family. Ourjourney together began at Asian Paints, when Iwas ayoung and somewhat impatient product manager, and he was the Hindi copy chief. Someone from the copy department had just translated “Celebrate with Asian Paints” into “Asian Paints Ke saath jashn manao.” lremem-ber being appalled and insisting I speak to someone who actually thought in Hindi. That's how Piyush and I met. He immediately understood what I was trying to say. Before Ireached home that evening, he called me, “Partner, I've cracked it— Har Khushi Mein Rang Laye, Asian Paints!” ‘That was the start ofa friendship and partnership that would last a lifetime—across Asian Paints, Cadbury and Pidilite.
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October 27, 2025
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Death by data: Use what’s relevant, not what’s available
More data may not mean better decisions.
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October 27, 2025
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Markets pin hope on RBI as rupee defence, festive flush strain liquidity
The need for RBI action is heightened by the fact that benefits from the cut in cash reserve ratio (CRR)—the percentage of a bank’s total deposits that must be kept with the RBI in cash—earlier this year, with two tranches of ₹62,500 crore each released already, have largely been offset by heavy outflows of rupee liquidity.
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October 27, 2025
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Clean tech is driving demand for silver: How long will it last?
Solar panels and EVs could keep the silver boom going for a while
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October 27, 2025
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Conglomerates strike a gold mine in land assets
A surge in property prices after the covid pandemic has made real estate an attractive opportunity for Indian conglomerates, which are rapidly expanding their realty businesses.
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October 25, 2025
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Coforge outshines in Q2 as tech rivals navigate haze
Coforge’s optimism contrasts IT’s Big Five who are still uncertain about the environment
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October 25, 2025
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How the British tried to tame India’s diverse and amorphous queer past
In spite of its missteps, there is much to admire in this largely curatorial history of Indian desire and legislation
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