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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


Saturday Feeling: When cities make space for art

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- With the cohort of writers, thinkers and artists being more or less the same at the many art and literature events across India, location becomes all the more important, and proba... Read More


Why the promise of inclusion breaks at digital KYC

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed on 3 December, drawing attention to the reality that nearly 2% of India's population lives with some form of disabi... Read More


Mint Explainer: Does India need special courts for complex drug patent wars?

Mumbai, Dec. 6 -- On 2 December, the Delhi high court allowed domestic drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd to manufacture the blockbuster weight-loss injection semaglutide, for which global pharma g... Read More


Ratan Khatri: The Matka King who architected a million-dollar betting syndicate

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Through the 1960s, every evening at 9pm, in one of the seamier pockets of Mumbai, a man in a crisp white kurta would shuffle a fresh deck of cards. With theatrical precision, he w... Read More


After decades of feature-stuffing gadgets, we look for quiet tech

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Enough with the notifications tugging on our attention, bigger and brighter screens transfixing us, pings and beeps demanding immediate action. Now that we've overstuffed our gadg... Read More


Two hidden auto-lighting stocks that could shine in 2026

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Most investors think the auto theme begins and ends with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). While the spotlight remains on the big names, such as Maruti and Tata, a silent ... 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


From batter to bliss: Blueberry buttermilk pancakes for slow, sweet weekends

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 -- Some mornings begin with ambition; others ask only for a bit of quiet. On those gentler days, I find myself reaching for a bowl, a whisk and a packet of blueberries. There's s... Read More