Quick home services boom: VCs interested, but startups struggle to stand out
While more of these companies are likely to appear in 2026 and secure funding, they remain largely similar, with investors...
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Mint Explainer | One approval doesn’t make a market: Why new airline NOCs won’t break India’s aviation duopoly
Several proposed regional airlines have received no-objection certificates, but these early approvals do little to change the structural barriers that...
Mint Explainer | Can battery scrap secure India’s rare earth future?
As India chases rare earth security, policymakers are turning to an unlikely source: waste. Battery scrap and used magnets are...
Big star cinema to make a comeback next year but small surprises crucial
Devang Sampat, managing director of Cinepolis India, identified three highlights of the year. "First, 2025 has demonstrated that India is...
Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on December 25 for Christmas? All you need to know
Bank holiday today, Christmas 2025: Banks across India, including State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank,...
Growing, but not adding up: The AI revenue paradox for TCS, Accenture
Alongside, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest company in the industry, reported a 38% y-o-y rise in revenue from AI-led...
Bank holidays in 2026: When will banks remain closed next year as RBI releases annual holiday calendar – Check full list
With a few days left until 2026 begins, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a list of bank...
Mint Explainer | Cheaper loans, rising prices—is buying a home really affordable?
Home buying has become relatively more affordable in most major cities but this improvement is uneven and increasingly skewed towards...
One man distilled up Amrut and Indri single malts—meet India’s Surrinder Kumar
It wasn’t easy. There was a stigma attached to whisky from India, more so if it was the hallowed single...
Why India’s music labels are moving beyond songs to manage artists, fandoms and revenue streams
The strategy helps labels secure steady content pipelines, maximize revenue from artists’ output, and monetize fan bases more deeply at...
