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The FTC issued 42 letters of investigation over mergers or similar transactions during the 2021 fiscal year, almost double the number for 2020 and the highest in more than 10 years. (Photo: Reuters)

Biden’s regulators take a harder look at Wall Street deals

6 min read . 05:25 PM IST

President Droupadi Murmu addresses to the Nation on eve of 76th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Sunday (Photo: ANI)

President hails achievements in overcoming covid-19 crisis

3 min read . 12:52 AM IST

We are witnessing a “revolt of the vernacular” against an English-speaking elite, derided today as the “Lutyen’s elite” or the “Khan Market gang'. This is the glaring failure of those who profess liberal values. Illustration: Jayachandran

Why India@75 must pay attention to fault lines

9 min read . 02:59 AM IST

The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has written to the ICRIER board and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal. Photo: Mint

ICRIER dismisses liquor lobby's allegations

5 min read . Updated: 12 Aug 2022

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen who favours independence of Taiwan from China. Photo: Reuters

Mint Explainer: Is Taiwan a breakaway Chinese province?

5 min read . Updated: 12 Aug 2022

The housing scheme is being implemented by rural development ministry in rural areas under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and by HUA ministry in urban areas under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). Photo: Prasad Gori/HT

Centre approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban up to Dec 2024

1 min read . Updated: 11 Aug 2022

The push for stringent norms for energy conservation, use of renewable energy and boosting carbon credit market in the country comes on the backdrop of prime minister Narendra Modi’s commitment at COP26 summit in Glasgow last November to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070.

Lok Sabha clears amendments to EC Act

3 min read . Updated: 09 Aug 2022

The bill has attracted criticism from opposition parties and power engineers.

New bill to see power sector rejig

3 min read . Updated: 09 Aug 2022

Treatment costs in India are 65% to 90% lower than in the US. (Photo: Mint)

Modi to launch three health schemes on Aug 15

4 min read . Updated: 08 Aug 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 7th governing council meeting of NITI Aayog in New Delhi on Sunday (Photo: PTI)

States flag their fiscal woes at NITI Aayog meeting

3 min read . Updated: 08 Aug 2022

The new rules were just the latest blow for some users who have recently sought refuge elsewhere from China’s dominant social-media sites, saying the levels of censorship and harassment online have grown intolerable (Photo: Reuters)

As China tightens controls on social media, some users seek refuge under radar

5 min read . Updated: 05 Aug 2022

In cases where travelers buy the items, but then aren’t able to leave the country because of a canceled or delayed flight, the purchases may need to be returned (Photo: Bloomberg)

A rotten travel summer ensnares duty-free shoppers

4 min read . Updated: 05 Aug 2022

The duty has restricted steel exports, which have fallen from 1.5 mt in April to just over 500,000 tonnes in July.

Centre mulls slashing steel export duty

4 min read . Updated: 05 Aug 2022

The decision to do away with forestry clearance for reconnaissance permits and prospecting licences stages of mining activities follows a recommendation. ht

Mineral exploration in forest areas may be smoother soon

2 min read . Updated: 04 Aug 2022

Energy conservation law to get a new look

3 min read . Updated: 04 Aug 2022

Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka president sees long road to securing economic stability

4 min read . Updated: 01 Aug 2022

The firms and individuals under scrutiny have been using ship-to-ship transfers of oil in waters that lie between Iraq and Iran and then forging documents to hide the origin of the cargo (Photo: Bloomberg)

US eyes sanctions against Global Network it believes is shipping Iranian oil

7 min read . Updated: 01 Aug 2022

A separate chapter on cross-border insolvency is part of the proposed IBC (Amendment) Bill, 2022. mint

Govt to consider IBC amendment soon

2 min read . Updated: 01 Aug 2022

The Bill seeks to make competition regulation more robust by addressing regulatory gaps and clarify provisions in the law drawing from CCI’s adjudicatory experience. (Mint)

Cabinet approval for Competition Amendment Bill

1 min read . Updated: 28 Jul 2022

Indian industry wants UK to scrap rules on three-year minimum maturation period for all liquor exported from India. (Photo: HT)

Indian liquor companies ok with duty cut on Scotch

3 min read . Updated: 27 Jul 2022

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