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HIV status can't be grounds to deny job permanency: HC

India, Dec. 31 -- The Bombay High Court has held that denial of job permanency to a hospital sanitation worker solely on the ground that he is HIV-positive is "arbitrary, discriminatory and violative ... Read More


Kalki Koechlin says global productions are 'shaant' compared to 'chaos' in India due to better working hours

India, Dec. 31 -- Ask Kalki Koechlin what her 2025 has been like, and pat comes the reply, "Better than 2024, hopefully worse than 2026." The actor, who starred in Nesippaya in Tamil and the web serie... Read More


Er Rashid to hold hunger strike over attack on minorities

Srinagar, Dec. 31 -- Awami Ittehad Party leader and jailed MP from Baramulla Er Rashid on Tuesday said that racist are given free hand to attack minorities of north east and Jammu and Kashmir. To exp... Read More


Ludhiana: Amid foggy weather, teachers call for revised school schedule

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- With dense fog and near cold wave conditions continuing across the district, teachers' unions and school heads have urged the authorities to either extend winter holidays or revis... Read More


I made 342% on silver-and still think it was a poor investment

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- In the comic books I devoured as a child, the masked Lone Ranger announced his arrival in the lawless Wild West with a ringing "Hi-Yo, Silver!" Justice would soon follow, bullies... Read More


FPIs keep faith with India via primary route

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Despite domestic equities becoming the worst-performing among emerging markets in 2025, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have continued to invest in India through its primary m... Read More


Mint Explainer | Will 2026 be a turning point for AI in India?

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India closed 2025 with a surge of activity in artificial intelligence. A dozen government-backed startups began building foundational artificial intelligence models, with one of ... Read More


NIFTEM-Kundli collaborates with Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative

India, Dec. 31 -- Will offer joint certification, hands-on training, and improved career readiness and employability for students NIFTEM-Kundli, in collaboration with Food Industry Capacity and Skill... Read More


Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's family pay their last respects to her ahead of Namaz-e-Janaza

Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- The body of former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia reached her Gulshan residence, Firoza, on Wednesday, where family members and close relatives paid their last respects ... Read More


Himachal cabinet clears separate CBSE sub-cadres for 100 govt schools set to be affiliated to CBSE

Shimla, Dec. 31 -- The Himachal Pradesh cabinet-led by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday approved the creation of separate sub-cadre for 100 government schools that will be affiliated t... Read More