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Women cinema workers make their voices heard

Women in the Hindi film industry are banding together for equality

Office mandates may be going against gender equity at home

A pandemic era trend of better burden sharing stares at a reversal

Populist policies can be myopic and also very hard to challenge

Public approval can be won with sound-bytes while economists struggle to explain complex adverse effects that go unseen

Spare a thought for our food delivery personnel

An NCAER survey confirms the raw deal they're saddled with. Glaringly, their real wages shrank over a three-year span after 2019. Intervene or not, only a jobs boom can sort this out

Military stages coup in Gabon, president under house arrest

Rebel officers in the oilrich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized. power following disputed elections in which president Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009, had been declared victor.

China moves to stabilize troubled shadow bank

Citic Trust and CCB Trust, two of the country's biggest financial firms, will lead the effort

Titan plots wider play in premium watches

Jewellery and watch maker Titan Co. is increasing its focus on premium watches priced at ₹25,000 or above.

'Incentives key for alternative fuel tech'

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd, the Indian unit of Japanese automotive giant Toyota Motor Co., has urged the government to offer incentives for alternative vehicle technologies, such as flex fuels, electrified hybrids, and ethanol-run vehicles, in addition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs), a senior company official said.

Go First lessor moves NCLAT

Jackson Square Aviation Ireland Ltd, the lessor for the grounded airline Go First, has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) seeking directions to prevent its parked aircraft from being used for flying by the airline, a counsel connected to the case confirmed to Mint.

RBI urges urban cooperative banks to strengthen governance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has called on the directors of urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to enhance their governance practices, focusing on risk management, compliance and internal audit.

MCA changes delayed, FY23 filing in old forms

The development comes as a relief for professionals in corporate sector

RBI allows top BCCL shareholder to surrender NBFC licence

Bharat Nidhi Ltd, the largest shareholder of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL) (as of FY22), was recently able to give up its non-banking financial company (NBFC) licence, nine years after it first wrote to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2014.

Dunzo postpones pending June, July salary payments to October

Dunzo Digital Pvt Ltd, the Reliance and Google-backed quick commerce startup, has pushed pending employee salary payments of June and July to October, according to a person familiar with the development.

Agrochem cos worry over rain, dam levels

After a weak Q1 performance, agrochemical manufacturers are staring at challenges in Q2 as well owing to a slowdown and uneven distribution of monsoon, deficient reservoir levels and flat crop acreage.

Startify founder eyes Gulf expansion for Indian D2C brands

Sudhir Syal has promoted Irish band Westlife’s concert in Dubai and sold premium eyewear in the Middle East. He will soon promote corn chips as well as fashion and personal care products in the region. But there’s a big difference this time.

BharatPe chief biz officer steps down

Fintech platform BharatPe's chief business officer Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl is leaving the company after a stint of about four years, the company confirmed.

PLI likely for chemicals, not petchem

The finance ministry is considering introducing a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the chemicals sector, but there aren’t any proposals yet for such a scheme for the petrochemical industry, two senior officials told Mint.

Embraer taps HAL, Tata for defence aircraft mfg

Embraer Defense & Security is in talks with five Indian entities, including Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Tata group, to manufacture defence transport aircraft in India, a top executive at the Brazilian plane maker said.

Auto firms look to speed up as festive season kicks off

As India’s annual festive season takes off with the 10-day Onam festival, hopes are high at the country’s automobile manufacturers, at a time of rising rural sentiments and fading supply chain woes.

HP, Dell, Foxconn sign up for PLI 2.0

38 applicants in total; Centre sees ₹3.35 tn incremental output

The long comeback of India's star runner Jinson Johnson

The middle-distance runner speaks to Mint about his struggles with injury, covid-19 and his Asian Games hopes

Reliance should not keep the stock market waiting too long

The flagship of Asia’s richest tycoon is looking a tad overburdened with businesses that are mature enough to be cast off on their own.

G20 presidency: A driving force against global debt vulnerability

Discussions on escalating global debt vulnerabilities have taken centre stage. Since 2000, global public debt has surged fivefold, and developing nations now bear nearly 30% of this burden. The most vulnerable are low and middle-income countries, juggling between servicing external debt and meeting critical domestic needs like food and fuel.

Jan Dhan 2.0: Consider a universal basic income

We have a platform in place for direct cash transfers and may have sufficient funds within a decade to put everyone but the well-off on a monthly payroll. It's time to evaluate the idea

How do nominees differ from legal heirs?

It is settled law that a nominee does not become the owner of the property. Nominee holds the property in trust for the legal heirs.

INSIDE THE CHAOS AT PRISTYN CARE

Amita Panchal, a 47-year old Mumbai-based bank employee and a single mother, navigated life with the aid of crutches. Childhood polio had restricted her mobility. She had health issues associated with obesity and, in May this year, consulted a doctor through Pristyn Care, a Sequoia- and Tiger Global-backed start-up that offers elective surgeries.

Meta's news link block barely hurts Facebook use in Canada

Meta's decision to block news links in Canada this month has had almost no impact on Canadians' usage of Facebook, data from independent tracking firms indicated on Tuesday, as the company faces scorching criticism from the Canadian government over the move.

Japan warns China of action as Fukushima spat worsen

Japan may take World Trade Organization action against China, which banned all Japanese seafood imports in response to Tokyo’s release of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.

Toyota to restart Japan ops today after system failure

Toyota Motor will restart operations at its assembly plants in Japan on Wednesday, after a production system malfunction brought domestic output to a halt at the world's biggest-selling automaker.

Google enhances cloud by integrating Al tools

Google claims its products and services are the finest options in AI