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Best of the Week: Goa's glow dims as GenZ jetsets abroad for cheaper thrills

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Best of the Week is a weekly newsletter by Siddharth Sharma/Shravani Sinha. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your inbox. Let's be honest, nothing beats th... Read More


Civil society calls for inclusion of fisherfolk in support and AIGA programmes

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Civil society representatives in Barishal have urged the government to ensure that small-scale and marginalised fishers, including the floating Manta community, are fully included in... Read More


Congress leader Ambika Soni's husband Uday Soni passes away; Sonia Gandhi, party leaders pay tribute

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Uday Soni, the husband of senior Congress leader Ambika Soni, passed away on Saturday. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party MPs Kumari Selja and Ranjeet ... Read More


FM asks rural banks to step up credit to leverage consumption boost from GST cuts

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked rural banks to leverage the consumption boost from lower goods and services tax rates to boost credit in semi-urban and rural areas.... Read More


Nitish Kumar freed Bihar from jungle raj, says Amit Shah

PATNA, Oct. 18 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar has freed Bihar from "jungle raj" in past 20 years, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday as he launched a scathing attack on former CM and Rashtri... Read More


Sri Lankan Prime Minister visits Delhi government school, welcomed by Education Minister Ashish Sood

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Prime Minister of the Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya visited Sarvodaya Co-Ed Vidyalaya in Delhi, where she was received by Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood. During he... Read More


Who is George Santos? Former US Representative walks free after Donald Trump cuts short fraud sentence

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- George Santos, former US Representative and embattled Republican from New York, known for his fabricated life story, was released from federal prison on Friday, 17 October, after... Read More


Indian man who once had no passport flies to US on a company-paid trip: 'College doesn't matter'

India, Oct. 18 -- A Reddit post has gone viral after an Indian engineer shared his inspiring journey from struggling in a tier-3 engineering college to being flown to the United States by his company ... Read More


Adopting Swadeshi is national duty: Cabinet Minister Joshi

Dehradun, Oct. 18 -- Garhwal Post Bureau Dehradun, 17 Oct: Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi today participated in the Mussoorie Assembly Constituency conference organised under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat S... Read More


KU, VMS Ink Pact to Promote Skill Development and Accessibility for PwDs

Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- Marking a major stride towards strengthening inclusivity and accessibility, the University of Kashmir (KU) convened the maiden meeting of its newly constituted Advisory Committee ... Read More