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Opinion | Wind-up vigour
1 min read . 05:57 PM ISTThe government will provide companies with assets of up to ₹1 crore a fast-track procedure for shutting shop, bypassing the legal route that they have had to follow so far
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Opinion | Bollywood’s #MeToo revival
1 min read . 05:28 PM ISTGenerally speaking, it seems the Hindi film industry has assumed a wide berth for itself on sexual harassment
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Trump’s DOA peace plan
1 min read . 04:59 PM ISTTrump, who is suspected of letting his son-in-law Jared Kushner determine White House policy in the region, is undergoing an impeachment trial in Washington DC
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Opinion | Speaking in silences: what the Air India information memorandum
3 min read . 03:56 PM ISTA successful bid for Air India is essentially a claim on the future. On the future traffic potential, on future cash-flow and on future market dynamics. This is the point being sold
A large part of the procedure applicable to regular companies will still be applicable to small firms, though they can opt for the new summary procedure. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint
Opinion | It’s unclear if winding up a small business will get easier
1 min read . 01:54 PM ISTIt is unclear if merely shifting the jurisdiction over such cases to the Central government will fast-track the process
Hospital staff wash the emergency entrance of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center (AP)
China has responded promptly, but its efforts may have come a bit too late
3 min read . 08:01 AM ISTAn outbreak of a new coronavirus, starting from Wuhan in Hubei province in the last few weeks, has caused widespread panic, disrupting travel, leading to travel advisories, and affecting stock markets
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Opinion | Central government got away with just a rap on its knuckles
3 min read . 28 Jan 2020The court’s role as a protector of rights is, by its very nature, adversarial to the state
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Opinion | How to protect trade in a tug of war between nations
4 min read . 28 Jan 2020Trade negotiations have become exercises in power politics instead of persuasion
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Opinion | A slight gear shift
1 min read . 28 Jan 2020In general, the auto industry’s challenge is to draw customers back to showrooms
The anxiety that commerce worldwide would be hit by the virus seems premature at this stage.
Opinion | When fear goes viral faster than the ailment
2 min read . 28 Jan 2020The coronavirus outbreak in China appears to have rattled markets around the world. Going by the trends, this looks like an overreaction. But we must not let our guard down
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Opinion | Lessons on internet governance from the concert hall
4 min read . 28 Jan 2020Let’s harmonize web rules with inspiration from the way Western classical music standardized its instruments
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Opinion | Why the Supreme Court must tread with caution on the CAA
4 min read . 28 Jan 2020An adverse judgement on the Act could open a Pandora’s box of challenges to religion-based laws
Kobe Bryant was killed along with his teenage daughter and seven others when their helicopter crashed in Southern California on Sunday (Photo: Reuters)
Opinion | Kobe Bryant haunted in death
1 min read . 28 Jan 2020It’s not clear whether Sonmez was aware of her newspaper’s editorial stance on the matter. But it’s clear that social divisions tend to go political at the drop of basket
Picnic's pizza-making robot pours sauce on a crust at the CES tech show (AP)
We made pizza. We made robots. Why not robot pizza?
4 min read . 28 Jan 2020The smartest people in the world are working hard to automate the much-loved meal
West Bengal chief minister and TMC president Mamata Banerjee (Photo: Mint)
Opinion | In our country, are the days of politics of consensus over?
3 min read . 28 Jan 2020- Even today, representatives of every section are there, in Parliament and in state assemblies, but the chasm of mistrust among them is widening
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Opinion | The likely triumph of experience over hope
2 min read . 27 Jan 2020Air India’s second call for suitors should be its last, now that the Centre has learnt from its sell-off attempt of 2018 and sweetened the offer. Yet, it may not go as smoothly as it expects.
The Modi govt of 2014 was elected with an absolute majority for the BJP, whose manifesto had the promise of 'minimum government, maximum governance'
Opinion | The ideal size of a government for a country like India
4 min read . 27 Jan 2020We clearly need a bigger government at this stage of development to help address inequalities
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Opinion | Now that businesses are waking up to their social obligations
4 min read . 27 Jan 2020This is their second chance after half a century of shareholder capitalism to start caring for others
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Opinion | Strategic disinvestment does not deserve the criticism it gets
4 min read . 27 Jan 2020It is not the equivalent of selling off the family silver and pressure groups should not stall such significant economic reforms
As for children missing school, this could be traced to various other factors
Opinion | Spare our safety net
1 min read . 27 Jan 2020That MGNREGS has led to an increase in children being made to work seems implausible
