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The week in charts: India-EU FTA, 2026 Padma Awards, India's EM ranking

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- india eu fta, emerging market tracker, mint em tracker, padma awards 2026, economic survey 2026, india gdp forecast, union budget 2026, adventure tourism india, industrial produc... Read More


Five dividend stocks to watch for the next 3 years

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Finding comfort in the stock market is not easy right now. Prices have risen faster than dividends, and yields have declined across much of the market. Many stocks look fully pri... Read More


Mint Money Compass: When parents become children in need of protection from financial blunders

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Even if you live miles away from your parents, your responsibilities don't end, especially when it comes to safeguarding their health, both physical and financial. Increasingly, ... Read More


How Kashmir is emerging as the home of the world's largest handmade silk carpets

Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- After years of being eroded by machine-made imports, political uncertainty and the slow exit of skilled artisans, Kashmir's carpet industry is repositioning itself at the very top... Read More


India-EU FTA, Mercedes and Landmark Cars: A pure luxury play

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India plans to sharply cut import duties on cars made in the European Union (EU), from the current 110% to 10%, within an annual qu... Read More


Architect of chaos: Harshad Mehta and the price of reform

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- In July 1991, India dismantled the four-decade-old Licence Raj and embraced economic liberalization. Over the next few months, as unprecedented foreign capital poured in, a pecul... Read More


Additional excise duty on tobacco, health cess on pan masala to be effective from Feb 1

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, over and above the highest 40 per cent GST rate, will come into effect from Februar... Read More


Three new genre movies to start your 2026 with

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 31 -- Even with the proliferation of streaming, it still looks like the standard industry practice of having a slow January in terms of big movies is very much in place. Oscar hope... Read More


UP empowers ministers; project approval limit hiked to rRs.r50 cr

India, Jan. 31 -- LUCKNOW In a significant move to accelerate development ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly elections, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday authorised a major enhancement in the financ... Read More


Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge calls CJ Roy death case "harassment" by IT officials, orders probe

Bengaluru, Jan. 31 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday described the death of Confident Group Chairman CJ Roy as a case of "pure harassment" by the Income Tax Department, accusing the Cen... Read More