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Mint Explainer: Online gaming’s future—and its past taxes—hinge on this Supreme Court battle

The gaming industry is fighting over retrospective GST penalties. What does the Supreme Court’s decision mean for its future? Mint explains.

6 min read8 May 2025
Money

Individual current accounts: Benefits, minimum balance, and who should open one

An individual current account is designed for personal use, offering higher withdrawal and deposit limits than savings accounts.

2 min read2 May 2025
Industry

Mint Explainer: Who will run IndusInd Bank without senior leadership?

IndusInd Bank is the latest private sector lender to witness a senior leadership crisis, following Yes Bank, RBL Bank, Lakshmi Vilas Bank, and Tamilnad Mercantile Bank in recent years.

4 min read30 Apr 2025
Markets

Mint Explainer: What Sebi's spoofing crackdown means for the stock market

The regulator recently passed an interim order against Patel Wealth Advisors that detailed the broker's alleged use of a sophisticated manipulation technique known as ‘spoofing’ to distort prices in both the equity and derivatives markets.

5 min read30 Apr 2025
Politics

Mint Explainer: India puts Indus Waters Treaty on ice—what’s at stake for both sides

From blocking inspections to reshaping dam rules, here’s what India’s Indus Treaty pause enables—and where its limits lie.

6 min read24 Apr 2025
Industry

Mint Explainer: What RBI’s new liquidity coverage ratio norms mean for banks

Banks' LCR will improve by around 6 percentage points at an aggregate level, as per an impact analysis undertaken by RBI.

5 min read24 Apr 2025
Economy

The math behind Trump’s three-arrow plan to cut US deficit—what the third move could mean for the world economy

To shrink the US current account deficit, Trump has already fired two arrows—at trade and the federal budget. But the math suggests a third, more dangerous move could be next.

4 min read23 Apr 2025
Money

Mint Explainer: What are UCITS—and why Indian investors should consider them

European-domiciled UCITS ETFs are emerging as a preferred route for Indians investing overseas. With built-in tax advantages and seamless global access, they offer a compelling alternative to direct US holdings.

6 min read18 Apr 2025
Companies

Mint Explainer: Will Swiggy eat Urban Company’s lunch with Pyng?

Pyng seems to be part of Swiggy’s diversification strategy as it looks to leverage its logistics and consumer base to tap into the growing services market in the country.

3 min read16 Apr 2025
Economy

Mint Explainer: How RBI's latest rate cut, change in stance impact borrowers, depositors

The RBI's second repo rate cut should cheer retail borrowers with floating-rate loans, most of whom have already benefited from the previous cut of 25bps in February.

3 min read9 Apr 2025

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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