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Best of the Week: How a meme, a minister's exit, and a generation's rage collided

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- 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. Simpi Yadav boarded a train from N... Read More


Rishi Agarwal: the shipbuilder whose empire sank from within

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- In March 1985, Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal, then barely 30, incorporated Magdalla Shipyard Pvt. Ltd. in Surat with the aim of building ships in a country that had a 7,500-kilometre coas... Read More


Kissht's Next Growth Play: Better Borrowers, Lower Costs & Loan Against Property

India, Aug. 1 -- Recently listed NBFC Kissht is entering its "quality over quantity" phase, as it looks to build a more sustainable lending business. During the Q1 FY27 earnings call of Kissht parent... Read More


Ministry urges Chief Justice to set up dedicated benches for cooperative fraud cases

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has submitted a report to Chief Justice Manoj Sharma recommending the immediate establishment of dedicated be... Read More


Trump appeals ruling questioning his $10 billion IRS lawsuit over leaked tax records and settlement

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- US President Donald Trump has appealed a federal judge's ruling that questioned the legality of his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to co... Read More


China's Houses Were Built On Hope, Hype And Debt. What Is India Building On?

India, Aug. 1 -- For nearly two decades, China's property boom looked like a machine that could not stop. Developers borrowed to buy land, sold apartments before completing them and used fresh custome... Read More


J&K CM announces rRs.r10 lakh ex-gratia for kin of migrant labourers killed in Kulgam terror attack

Srinagar, Aug. 1 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs.10 lakh each from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the next of kin of two migrant... Read More


Employment agent survives 33rd-floor fall in Brickfields, semi-conscious with fractures as police investigate

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- A man was seriously injured after reportedly falling from the 33rd floor of a building in Brickfields yesterday. According to Harian Metro, Brickfields police chief Assistant ... Read More


What new military plans does the US have against Iran? Electricity cutoff proposal among plans under consideration

India, Aug. 1 -- The United States is considering a new phase of military operations against Iran that could include strikes on energy infrastructure and a proposal to disrupt electricity across Tehra... Read More


Cabinet approves rRs.r84,084-crore 'Samudra Manthan' scheme for offshore energy exploration

India, Aug. 1 -- The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved Samudra Manthan, a Rs.84,084 crore national offshore exploration scheme that aims to boost depleting domes... Read More