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Manmohan Singh: The quiet reformer who reshaped India's economic destiny

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- In his parting speech as prime minister, Manmohan Singh hoped that history would judge him more kindly. He was right; he usually was, for this was a man who measured his words by... Read More


Cracker unit blast kills 20 in Andhra; PM condoles, CM announces '20L ex gratia

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- As many as 20 people, including nine women, were killed and 9 others critically injured in the cracker unit blast in Kakinada district on Saturday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister ... Read More


PM Modi launches nationwide HPV vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls

Jaipur, Feb. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer in Rajasthan. The campaign against ce... Read More


India saw 42 hate crimes against minorities in January: Siasat's tracker

Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- India recorded at least 42 hate crimes and hate speeches targeting Muslims, Dalits and Christians in January 2026, averaging nine to 10 incidents a week, according to Siasat.com'... Read More


Best of the Week: To everyone who has ever lived through a song

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- 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. MUSIC! It has never just been som... Read More


India's pencil village is running out of wood

Pulwama, Feb. 28 -- Every morning before workers arrive, Feroz Ahmad Bhat walks into his tin-roofed pencil-slate unit in Oukhoo village and counts the poplar logs stacked along the wall. Bhat does not... Read More


Cash windfall for Jammu & Kashmir cricketers after historic Ranji Trophy win; here's how much money J&K players will get

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Jammu and Kashmir etched their name into history books as they defeated Karnataka in the final to lift their maiden Ranji Trophy in 67 years on Saturday Hubbali. Having defeated ... Read More


Fino Payments Bank CEO's Arrest Sparks Furore; CBIC To Evaluate Matter

India, Feb. 28 -- Stakeholders of the startup ecosystem came out in solidarity with Fino Payments Bank's MD and CEO Rishi Gupta after he was arrested yesterday over allegations of tax evasion. Former... Read More


Supreme Court urges bilateral Nepal-UK deal on Gurkha recruitment

Kathmandu, Feb. 28 -- The Supreme Court has issued a directive order to the government to review and replace the 1947 tripartite agreement with a bilateral deal with the United Kingdom to safeguard Gu... Read More


CPI raises alarm over Indians' security in Iran, Seeks evacuation plan

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in the Rajya Sabha, Sandosh Kumar P, has written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar expressing "grave concern" over the escal... Read More