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Floods, low crop prices plague agriculture, India struggles to protect farmers

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More


7 smart ways to keep water-borne diseases at bay

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Water is essential for life, refreshes us, keeps us hydrated, and supports countless bodily functions. But what if the very source meant to nourish us is actually putting our hea... Read More


Shashi Tharoor seeks immediate rectification after Thiruvananthapuram "excluded" from rail upgrade list

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 27 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday wrote to Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting him to personally look into the "inexplicable omission of Thiruvananthapur... Read More


Construction of ropeway finally begins in Sangam area; station work underway

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 27 -- After years of anticipation, construction of the ropeway project in the Sangam area has finally commenced. Work has begun in Arail near Triveni Pushp, where pillars for the rope... Read More


TikTok tears cost Singaporean S$3,999 in 'hostage' rescue

SINGAPORE, Dec. 27 -- A Singaporean man transferred S$3,999 (RM12,558.57) to a woman he met on TikTok after she claimed she was being held hostage and on the brink of being sold into prostitution. Th... Read More


The political economy of nation-building

Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- A textbook definition of the well-worn word 'nation' may denote 'a group of people who share a common identity based on shared history, culture, tradition, custom, religion, language... Read More


Indonesia reopens Aceh-Medan route after Bailey bridge installation

Banda Aceh, Dec. 27 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works has confirmed the reopening of the national road connecting Banda Aceh in Aceh Province and Medan in North Sumatra following the completi... Read More


"Rahul Gandhi was claiming Indian economy was dead, now claiming credit": RS MP Siroya slams Congress leader over Foxconn expansion

Bengaluru, Dec. 27 -- Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya on Saturday strongly criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his earlier "dead economy" remark, made in the context of US President Donald ... Read More


Humayun Kabir had joined BJP that demolished mosque: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata, Dec. 27 -- TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday took a dig at Jan Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir, who had earlier joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that "dem... Read More


'Hey Ram' was Mahatma Gandhi's last utterance, MGNREGA structure not changed: Jitan Ram Manjhi slams Rahul Gandhi

Patna, Dec. 27 -- Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday emphasised that Mahatma Gandhi's last utterance was "hey Ram," and on that basis, the MGNREGA has been renamed as VB-G RAM G Act. He call... Read More