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Best of the Week: What 2026 is gently telling us

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- 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 year always seems to slow dow... Read More


The week in charts: India-New Zealand FTA, railway budget plan, Johnson & Johnson penalty

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- From India and New Zealand wrapping up trade talks in record time to the Centre planning a higher outlay on rail safety, a drop in overseas education remittances, shifts in the r... Read More


'The end justifies the means': Tinubu speaks on release of kidnapped students

Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- President Bola Tinubu said that the circumstances surrounding the release of kidnapped schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states are less important than the fact that they were safe... Read More


YRF pushes Alia Bhatt-Sharvari's Alpha to dodge box office clash with Salman Khan's Battle of Galwan

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Yash Raj Films has once again revised the release plan for its upcoming spy thriller Alpha, ensuring a smooth theatrical runway for the film. Starring Alia Bhatt, Sharvari and ... Read More


Band-It 2025 Regionals Ignite a Nationwide Celebration of Young Talent

Bangalore, Dec. 27 -- The regional rounds of Band-It 2025, India's largest inter-school performing arts competition, concluded with remarkable energy and overwhelming participation, reaffirming the ... Read More


BMC's duplicate voters scaled down to 15%

India, Dec. 27 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reduced the number of duplicate voters from over 1.1 million to 168,350, significantly bringing them down to about 15%. The sharp de... Read More


“Sharing Blood”: How the Ukraine war has cemented the Russia–North Korea alliance

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns New Year message to Russian President Vladimir Putin marked a striking moment in contemporary geopolitics. By declaring that ties between Pyongy... Read More


Woman held for killing 6-year-old daughter over desire for son

India, Dec. 27 -- Three days after a six-year-old girl was found dead at her residence in Kalamboli on Tuesday, the police's investigation revealed that the child's mother had suffocated her to death.... Read More


Deep-rooted conspiracy of giving Islam a bad name

Bangladesh, Dec. 27 -- There is an old rule in politics and an older one in propaganda: if you want to weaken an idea, dont argue against it—degrade it. Make it sound coarse. Make it look angry.... Read More


Eating more vitamin C can physically change your skin: Study

Washington DC, Dec. 27 -- Scientists discovered that vitamin C from food travels through the bloodstream into every layer of the skin, boosting collagen and skin renewal. People who ate two vitamin C... Read More