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From spending to systems: How 2026 could shape India's infrastructure cycle

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- 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


As the 8th Pay Commission looms, a look at what really drives the govt's wage bill

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Every 10 years, the Centre reviews pay scales, retirement benefits and other service conditions for its employees, a process with significant implications for the government's pe... Read More


Two injured as speeding SUV hits 15 illegally parked cars in Powai

India, Dec. 23 -- Two men were injured on Saturday afternoon after a speeding SUV rammed into 15 parked vehicles in Powai. The police detained the SUV driver, a 72-year-old man, who claimed that he lo... Read More


Laos on track to graduate from group of least developed countries in 2026: WB

Vientiane, Dec. 23 -- The World Bank (WB) has forecast that Laos is on track to graduate from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) in 2026, citing encouraging signs of macroeconomic recovery ... Read More


Ajit's OSDs helped in Pune land deal: Activists

India, Dec. 23 -- Social activists Anjali Damania and Vijay Kumbhar have alleged that three officers on special duty (OSDs) of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Paw... Read More


Sebi is initiating far more probes. Yet its case files are also turning fatter

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- India's capital markets regulator is opening more investigations than ever, even as it focuses on building detailed, watertight cases to survive increasing scrutiny at the appell... Read More


Most bldg sites flouting air pollution norms: HC body

India, Dec. 23 -- A five-member committee, appointed by the Bombay High Court (HC) on November 28 to monitor the implementation of pollution-control measures across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, has conclud... Read More


Most bldg sites flouting air pollution norms: HC body

India, Dec. 23 -- A five-member committee, appointed by the Bombay High Court (HC) on November 28 to monitor the implementation of pollution-control measures across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, has conclud... Read More


HC orders TMC, Palghar council to consider victim's pleas for compensation

India, Dec. 23 -- The Bombay high court has directed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and the Palghar Municipal Council to place two cases involving injuries and deaths caused by open manholes an... Read More


Ego, greed at root of broken sibling bond; such disputes clog court system: HC

India, Dec. 23 -- Ego and greed have eroded the 'noble and precious' bond between a brother and a sister and the relationship is now fraught with "disputes, emotional tension or unresolved conflict", ... Read More