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Mint Chennai
Why reasons needn't be ascribed for poor mental health
A few days ago, Baek Sehee died. She was 35. Her memoir about her suspicion that she was mentally ill, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, sold more than a million copies in several languages since its publication in South Korea in 2018. Her family did not disclose the cause of death, a silence that now commonly implies something dark.
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October 27, 2025
Mint Chennai
Optimize subsidies
In line with India's goal of rais- ing its factory output from about 13% of GDP to 25%, the government plans to boost its outlay for the National Manu- facturing Mission to ₹10,000 crore, as reported. Its aim is to fund project viability gaps in identified sunrise sectors for factories to arise in India that can join global value chains. As part of a broad industrial policy, output and export targets would be set to help manufacturing account for a quarter of our economy within a decade. Will this push work? Some fear that the subsidy will get spread too thin, while others point to unfinished land, labour and regulatory reforms as weak links. Ultimately, the success of this mission's export ambitions may depend less on US tariffs, which ongoing trade talks might settle, than on China's industrial policy. Beijing has long deployed state resources to sharpen an edge that lets it dominate key sectors. The US seems unable to glare it down. For better odds of India's push proving able to counter China's clout, we may need either an accord with Beijing or inventive leaps of R&D that grant us an industrial edge well beyond cost competitiveness. Let's optimize our subsidy regime accordingly.
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October 27, 2025
Mint Chennai
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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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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Centre to roll out 72,000 EV chargers under ₹2,000 cr state incentives
The heavy industries ministry has asked states to secure land and install infrastructure that will enable the rapid deployment of 72,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the country, two people aware of the development said.
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October 27, 2025
Mint Chennai
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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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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The quiet rise of retail data in advertising
US ad tech firm Trade Desk moves in as retail media—ads on e-comm, q-comm and other online retail platforms—surges
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October 27, 2025
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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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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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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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Harness the power of debt funds to meet your key financial targets
Debt funds help achieve short- to medium-term goals if your risk profile aligns with your investment horizon
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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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Unilever, L'Oréal ride e-commerce wave
Multinational consumer goods companies Unilever and L’Oréal are witnessing strong growth on e-commerce platforms in many markets, with India emerging as a standout performer.
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October 27, 2025
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Swadeshi drives record festive sales, says PM Modi
The renewed swadeshi pitch coincides with India’s strained trade relations with the US
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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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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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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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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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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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A hiking death roils a fashion empire and the heirs to a fortune
The rock-strewn path hugs the jagged peaks of the Montserrat mountains, winding along a deep ravine for much of the way.
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October 27, 2025
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Empathy is the core to winning trust: Narayana Health’s Abhishek Misra
Marketing healthcare is no easy task—costs are rising, consumers are more vocal than ever online, and trust is fragile.
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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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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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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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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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'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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Goyal to visit Brussels to push FTA with EU
Piyush Goyal, minister of commerce and industry, will visit Brussels, Belgium on 27-28 October for talks with Maros Sefcovic, the executive vice-president and European Commissioner for Trade of the European Union, to conclude a comprehensive trade agreement at the earliest, the government said.
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October 27, 2025
Mint Chennai
Deep dread of the world we inhabit
Modern horror writers are moving away from jump scares towards atmospheric dread and unease and reinventing the genre
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