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Why tech companies are looking to hire IT professionals from Canada

1 min read . 28 Sep 2020

The board of Yes Bank Ltd. deferred a decision Tuesday on which version of Braich it supports, saying his backing of a preferential share sale was 'under discussion.' (Mint)

Braich, who wants to save Yes Bank, has a back story worthy of Netflix

7 min read . 11 Dec 2019

Yes Bank stock has plunged 69% this year, reducing its market value to 143 billion rupees. (Reuters)

Erwin Singh Braich: The puzzling Canadian behind a bid to save Yes Bank

6 min read . 10 Dec 2019

The study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that the antimicrobial use for spurring growth in birds promoted the development of reservoirs of drug-resistant bacteria on the studied poultry farms. Photo: AFP

Indian poultry farms are breeding drug-resistant superbugs: study

3 min read . 21 Jul 2017

India carries one of the highest healthcare burdens from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the world. Photo: Reuters

India travel boom spreads dangerous microbes

4 min read . 20 Jan 2017

Narendra Modi picked Ajit Doval as his National Security Advisor, a position that holds more sway than the ministers of defence and foreign affairs. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

‘James Bond’ Ajit Doval is shaping Modi’s foreign policy

5 min read . 19 Sep 2016

In India, colistin is used by some farmers to promote growth and prevent disease in poultry flocks, hospital laboratories are finding colistin resistance in as many as 10-to-15% of specimens tested.

Baby’s death in Pune shows global threat from critical antibiotic’s demise

5 min read . 30 Mar 2016

While antibiotics are helping to sustain intensive food production, doctors worry their uncontrolled use on farms is turning animals into reservoirs of hard-to-kill bacteria that can spread rapidly and globally. Photo: Reuters

Antibiotic apocalypse fear stoked by India’s drugged chickens

11 min read . 30 Mar 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Advancing Asia meet. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/ Mint

Narendra Modi says India won’t devalue currency, give farmers handouts

1 min read . 12 Mar 2016

Arvind Subramanian, chief economic adviser to finance ministry. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Donald Trump visa policy threatens India growth model: Arvind Subramanian

1 min read . 12 Mar 2016

Finance minister Arun Jaitley presenting the Union Budget 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Photo: PTI

Union Budget 2016: winners and losers

2 min read . 29 Feb 2016

India accounts for about two-thirds of the global IT outsourcing market, making it the largest exporter of IT services in the world. Photo: Harikrishna Katragadda/Mint

What can Make in India offer the world?

3 min read . 25 Feb 2016

The tally for investment pledges continued to rise on Thursday, with a govt official saying this week’s haul reached `8 trillion—82% more than what India has attracted through FDI since Modi came to office in May 2014. Photo: AP

Narendra Modi’s Rs8 trillion Make-in-India haul masks challenges to come

3 min read . 18 Feb 2016

India has barely registered among the Islamic State’s ranks of 30,000 foreign fighters despite its 172-million strong Muslim population—the third largest in the world. This is even as it faces constant attacks from Pakistan-based extremist groups. Photo: Reuters

Islamic State terror threat reaches India before Francois Hollande visit

3 min read . 22 Jan 2016

A file photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Bloomberg

Nawaz, Raheel Sharif zip from Riyadh to Tehran in bid to broker peace

2 min read . 20 Jan 2016

The $150 billion that Narendra Modi plans to spend to upgrade his military could be a welcome diversion for Vladimir Putin, who’s bracing for a second year of recession amid Western sanctions. Photo: PTI

Narendra Modi seeks Russian crown jewel in decade’s biggest defence deal

3 min read . 23 Dec 2015

Narendra Modi’s visits on one hand sought investment and on the other projected India’s growing power as the region’s fastest growing major economy. Photo: PTI

Narendra Modi among Asian leaders to rack up most flights in 2015

3 min read . 17 Dec 2015

The RBI is undergoing its biggest overhaul in history with plans to finalize a structure for a rate-setting committee. Photo: Bloomberg

RBI staff plan strike on 19 November

1 min read . 12 Nov 2015

China’s central bank invested in Indian bonds for the first time after the government eased curbs on foreign investors. Photo: Bloomberg

PBOC invests in Indian govt bonds for first time: report

1 min read . 04 Nov 2015

Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said, India has approved about $9 billion in concessional credit for projects in African countries in the past decade.

India plays catch-up in Africa as China trade dominates

2 min read . 27 Oct 2015

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