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Mint Explainer: Why Reliance is betting on legacy regional brands to build its FMCG empire

Bengaluru, March 7 -- While many consumer goods companies are acquiring direct-to-consumer (D2C) startups, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) is pursuing a different playbook. The consumer arm of ... Read More


Lala Shri Ram: How a failed entrepreneur built one of India's industrial dynasties

New Delhi, March 7 -- In 1909, a 25-year-old with a failed stationery shop and a cotton-ginning factory behind him arrived at his family's company. He had spent the intervening years working as a muni... Read More


Saturday Feeling: Why Arijit Singh took a break from Hindi cinema and other stories to read this weekend

New Delhi, March 7 -- Until my colleague Uday Bhatia sent me a list of lesser hits and insisted I listen to them, I'd found Arijit Singh somewhat formulaic, too much guitar, too much weepy heartbreak.... Read More


Great savers, reluctant investors: Why women face a wealth gap

New Delhi, March 7 -- Here's a statistic that should make you pause: Women in India retire with nearly 40% less wealth than men. So, for every Rs.100 men retire with, women can accumulate only about R... Read More


Have you noticed your AI assistant's favourite words?

New Delhi, March 7 -- If you live with AI chatbots long enough, you'll begin to notice their relentlessly repetitive use of certain words. For ChatGPT, it's definitely 'Quiet'. ChatGPT loves to pair t... Read More


AI Tool of the Week: See how Gemini Lyria 3 makes custom music easy.

New Delhi, March 7 -- The AI hack we unlocked today is based on Lyria 3 in Google Gemini. What problem does it solve? Every week, teams across marketing, L&D, and communications hit a similar invisi... Read More


'We will either achieve victory or reach martyrdom': Iran envoy to India sends defiant message to US and Israel

New Delhi, March 7 -- Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, said the Iranian people would remain resolute amid the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel, declaring that the n... Read More


New Zealand wary of Varun Chakaravarthy threat despite Indian spinner's poor run; 'one game away from changing the tide'

New Delhi, March 7 -- Varun Chakaravarthy isn't having the best of the tournament lately but New Zealand aren't taking the Indian spinner lightly ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 final, set to be playe... Read More


Bank holidays: Are banks closed today and tomorrow on 7-8 March for the weekend? Check full RBI calendar here

New Delhi, March 7 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has listed a total of 18 public holidays for banks in March 2026, including for all public and private lenders such as the State Bank of India (SB... Read More


TVK's Vijay promises gold, silk sarees for brides, Rs.2500 monthly aid, 6 LPG cylinders ahead of TN polls - Full list

New Delhi, March 7 -- Vijay, chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on Saturday unveiled a series of welfare promises, including measures for women, if his party comes to power in the upcoming Tamil... Read More