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Law to declare social boycott crime on anvil

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- Karnataka is preparing to introduce a law that would make social boycott a criminal offence, a move officials said is designed to counter deeply rooted forms of exclusion that con... Read More


High Commission of India celebrates Maitri Diwas 2025 in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- The High Commission of India held a grand celebration to mark the 54th anniversary of Maitri Diwas-2025 on Saturday at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka, reinforcing the historic ti... Read More


Who is Admiral Rachel Levine? The transgender Biden-era health chief at the center of an HHS portrait controversy

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Adm. Rachel Levine - whose official portrait at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was recently altered amid a politically c... Read More


Over 5k schools in Punjab to get nutri-gardens: Food panel chief

AMRITSAR, Dec. 6 -- The Punjab government has decided to set up nutri-gardens in 5,073 government schools of the state to improve children's nutrition and future health. While giving this information... Read More


Best of the Week: A surprise RBI rate cut-and the inflation story behind it

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Best of the Week is a weekly newsletter by Siddharth Sharma/Shravani Sinha. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your inbox. The central bank trimmed the repo ... Read More


Soft power with a side of spice: India readies to take its cuisines international

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- India is preparing to deploy an unconventional soft-power tool: its cuisines. Long overshadowed by chicken tikka masala's global fame, the country now wants the world to taste th... Read More


The week in charts: GDP puzzle, GST hit, FDI inflows, slowing industrial production

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- From India's strong GDP growth leaving everyone puzzled amid a 'C' rating over data quality, the revamp in goods and services tax (GST) leading to a moderation in collections, ris... Read More


Jaishankar calls India-Russia ties "steadiest big relationships," says Putin's visit reimagined relation in dimensions it lacked

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday described India-Russia ties as one of the "steadiest big relationships" in the world over the last 78 years, noting that R... Read More


Reforms no longer tied to any crisis, now driven by nation first: PM on tax cuts

India, Dec. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said positive changes in the tax structure and other such reforms are no longer "reactionary" but driven by the "idea of nation first". "This ... Read More


'My Shero is no more': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw pays tribute to Simone Tata

India, Dec. 6 -- Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Friday expressed grief over the death of Simone Tata, the iconic business leader who transformed Lakme into one of India's most recognisable beau... Read More