From influencers staging public spats to actresses suddenly dabbing moisturizer on their cheeks outside a café, marketers are engineering candid encounters to turn the sidewalk—or the airport—into an advertising stage. The strategy, known as paparazzi marketing, involves deliberately setting up scenes that appear spontaneous, with the paparazzi capturing the moment. A paparazzi is a photographer…
Bank holiday today: Banks across India are scheduled to remain closed today, September 13, 2025, as it is the second Saturday of the month. According to the Reserve Bank of India calendar( RBI), banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays of the month. Banks are typically closed on the weekends…
India is looking to scale up at least two public sector banks (PSBs) to become one of the top 20 banks in the world by 2047, a senior government official from the financial services department said on Friday. The official said that scaling up the size of public sector banks was top of the agenda…
Tractor and fertilizer companies have sought quicker refunds from GST authorities stating that they may not be able to fully recover from consumers taxes already paid on raw materials and services after the government rolls out its tax rate cuts on 22 September. Insurance company representatives too have sought relief from the Union government on…
The 17 rare earth elements, with names like neodymium, cerium, lanthanum, and praseodymium, aren’t as well-known as copper and industrial metals, but they are getting far more attention these days. They are used to make catalytic converters, refine oil, and polish glass, among other uses. But they’re really about magnets, which account for more than…
Star Health and Allied Insurance faces the prospect of having its cashless services revoked by the Association of Healthcare Providers, India (AHPI) for allegedly unfair practices. AHPI, which represents more than 15,000 hospitals, warned it would withdraw cashless services for Star Health policyholders from 22 September over complaints of unfair practices unless it reached an…
India’s tractor market, a key indicator of rural economic health, is set for nearly 10% growth in FY26. A favourable southwest monsoon, lower inflation, and a recent goods and services tax (GST) cut are expected to boost sales, according to the Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA). Tractor sales have already recorded an 11.6% jump in…
Interest in film restoration is gaining momentum, but its commercial impact remains uncertain. In recent months, a number of re-releases, from Guru Dutt’s iconic films to Rekha’s Umrao Jaan, have been screened in theatres. These efforts, backed by government initiatives like the National Film Heritage Mission and executed by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)…
The move also resolves GST ambiguities between camera and non-camera drone models and aligns with the Make-in-India manufacturing goals. The GST Council put all drones under a flat 5% GST slab, removing earlier confusion where camera models faced 28% and non-camera ones 18%. Industry executives hailed the rationalisation as a turning point but also flagged…
Mumbai: India’s food security and climate resilience will continue to pose challenges unless government policies, farm economics, and technology adoption are reworked and aligned with resource poor farmers in remote areas, according to agri-entrepreneurs and farmer association representatives who spoke at Mint’s Sustainability Summit held in New Delhi recently. Ajay Vir Jakhar, chairman of Bharat…