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Can Budget 2026 Make Carbon Capture Bankable For Indian Startups?

India, Feb. 3 -- India's cleantech startup ecosystem is set to receive a fillip from the measures announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2026 speech. For starters, an ou... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Government bond yields shot up after India unveiled its budget: How much of a worry is this?

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The yield on India's 10-year government bond rose to 6.78% on Monday from 6.70% on Friday, its biggest intraday rise since late August. What appears to have put investors off is t... Read More


Mint Explainer | The bottleneck in India's clinical trials-and the plan to fix it

MUMBAI, Feb. 3 -- India's push to become a global hub for drug development faces a basic constraint: the country does not have enough standardized, trial-ready hospitals and clinics to scale up to mee... Read More


Pakistan staring at lawsuit from JioStar if they don't play against India in T20 World Cup, ICC informs PCB: Report

India, Feb. 3 -- Pakistan might have bitten off more than it can possibly chew. The Government of Pakistan's decision not to allow the senior men's team to take the field against India in the T20 Worl... Read More


Suspended MLA Kabir retains seat on TMC benches in Assembly

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- Speculation over Humayun Kabir's seating arrangement in the Assembly ended on the opening day of the budget session, when the Bharatpur MLA was seen occupying his old seat alongside... Read More


Partha Chatterjee gets Assembly committee roles after bail

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- Former Education minister Partha Chatterjee has been assigned new responsibilities in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. An official notification circulated ahead of the Budget ... Read More


Budget balanced and growth-oriented: FICCI

Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Monday welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, stating it focused on carrying forward the reform agenda, increasin... Read More


J&K deputy CM dodges queries on report on daily wagers' regularisation

Jammu, Feb. 3 -- Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday dodged queries on coming clean on the much-awaited cabinet sub-committee report pertaining to regularisation of daily wagers in Jamm... Read More


Trump, Epstein, and the politics of denial: What the newly released files really show

Bangladesh, Feb. 3 -- US President Donald Trumps renewed denial of any meaningful association with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has once again pushed one of the most p... Read More


Nepal, India explore interbank channel for large Indian currency transfers

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- The central banks of Nepal and India are exploring the possibility of using the interbank market-one of the most important segments of the foreign exchange system-to allow the tra... Read More