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HC grants bail to Manikrao Kokate, but refuses to stay his conviction

India, Dec. 20 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday suspended the two-year jail sentence imposed on former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case dating back over three deca... Read More


PM Modi accuses TMC of "maha jungle raaj" in Bengal; slams Congress during Assam visit

Kolkata/Guwahati, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Trinamool Congress government of "maha jungle raj" during his virtual address to a rally in Nadia district of West Ben... Read More


Sanchar Saathi: Bad comms and intent trumped utility

India, Dec. 20 -- Now that the sound and fury around the Sanchar Saathi app has died, it's time to look at the debris. What happened? What was it about? There's a history to this. Every technology con... Read More


Saturday Feeling: With a little help from AI

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- There's no doubt that 2025 has been the year of AI. Artificial Intelligence has permeated every aspect of our lives, from dating to work, and it is impossible to cover culture an... Read More


Verghese Kurien and the power of social entrepreneurship

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Verghese Kurien could have been a top-notch corporate honcho or even a successful business tycoon. He had both the education qualifications and the business chops to achieve eith... Read More


Mint Money Compass: AI boom and currency woes call for smarter diversification

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- US technology stocks have risen sharply over the past few years, driven largely by excitement around artificial intelligence (AI). A handful of Big Tech companies are leading the... Read More


From North to South, how revisions in MGNREGS will burden states

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Earlier this week, the government proposed major changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) through the introduction of a new bill in the ... Read More


The week in charts: Exports rebound, tourism drag, nuclear shift, lower unemployment

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- From a sharp rebound in exports and an easing unemployment rate to a slowdown in foreign tourist arrivals, a landmark opening up of the nuclear power sector to private players, a... Read More


Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai expresses concern over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

Raipur, Dec. 20 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has expressed concern over rising violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh following the murder of Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Da... Read More


CSR must inherently include environmental responsibility: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has said that corporate social responsibility cannot be separated from corporate environmental responsibility and companies cannot clai... Read More