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Heard of digital beggars? When a UPI code turns into a livestream tip jar

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- In the bustling digital bazaar of India's creator economy, valued at Rs.4,500 crore in 2025, a startling subculture of 'digital beggars' has emerged. These are not street performe... Read More


What the US shock move in Venezuela means for India

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The American intervention in Venezuela has posed a wild card for New Delhi, which has significant energy investments and millions of dollars in unpaid dividends stuck in the South... Read More


I never expected room heaters to be this affordable until I saw these offers on Amazon

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The temperature has dropped significantly over the past few days, and staying indoors without a room heater is becoming a real challenge. I had always assumed that buying a room h... Read More


CII delegation flags stronger investment climate in UP after talks with CM Yogi

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Uttar Pradesh is increasingly emerging as a preferred investment destination, with industry leaders citing improved law and order, faster approvals, and stronger infrastructure fo... Read More


Can GST rationalisation boost India's food industry?

India, Jan. 5 -- Crippled with adulteration, nutrient deficiencies etc., the food and the allied industry have been shouting out loud for more reforms from the Union Minister on lines with GST rationa... Read More


13 new laws lay legal foundations for justice, health care, innovation, development

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi on January 5 to announce the President's orders promulgating 13 laws adopted at the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly... Read More


BMC removes poll-boycott banners in Angrewadi Chawl

India, Jan. 5 -- The BMC's D ward moved swiftly to remove several protest banners and posters put up by residents of Angrewadi Chawl in Khetwadi on Friday evening, highlighting the tension between cit... Read More


Mint Explainer | Can gig workers form traditional trade unions?

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- As gig workers' unions organized a strike on New Year's Eve demanding better working conditions, several people took to X and other social media platforms to debate the value of g... Read More


Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi riots case

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case pertaining to an alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. However, the... Read More


Rajnath Singh commissions coast guard's pollution control vessel 'Samudra Pratap'

India, Jan. 5 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday commissioned the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) first pollution-control vessel, 'Samudra Pratap', the first indigenously designed vessel of its ki... Read More