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DS Group launches digital marketing guide DCODE with WPP Media, aims to set benchmark for best practices

DS Group has launched DCODE, a digital marketing guide created with WPP Media. The playbook provides best practices in digital marketing, combining academic insights with practical tools for marketers and digital enthusiasts to enhance their strategies in a complex digital ecosystem.

22 Aug 2025 5:00 pm
Anand Rathi Group family buys 10,000-sq-ft flat in Lodha's Worli project for 131.7 crore

Luxury, sea-facing residential projects such as Lodha Sea Face, Naman Xana, and The Legacy are creating a new 'billionaire's street' in the heart of Worli.

22 Aug 2025 11:28 am
PMO to take a call on Vodafone Ideas fate

The Prime Ministers Office has received a proposal from the telecom department to steady beleagured Vodafone Idea, which has repeatedly flagged the risk to its survival.

22 Aug 2025 6:00 am
Big pipelines, slow disbursements: India Inc keeps PSU bank credit on hold

While most factors remain common for both private and PSU banks, private banks in their Q1 earnings calls cited aggressive pricing competition from PSU banks as another factor for muted demand for loans from India Inc.

22 Aug 2025 5:45 am
Mint Explainer | What's next for online gaming? Five burning questions answered

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, is set to transform the money gaming industry that once sponsored Indias biggest sporting events.

21 Aug 2025 7:56 pm
Small-town salesman, $1.2 billion empire: Inside Vineet Agrawals Wipro journey

Vineet Agrawal became the CEO of Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting in 2002. Since then, he has shaped 15 acquisitions, expanded the companys presence to over 60 countries, and turned Santoor into one of Indias largest soap brands. How did he do it?

21 Aug 2025 5:38 pm
Big budgets may be setting grand films up for epic failure

Industry insiders fear some of the upcoming tentpole films could collapse under their own weight.

21 Aug 2025 3:23 pm
Govt likely to announce infrastructure status for shipping industry in two weeks

Infrastructure status would help shipping firms access cheaper, longer-term funding, spurring purchases from Indian shipyards and boosting domestic vessel ownership.

21 Aug 2025 11:45 am
Personal guarantors' assets under threat under proposed IBC changes

Until now, when a company went bankrupt, guarantors enjoyed a moratorium that stopped banks and creditors from touching their assets until the case was finally decided.

21 Aug 2025 5:45 am
Real money gamers lose over long term, apps did not check massive user losses: Vaishnaw

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the bill comes after years of collating user complaintswhich underline thousands of crore lost by players of fantasy sports, rummy and other titles. The minister also said preventing the degradation of the society was more important than the ban's GST impact.

20 Aug 2025 8:48 pm
Regulators must balance innovation and stability, says RBI deputy governor M. Rajeshwar

New technologies, Rao said, have improved ease of doing business and lowered operational costs, but they also bring complex regulatory issues like the unpredictable nature of tech-driven business models, questions around data privacy and control, and what he called the AI conundrum.

20 Aug 2025 8:15 pm
Trump's tariff shadow loomed over monetary policy decision in August, minutes show

Uncertainty about tariffs forced the six-member panel to unanimously vote for a status quo on interest rates, despite a benign inflation, showed minutes.

20 Aug 2025 7:50 pm
Online marketplaces influence 73% of purchases: Deloitte-Ficci report

Offline retail has long held sway on how consumers buy goods in India. However, over the last decade this has changed with more digital channels chipping away market share from traditional trade 

20 Aug 2025 7:50 pm
Adani Realty revives Khatau Mill land project in Mumbai after SC ruling

Adani's project, like several others, was in limbo after the 2024 National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruling that said large-scale real estate projects within a 5-km radius of ecologically-sensitive zones such as forests or mangroves need environmental clearance from the central government.

20 Aug 2025 7:34 pm
Indias sweeping online gaming ban puts billions in investor capital at risk

The online gaming bill targeting real-money games jeopardizes a sector thats attracted a host of global investors, including Tiger Global, ChrysCapital, and DST Global, and $2.8 billion in funding over just 5 years.

20 Aug 2025 7:11 pm
Buzz kill: Trumps tariffs put Indias honey trade in a sticky spot

It is highly unlikely that Donald Trump is aware of the existence of the honey-collecting beekeepers roving Haryanas mustard fields, the apple orchards in Kashmir, Himachal and Uttaranchal, and beyond. But he plays an oversized influence on their lives today. Heres why.

20 Aug 2025 5:00 pm
The journey of Indias online gaming industry

India's online gaming industry faces a potential complete ban as a draft bill is proposed in the Lok Sabha. Mint chalks out the start of online gaming startups in India, key milestones, GST hurdles, state bans and more.

20 Aug 2025 4:14 pm
From national campaigns to city tours, south Indian films up the promotional game for Hindi belt

South Indian films are scaling up promotions with national tours, influencer pushes, and digital buzz, inspired by RRR and Pushpa, as pre-release hype becomes key to box office success.

20 Aug 2025 2:17 pm
Online gaming ban: Startups prepare Supreme Court challenge

Indias leading online gaming startups are preparing a Supreme Court challenge to the new law banning money-based games, payments, and advertising, warning it could shutter hundreds of companies and put over 200,000 jobs at risk.

20 Aug 2025 1:40 pm
Ready mix: After adding ethanol in petrol, govt now plans to blend isobutanol with diesel to make cleaner fuel

Amid the controversy over blending ethanol with petrol, the planned new-generation vehicles would run on different combinations of diesel and isobutanol, a derivative of ethanol.

20 Aug 2025 1:04 pm
With 200,000 jobs at risk, industry bodies urge Amit Shah to rethink online gaming ban

Letter to home minister warns The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, could wipe out a 2-trillion sector employing over 200,000 people

20 Aug 2025 12:28 pm
Indian Oil, BPCL resume Russian oil purchases following wider discounts amid Trump's tariff blow

INDIA-OIL/IMPORTS-RUSSIA (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Indian Oil, BPCL resume buying Russian oil for September as discounts widen, sources say

20 Aug 2025 11:06 am
India's ethanol push: A fuel for the future, or a faulty policy?

Like Brazil, India is blending ethanol with petrol in a progressive manner. However, unlike Brazil, the country is neither offering it as a choice nor passing on the cost benefits to consumers.

20 Aug 2025 9:00 am
Above-normal monsoon rains fuel Indias hydropower surge for second year running

Heavy monsoon rains have boosted Indias reservoirs, setting hydropower output on course to rise about 10% in FY26, after a similar gain in FY25. The surge enhances grid stability, though heavy silt from torrential rains poses risks to turbine operations.

20 Aug 2025 9:00 am
A former banker now wants you to buy more debt mutual funds

Venkat Nageswar Chalasani, the chief executive of industry body Association of Mutual Funds in India, or Amfi, believes people need to be made aware of investing in debt products, a move that will improve the market liquidity, while allowing people stable returns.

20 Aug 2025 6:00 am
Jio, Airtel mute entry-level plans. Another round of tariff hikes on cards?

Telecom giants Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are shaking up their entry-level prepaid plans, signaling a shift towards higher data packages. Analysts suggest this move could lead to an increase in tariffs across the industry.

19 Aug 2025 8:55 pm
Centre to ban all online real-money games. Billion-dollar industry faces existential threat.

A new bill seeking to ban all online games involving real money could lead to severe repercussions for the industry, including possible imprisonment for violators.

19 Aug 2025 8:17 pm
Is new Bollywood music making a quiet comeback to top charts again?

Bollywoods new Hindi films are reviving musical glory as tracks from films like Saiyaara and Metro..In Dino top charts, with soulful soundtracks boosting marketing, box office, and streaming dominance.

19 Aug 2025 2:17 pm
Indian steel producers set to benefit as commerce ministry arm proposes anti-dumping duty on imports from Vietnam

Indias trade remedies body has proposed a five-year duty on Vietnams hot-rolled steel imports to protect domestic players like Tata Steel, JSW, and SAIL from cheap inflows.

19 Aug 2025 1:58 pm
Electric truck sales pick up in August after PM E-DRIVE incentives, private financing schemes kick in

The PM E-DRIVE initiative offers subsidies for medium and heavy trucks, aiming to decarbonise India's logistics sector, which contributes significantly to carbon emissions.

19 Aug 2025 11:35 am
India's online gaming industry awaits Supreme Court ruling amid discord

After five months of arguments, the fate of a 15,000-crore industry hangs by a threadsnared in state bans, tax disputes, and stalled regulation.

19 Aug 2025 10:58 am