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Trump's H-1B visa fee hike: the death of onsite
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee is the obituary of a dream that built India’s middle class. It is also a crisis from which American tech and industry can no longer hide.
4 min read20 Sep 2025Trust issues: Boardroom fractures at Tata signal a deeper governance reckoning
Recent conflicts involving the trusts that control the group indicate this isn't just a routine transition period. They reflect deeper structural challenges in managing one of India's largest business empires.
3 min read17 Sep 2025Regulate gaming by all means, but drop the plan to ban ‘real-money games’
If accepted, the government's justification for the move – protecting vulnerable individuals – could lead to serious constrictions of personal freedom and endanger a range of businesses.
3 min read20 Aug 2025Karnataka's IT minister says govt must stop using cheap land to lure firms. He's right.
Today’s urban skylines are built on the skeletons of previous industrialisation attempts, in most cases driven by concessional land allotments: from Mumbai’s Parel-Kurla belt to Delhi’s sprawling satellite city Gautam Buddha Nagar, aka Noida.
4 min read6 Aug 2025Mint Explainer: CoinDCX loses $44 mn to hackers. Why are crypto firms especially vulnerable?
Crypto platforms remain attractive targets for hackers owing to a combination of technical complexity, regulatory gaps, and limited legal recourse.
3 min read20 Jul 2025It's a bitter time for sugar stocks, but these two are only getting sweeter
Balrampur and EID Parry are defying the sugar sector slump through diversification, efficiency and flexible distillery setups, helping them protect margins and reduce their dependence on sugar cycles.
7 min read14 Jul 2025To change the world, India Inc must stop hoarding cash and take more risks
A bet on smartphones in the 2000s turned Apple into one of the world's most valuable and influential companies, and Google's $1.65-billion buyout of YouTube in 2006 brought in more than $36 billion of revenue in 2024. Why are there are no such stories in India Inc’s history?
4 min read10 Jul 2025Mint Explainer: What Pankaj Dwivedi's demotion tells us about sexual harassment cases at public sector banks
The union government recently demoted the executive director of Union Bank of India, who was appointed only last year, over allegations of sexual harassment. Mint takes a closer look at what the case says about the treatment of sexual harassment complaints at public sector banks.
5 min read1 Jul 2025Mint Explainer: What did Sebi decide at its 210th board meeting?
Esop relief for startup founders, simplified delisting norms for PSUs, and relaxed rules for FPIs signal the market regulator's pivot to lighter, business-friendly stance.
5 min read19 Jun 2025Mint Explainer: How Sebi uncovered Sanjiv Bhasin's alleged stock manipulation scheme
Sebi alleges Sanjiv Bhasin provided stock tips on TV and social media to front-run trades for personal gain by misleading retail investors, earning an estimated ₹11.37 crore in profits for himself and 11 associates.
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