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Mint Kolkata
Will new capital rule aid SBI Cards?
SBI Cards and Payment Services is seen as a potential beneficiary of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) revised risk weight-based capital adequacy norms.
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October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Electricity reform: This time, let's make a go of it
Proposed legislative amendments aimed at fixing what ails this vital sector could help make Indian industry more competitive. Two proposals stand out that spell hope over experience
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
A SILENT CRISIS: IS YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN TRULY READY?
India is ageing—and we aren’t ready. Life expectancy and retirement savings have improved, but one crucial requirement remains overlooked: daily human care. Not hospitalization or medicine, but help with bathing, dressing, taking medication and meals. Retirement planning today focuses on pensions, savings and annuities. But what about Parkinson's, dementia, severe arthritis, or loneliness—when your real need is for someone to assist you every day? This looming crisis calls for a solution: senior care insurance, covering the true costs of caregiving at home, day after day, not just in hospitals.
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
How GCPL’s in-house creative pivot paid off
GCPL operated with multiple agencies, fragmented briefs and inconsistent execution across geographies
4 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
US seeks inventory model for e-comm
Negotiators cite 'level playing field', move may raise competition
1 min |
October 13, 2025
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Jindal's TKSE bid faces €2-3 bn pension, workforce hurdles
TKSE's European steel unit accounts for roughly half of thyssenkrupp’s pension obligations
2 min |
October 13, 2025
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Thinking Machines Lab co-founder departs for Meta
A co-founder of Mira Murati ’s Thinking Machines Lab has left to join Meta Platforms, the startup confirmed Saturday.
2 min |
October 13, 2025
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Can a hint of silver find place in your precious metals strategy?
Silver can deliver short-term gains but is more volatile than gold; limit exposure to 2-4% due to its inherent risks
5 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
DGCA flags RAT issues, orders Air India fleet review
India’s Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed Air India to reinspect Ram Air Turbine (RAT) stowage on all aircraft where the power conditioning module (PCM) was replaced recently.
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October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
YOGA, AYURVEDA—INDIA CAN LEAD THE WISDOM ECONOMY
I was watching a video of a meditation studio in Manhattan when it struck me yet again. Twenty people, mostly American professionals, sitting cross-legged on expensive mats, were following breathing techniques that our grandparents and ancestors practised every morning.
2 min |
October 13, 2025
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‘Festive season pricing is not a free-for-all race to the bottom this year’
Indian wear brand Libas has recast itself as an ultra-fast-fashion brand targeting Gen Z customers.
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Traffic data to guide road project model
The Centre plans to mandate awarding new highway projects under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model if the traffic data, generated through the electronic toll collection system FASTag shows that private developers can earn at least 15% annual returns from toll collections, two people aware of the matter said.
2 min |
October 13, 2025
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Existing investors pour in $40 million into Dezerv
Wealth management platform Dezerv has raised ₹350 crore (about $40 million) in a new funding round from its existing investors, the company's top executive told Mint.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Why US tariffs will not take us back to the gloomy 1930s
S President Donald Trump's tariff gambit has undeniably thrown the world into turmoil. By relying on a series of bilateral tariff bargains, he has effectively sidelined the multilateral framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
3 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
MEET THE INDIAN EXPERTS TRAINING AI MODELS
These doctors and engineers are educating global AI models. It's not a job for the fainthearted
7 min |
October 13, 2025
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Medical tourism could be India's next major export opportunity
We have what it takes to deliver high-end care and make economic gains if we use a focused strategy
3 min |
October 13, 2025
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We must fight climate-change denial with scientific evidence
What Trump called a 'con job' is a real crisis that we can't dismiss
3 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Regulator looks to make drug approval process fairer to first applicant
In a move to spur drug innovation and to restore fairness in the regulatory ecosystem, India’s top drug authority plans to overhaul a rule that puts early applicants for new medicines at a disadvantage, according to official documents and people familiar with the matter.
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October 13, 2025
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Balco starts India’s largest smelter
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco), a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, has achieved a major milestone in India's aluminium sector by producing the first metal from the country’s largest 525 kilo Ampere (kA) smelter, the company said.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
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Will not throw baby out with bathwater: Former Sebi member Narayan
Capital markets regulator Sebi will decide on the fate of weekly equity index option expiries only after assessing the impact of its latest measures taken in July and after a consultative process with market stakeholders, said Ananth Narayan, former Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) whole-time member whose three-year eventful term ended on Thursday.
3 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Want to stay focused at work? Stop multi-tasking
Renee Cosmetics' Ashutosh Valani on the trick to get more work done
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
EQT scraps Zelestra India sale, to pump in $600 mn
For scraps
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October 13, 2025
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US's Gor 'optimistic' after meet with Modi
Newly confirmed US Ambassador to India Sergio Gorused his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk trade, defence and critical minerals, as the nations seek to amend soured ties.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
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THE RECIPE OF TRUMPING ODDS: THE RSS PLAYBOOK
I have been watching Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), now in its 101st year, for more than 50 years. Today, when its swayamsevaks (volunteers) are in power in Delhi and 14 other state capitals, there’s a curiosity about the secret of its success.
3 min |
October 13, 2025
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Dissent aside, Tata Trusts keen to keep Tata Sons private
Tata Trusts remains committed to its decision to keep Tata Sons private, two Tata executives told Mint, hours after the Shapoorji Pallonji Group issued a public statement seeking a public share sale of the Tata Group holding company.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
It may be time for India to take a broader view of national assets
China’ economy having outperformed India’s should nudge policymakers to broaden their perspective of what matters most
4 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Fashion tech firms struggle for funding fit
A few players are showing promise by combining AI with commerce
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
When is the ‘right’ time to quit your job?
If you leave a job too early, you risk looking impatient. On the other hand, staying too long can lead to stagnation, burnout or resentment
5 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
Beer makers seek relief on can norms
The domestic beer industry, which has been facing an acute shortage of aluminium cans and fearing an impact on growth trajectory, has urged the government fora ‘short-term regulatory relaxation’ in quality control norms to ensure uninterrupted supply from overseas.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Mint Kolkata
SBI aims to enhance gender diversity
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, has devised a strategy to boost gender diversity, aiming to increase its women workforce to 30% within five years.
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