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India has recently joined a growing list of countries weighing restrictions on children’s access to social media.Speaking on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit last week, information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is discussing age-based restrictions on social media platforms. The remarks follow closely after the Economic Survey flagged the need to address “digital addiction” among the young.At the state level, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala are also examining similar restrictions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The blast radius of the Epstein files has toppled C-suite executives, shamed financiers and led to the arrest of a former British royal. Now, school picture day is in the crossfire.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: A set of common initiatives and directives signed by India, the US, China and 83 other countries at the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit will shape global collaborations on artificial intelligence (AI) despite the agreement being non-binding in nature, said a top bureaucrat who spearheaded the declaration. On Saturday, the government released the New Delhi declaration that was signed by 88 entities, including the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Mumbai finally got itself a new mayor, Ritu Tawde from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after a long hiatus. The city’s municipal corporation is the country’s richest local body and expectations from the incoming mayor were quite high.

Kati Patang Lifestyle, the maker of Saffron Lager and Bareilly Bold, is sharpening its focus on premium beers and preparing to enter the spirits business.Co-founder, Shantanu Upadhyay, speaking to Mint exclusively, said it is in advanced discussions to acquire a controlling stake in premium spirits brands and distribution networks, which could expand its addressable market from roughly $1-10 billion while improving margins.The company is also scaling up its UK presence as the BSE-listed brewer seeks to reposition itself as a lifestyle-led alcoholic beverage platform rather than a niche craft label. Kati Patang is also planning a real estate project under its name, which will house some hospitality projects.The decade-old New Delhi-based company, which listed last year through a share-swap with VirtualSoft Systems Ltd, has increased its stake in CHADKP Holdings Ltd, owner of Chadlington Brewery and The Tite Inn in Oxford, from 23% to 51%, gaining majority control within a year of its initial £300,000, or about ₹3.67 crore, investment.The company is also in advanced talks to enter the spirits business, given that a large share of alcohol consumption in India is in brown spirits such as whisky.

brands online, ahead of Google.This is where the good part ends.Social media is notorious for harming people’s mental health, driving online harassment, disrupting sleep, creating anxiety and accelerating digital addiction. According to Pew research, 48% of American teens say social media harms people their age. India's Economic Survey 2025-26 has flagged the rapid rise of digital addiction and screen-related mental health challenges.

While the transatlantic relationship made the headlines at this month’s Munich Security Conference, many of the European analysts I hung out with were more concerned about whether, how and how quickly Europe could build adequate military capacity to achieve meaningful strategic autonomy. The twin fears of a potential Russian invasion and an American divorce have compelled Europe’s leaders to invest in military capacity, but it presents the EU and its member states with unprecedented structural challenges.Europe sees a threat to the Union itself, but has to rely on the military establishments of its member-states to respond to it. Like the Pope, Brussels has practically no divisions under its command.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Months before Jesse Van Rootselaar became the suspect in the mass shooting that devastated a rural town in British Columbia, Canada, OpenAI considered alerting law enforcement about her interactions with its ChatGPT chatbot, the company said. While using ChatGPT last June, Van Rootselaar described scenarios involving gun violence over the course of several days, according to people familiar with the matter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From India’s uneven export growth despite a sharp rise in shipments to several countries to the country hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) summit, new Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket resetting the inflation measurement, merchants reporting higher sales due to the digital payment system, and a gauge of national pride sentiment—here’s a compilation of this week’s news in numbers. India’s exports rose 0.6% year-on-year to $36.6 billion in January 2026, the latest trade figures released on Monday showed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Navin Fluorine International Ltd’s stock has delivered almost 60% returns over the last one year. On 10 February, the shares hit an all-time high of ₹6,965 apiece and are now trading around 7% lower.

History is not a catalogue of inventions. It is a record of how societies adapt—or fail to adapt—to them.Every major technological revolution has followed a similar arc. First comes the breakthrough.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Sarvam AI, the IIT Madras-incubated artificial intelligence startup that launched three foundational models on Wednesday, will seek commercial success with a ChatGPT-like application, which it plans to launch soon. This application, Sarvam cofounder Vivek Raghavan told Mint in an interview, is part of the company’s long-term monetization efforts as it looks to start generating revenue.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. JPMorgan Chase’s board of directors gathered late last year at Morgan’s, an English pub on the 13th floor of the bank’s ritzy new skyscraper. When a tray of Guinnesses was served, the people overseeing America’s biggest bank noticed a familiar face floating on the foam: Jamie Dimon’s.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: The State Bank of India is weighing a plan to take control of its investment-banking joint venture (JV) with Investec India, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move comes as India’s largest lender seeks to strengthen its deal-making and distribution capabilities in the midst of a multi-year boom in the country’s equity capital markets.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Entertainment industry entities are launching new ventures and verticals that aim to either back films for the big screen or programming for streaming platforms even amid the risks of volatility in the movie business, plateauing OTT subscriptions and unsold content inventory. Entrepreneur Ananya Birla launched Birla Studios this month to produce films in Hindi, Gujarati and Malayalam, among other regional languages, and in English.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Governments love global summits. They signal ambition, draw CEOs and leaders, and create the impression of shaping the future rather than chasing it.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. LONDON—Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was preparing to board a flight to London in September 2010 when Jeffrey Epstein emailed asking to alter the pair’s plans for a quiet dinner in Buckingham Palace. The American financier, convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor for prostitution, said he was accompanied by three women, including a Russian model.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Even as US President Donald Trump imposes his will at home and abroad, there is talk about various stages of imperial decline and how the American Empire is now at one of its last few—fifth out of seven by one estimate. Empires as commonly understood were based on force and political control.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s AI Impact Summit, which opened on Monday with a series of high-level industry dialogues, is expected to boost funding and global collaboration opportunities for the country’s private enterprises, shifting focus away from a potential policy consensus among participating nations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For decades, the 'Made in India' label sat uneasily on global retail shelves, signalling an easy pick for discount-hunter. Now, New Delhi is betting that a flurry of newly minted trade deals can flip that script, repositioning the world’s fastest-growing major economy as a producer of premium, high-margin goods to the world’s wealthiest consumers.