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Financial services pact to boost India-New Zealand banking, insurance ties

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- India and New Zealand have pledged deeper cooperation in banking and insurance under their free trade agreement (FTA). They have committed to market access and national treatment... Read More


From spending to systems: How 2026 could shape India's infrastructure cycle

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More


Railways ups passenger fares, eyes Rs.600 crore

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Indian Railways has decided to increase passenger train fares again across all classes from December 26, the second time it is doing so after July this year. The fare hikes, rang... Read More


Indian Railways to raise fares from 26 Dec; to earn Rs.600 cr more this fiscal

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Indian Railways has decided to increase passenger train fares again across all classes from 26 December, the second time it is doing so after July this year. The fare hikes, rang... Read More


Govt weighs Rs.5,000 crore capital infusion for three PSU insurers as losses return

NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 -- The Centre is considering a fresh capital infusion of up to Rs.5,000 crore into three loss-making and financially weak public sector general insurers-United India Insurance Co. (... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why the insurance bill 2025 marks the industry's biggest reform in decades

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 December, represents the most significant reform of India's insurance sect... Read More


Lok Sabha clears 100% FDI in insurance, tightens norms to protect policyholders

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Lok Sabha passed an amendment bill on Tuesday to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in India's insurance sector to 100% from 74% earlier, in a move that is likely to... Read More


Govt clears 100% FDI, composite licences in sweeping insurance reforms

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The government has paved the way for 100% foreign direct investment in the insurance sector, composite licences and easier capital requirements, among other sweeping reforms, as ... Read More


Cargo trains to criss-cross India in new Rs.1.5 trillion corridors

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Indian Railways is exploring three new freight corridors to extend the high-speed cargo network deeper into southern, eastern, and central India, building on the success of two o... Read More


Railways eyes Rs.1.5 L-cr freight corridors

new delhi, Dec. 12 -- Indian Railways is exploring three new freight corridors to extend the high-speed cargo network deeper into southern, eastern, and central India, building on the success of two o... Read More