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The heartiness of white beans

Bean varieties are staggering, and their nomenclature can be confusing. For example, white beans are also called navy beans—a term not related to the color navy but because the US Navy served these beans to their sailors since the mid-1800s.

In defence of being untrendy

I am writing this column in Coonoor. I'm sitting on the front lawn of award-winning designer Pavitra Rajaram and her husband Paul Abraham's home. It is a beautifully sunny temperate day.

Notes on the fragile Malayali male ego

In 2022, when the Malayalam edition of Unni R.'s collection of stories, Malayali Memorial, was first published by DC Books, the cover image created a social media storm.

IMF Keeps India's GDP Growth Outlook at 6.5%

Global growth is expected to remain stable, albeit lacklustre in 2025: IMF

Look at animal movement with more generosity

On a daily lunch walk in Delhi in January, I see a little bird, winking like a light. It has a grey head, but most of its body is a bright lemon-yellow.

Where Are Indians Headed In 2025?

Community, immersive experiences and personal growth—Indian travelers are attempting to ditch the herd mentality and travel to expand their horizons, and connect with themselves

How the wheels of oppression keep turning

Kavery Nambisan's new novel, telling a story of religion, caste and gender, shows her at the top of her game

Coping in a world of work

A fortnightly column about emotional well-being

India Net user base set to cross 900 mn

The Internet user base in India is set to cross 900 million this year, propelled by the growing use of Indic languages for digital content, according to a report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and Kantar.

NCLAT admits Meta plea against CCI ban

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday admitted Meta Platforms' appeal against an order by the Competition Commission of India, which imposed a five-year ban on the company's data-sharing practices in the country and slapped a ₹213.14 crore fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position.

Govt may propose duty cuts for rare-disease and cancer drugs

The government's National Policy for Rare Diseases lists 63 ailments

Bharat Mobility Expo Set to Drive in New Electric Vehicles, Hybrids Today

A Trend to Watch Out for at the Expo and Through 2025 Will Be the Dynamic Between EVs and Strong Hybrid Vehicles

Google, Varaha in carbon credit deal

Alphabet Inc.'s Google will buy carbon-removal credits based on projects using biochar that's made by heating organic waste, one of the biggest such deals to date.

Blue-collar influencer popularity soars, but fails to monetize reach

Even as blue-collar workers seek social media recognition, brands are slow to respond to collaboration requests

How Months of Geopolitical Upheaval Paved Way for Gaza Cease-Fire

Meanwhile, both sides have been galvanized by President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to office

Hospital Chains Set for Stable Q3 Despite Challenges

Indian hospitals are likely to witness steady year-on-year (y-o-y) earnings growth in Q3FY25, even as sequential performance may be impacted owing to seasonality.

Even Harvard M.B.A.s are struggling to land jobs

Landing a professional job in the U.S. has become so tough that even Harvard Business School says its M.B.A.s can't solely rely on the university's name to open doors anymore.

India, US agree borders sacrosanct, says US envoy after new sanctions

Middle Eastern, N. American oil, that can replace the Russian oil that's really funding a war, we all want to stop Eric Garcetti Outgoing US ambassador

Is online shopping a watershed or blip? Let's look at HCES data

E-commerce penetration is deepening but this doesn't herald a new retail landscape with no space left for physical stores

Manipal eyes $1 bn IPO, calls pitches

Manipal Health in April 2023 for more than $2 billion, valuing it at nearly $4.8 billion or ₹40,000 crore.

Mint BFSI event today to host top regulators, finance pros

Rajeshwar Rao, Ananth Narayan, Deepak Sood, Deepak Mohanty at Mint BFSI Summit & Awards

RBI Eases Rules Allowing NRIs to Open Overseas Rupee Accounts

For instance, an NRI in the US can now open a rupee account with New York branch of an authorized dealer bank in India

LTIMindtree beats revenue estimate

TIMindtree on Thursday reported third-quarter revenue above estimates, helped by the execution of large deals won in previous quarters, although its profit fell on account of an uptick in expenses.

AI Democratizing Tech Deployment in Organizations: Buch

Madhabi Puri Buch, the chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), underscored the pivotal role of technology in driving the remarkable transformation of the country's capital markets in a pre-recorded address at the symposium on India's Securities Market Tech Stack (SMART 2025).

Infosys Beats Street in Q3 on US Boost, Raises Guidance

Firm beats peer TCS in revenue growth on improving discretionary spending by clients

Reserve Bank keeps Tata Sons in upper-layer NBFC list

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday retained Tata Sons—the principal holding company of the Tata Group—in its list of 15 upper-layer non-bank financiers for FY25, but said it is \"without prejudice\" to the company's application to get itself deregistered.

Biden warns of oligarchy and tech industrial complex in farewell address

President Biden said Wednesday that an oligarchy and a tech industrial complex were taking hold in America, warning of the risks of unchecked power in a farewell address that served as a bittersweet coda to his 50-year political career.

Axis Bank's Q3 profit hurt by provisions, weak loan growth

Gross slippages for Q3 rose 22% sequentially and 46% annually to ₹5,432 crore, led by ₹4,923 crore in the retail book

Demand for petrol, diesel may grow in FY26

India's petroleum product demand continues to remain robust with consumption seen at a record 252.9 million tonnes for the next financial year (FY26), according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell.

Kirloskar Family dispute escalates

The ongoing dispute within the Kirloskar family has intensified, with Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) seeking intervention in the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in an appeal filed by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (KOEL).