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Barpeta man rapes 13-yr-old girl on way home after tuition; mob burns his house

India, Jan. 8 -- A 60-year-old man was thrashed and his house set on fire by a mob after a 13-year-old girl accused him of raping her in Assam's Barpeta district. The man was later arrested on charges... Read More


Ukraine investigates Kyiv monastery over alleged Russian-style school

Bangladesh, Jan. 8 -- Ukraines domestic security service has launched an investigation into a monastery in Kyiv amid allegations that it has been operating an unlicensed school using Russian-language ... Read More


Rules for private afforestation work on forest land eased

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Union environment ministry has cleared the way for private and government entities to lease forest land for afforestation and timber projects without paying mandatory environm... Read More


Insurance year-ender: After an eventful 2025, insurance looks for stability in the year ahead

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- 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 e... Read More


Bridget Stokes to direct 'Zugzwang', Christina Elmore comes on board as lead

Los Angeles, Jan. 8 -- Emmy-winning director Bridget Stokes is all set to direct a genre-bending detective story 'Zugzwang'. In 2022, Stokes made history as the first Black woman to win an Emmy for d... Read More


Trump touts 'Dream Military' with 50% defence budget boost as Colombia, Mexico and Greenland tensions grow

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- US President Donald Trump has said he intends to increase the United States military budget for the 2027 financial year to $1.5 trillion, a rise of 50 per cent from the previously... Read More


Where Siddaramaiah took cues from Devaraj Urs

Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday became the longest serving chief minister in the state's history, surpassing the record held by former chief minister D Devaraj Urs by clo... Read More


Jammu: Experts still hopeful of revival of Vaishno Devi med college

Jammu, Jan. 8 -- While the National Medical Commission has withdrawn the permission granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi to run the MBBS course with 50 seats ... Read More


Madhav Gadgil: Nature's spokesperson, a scientist of the people

India, Jan. 8 -- Madhav Gadgil called his memoirs A Walk Up the Hill. It aptly summed up his life - bold, unconventional, swimming against the tide. In my three-plus decades of knowing and working wit... Read More


Once a Zomato delivery partner now stands with Deepinder Goyal after becoming startup founder

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 8 -- Few career journeys sound as improbable as this one. It's hard to imagine someone navigating traffic with a delivery bag today and steering a company as its founder tomorrow. Ye... Read More