Mint Mumbai - April 26, 2025

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April 26, 2025

At the Masters, a unique view of a champion

I rise on tiptoe, and crane my neck, and turn my shoulder slightly, and peek through the daylight between the heads of strangers. I can glimpse it. The fluttering yellow flag on the 18th green of the Masters.

4 mins

Lambs to the laughter

It's easy to forget that 9/11 was really just a Tuesday.

3 mins

Mocking the working class? The joke is on us

Iam constantly filled with admiration for people's inventiveness online—the complex dance routines, the sketches where you play four different people, the straight-faced delivery of the world's worst (by which I mean the best) jokes.

4 mins

A tale of two revolutionaries from Bengal

Kavitha Rao revives the forgotten legacy of two extraordinary freedom fighters in her new book 'Spies, Lies and Allies'

6 mins

For Bahujan youth, fluency in pop culture is a survival skill and a strategy for self-respect. Education isn't enough; real opportunity is in acquiring cultural shorthand

For Bahujan youth, fluency in pop culture is a survival skill and a strategy for self-respect. Education isn't enough; real opportunity is in acquiring cultural shorthand

5 mins

Something rotten about this culture

Differences in cultural capital prevent marginalised students from fully benefiting from higher education, a fact that is not widely acknowledged

5 mins

How Pop

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Payal Tadvi and Rohith Vemula. Each resisted through their craft—Basquiat's paintings confronted racial exploitation, Vemula's writings exposed caste oppression, and Tadvi's medical career defied centuries of exclusion.

2 mins

Sweet uprising at restaurants

Hush comes over the table when it arrives. Eleven layers of chocolate cake, whipped chocolate ganache, a hint of a few spices and loads of comfort.

4 mins

A call to support Darjeeling teas

Every year, when it's time for the year's spring harvest, my thoughts turn to Darjeeling.

2 mins

Why classic cocktails will never go out of style

India's discovery of inventive cocktails sidelined classics such as the Negroni and the Martini. Are they poised for a comeback?

4 mins

Without its king, clay lacks lustre

For two decades, the clay court season was dominated by Nadal. Now there's a gaping hole

4 mins

How Indian tennis stars defy the odds

(from top) Prarthana Thombare and Ankita Raina; India have confirmed their playoff berth in the Billie Jean King Cup; and Thombare.

5 mins

Forging bonds over no-Wi-Fi getaways

Leave gadgets, devices and even board games behind to connect with yourself and your kids

4 mins

Poetry gives me space to breathe

In the book, 'Unmyth', artist Mithu Sen describes her art practice as a breaking or unmaking of everything codified

5 mins

The Outdoors Man

The founder of Aquaterra Adventures explains how the seeds for the company were sown, the challenges of creating guidelines for adventure tourism, and the importance of staying fit

7 mins

Gujarat Co To Rebid ₹3,130 Cr Gensol Projects

The Union power ministry has suggested that state government-run power company Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) rebid two battery energy storage system (BESS) project contracts totaling ₹3,130 crore won by Gensol Engineering, two people aware of the matter said.

1 min

Google Targets India Phone Users in AI Goal

Google's consumer push comes as developer uptake for its AI trails

2 mins

India Mulls Foreign Share in N-Plants

The government has considered changing its nuclear foreign investment framework since 2023

1 min

Ireda files complaint on Gensol with EoW

State-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda) has filed a complaint with the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of the Delhi Police against clean tech firm Gensol Engineering Ltd for alleged submission of falsified documents and dilution of promoters' shares without lenders' approval.

1 min

E-scooter co faces losses amid expansion

Electric scooter company River Mobility has seen its losses more than double in FY25, reaching ₹176 crore—up from ₹82 crore in FY24—even as revenue grew 20-fold.

1 min

China's magnet rules may crimp Indian EV rollout

As per official data, imports of rare earth metals grew by 22% from 1,848 tonnes in FY20 to 2,270 tonnes in FY24

1 min

HUL: Profit margin takes a back seat to sales growth

The FMCG company aims to deliver the right price-to-value proposition to consumers

3 mins

Hindustan Zinc caps off near-perfect year on a high

The cash cow of the diversified Vedanta Group delivered ₹3,003 crore in profit during the Jan-Mar quarter

2 mins

States Likely Owe Centre Over ₹3.5 tn

Under a special plan, Centre gives interest-free loans for states' capex

1 min

Beer shelves full, but big brands go missing in Delhi liquor stores

Walk into a liquor store in Delhi this summer and you're more likely to spot Barahsinghe, Druk or Le Chilldoz than a chilled Kingfisher or Budweiser.

2 mins

Apple Signals India Scale-Up to 50 Million iPhones by 2028

Apple Inc. is looking to more than double the number of iPhones it makes in India to 50 million-plus units per year by 2028, three people aware of the matter told Mint on the condition of anonymity.

2 mins

Reliance Inds Q4 net profit rides on retail, telecom growth

The core oil-to-chemical biz saw revenues rise 15% in Q4, but Ebitda fell by a tenth

3 mins

Big Tech braces for tariff induced advertising slowdown

The $350 billion U.S.digital advertising market, which has helped tech expansions into artificial intelligence and a host of other arenas, is preparing for a slowdown.

3 mins

Q-comm upstarts sidestep dark stores in ONDC push

A few nimble startups are quietly challenging the conventional wisdom of India's quick commerce sector.

3 mins

LIC, GQG, others drive $3.7 bn investment in Adani cos in FY25

Investor confidence in Adani group companies appears to have climbed following a generally favourable verdict from India's Supreme Court on the Hindenburg matter, and the subsequent closure of Hindenburg's operations.

2 mins

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