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Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

Mohammad Yunus: The Nobel laureate Prof who will head new Bangladesh govt

Life has come full circle for Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus, who faced persecution during Sheikh Hasina's regime for embezzlement, is now all set to head of the interim government in......

Maha curbs: Fruit vendors, security services exempted

Petrol pumps, government and private security services, and fruit vendors among others have been added to the list of essential services being exempted from the ambit of the strict curbs that came......

Ela Bhatt, whose SEWA empowered unorganised women workers, passes away

Renowned women's rights activist Ela Bhatt, the founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association), died in Ahmedabad on Wednesday due to age-related issues, her associates said. Bhatt, 89,......

Why is BJP shy of naming a CM in Assam?

The party is less forthcoming about who the chief minister will be if it stays in power, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi being presented an Assamese Japi by......

Shadow bank risks persist despite RBI relief

Towards the end of February, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) restored the risk weighting on banks loans to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs; including to microfinance institutions, or MFIs)......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

Valuations support ICICI Prudential Life despite margin challenges

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (IPRU) disappointed the market even though some analysts said the Q3FY25 results were in line. Most analysts cut margin estimates. The insurer reported M9FY25......

Centre doubles Mudra loan ceiling to Rs 20 lakh under new category

The government on Friday doubled the limit of Mudra loan amount under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 10 lakh under a new ‘Tarun Plus’ category to promote......

Asset quality risk, a worry for IndusInd

A Rs 525-crore contingency provision during the July-September period led to a 19 per cent fall in IndusInd Bank’s share price on Friday (October 25). Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

Celina Jaitley becomes a Paying Guest

Celina Jaitley joins a huge star cast of Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jaferri, Ashish Chowdhary, Vatsal Seth, Riya Sen, Neha Dhupia, Sayali Bhagat, Johnny Lever and Delnaz Paul in Mukta Arts' film,......

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