Mint explainer: what has changed in the new HAM highway contract?

Mint - Sep 27, 2026

MoRTH’s new HAM framework links construction payments to certified physical progress, while adding financing support, tighter monitoring, risk-sharing and road-safety requirements.

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World Tourism Day 2026 special: These 5 locations became fan pilgrimage after iconic movies - Full details here
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World Tourism Day 2026 special: These 5 locations became fan pilgrimage after iconic movies - Full details here

As the travel industry embraces “set-jetting,” the trend of travelling to locations featured in movies and TV shows, some spots have evolved into permanent shrines for die-hard fans.

Students protest at Punjab's LPU, rape allegation sparks outrage — What we know so far
Sep 27, 2026
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Videos circulating on social media showed students at LPU damaging window panes and flower pots, and even setting some objects on fire. A heavy police force has been deployed at the university, with police stating that the situation is now under control.

Air India AI 171 crash: FIP writes to Aviation Minister, seeks inclusion of technical submissions in AAIB's report
Sep 27, 2026
Air India AI 171 crash: FIP writes to Aviation Minister, seeks inclusion of technical submissions in AAIB's report

The Federation of Indian Pilots has urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to ensure its technical inputs are considered before the AAIB finalises its AI171 crash probe, citing discrepancies between the preliminary report and simulator assessments.

PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat Top Quotes: From surgical strike to amla, Ashok Singhal and ‘most beautiful tribute to Bapu’
Sep 27, 2026
PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat Top Quotes: From surgical strike to amla, Ashok Singhal and ‘most beautiful tribute to Bapu’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on a host of issues in the latest edition of Mann Ki Baat — from recalling the 2016 surgical strike to highlighting Amla-based rural enterprise and nutrition initiatives in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Here are the top quotes from PM Modi's Mann ki Baat.

Brics can serve as a platform for talks, cooperation, and reaching consensus: Iranian ambassador Fathali
Sep 27, 2026
Brics can serve as a platform for talks, cooperation, and reaching consensus: Iranian ambassador Fathali

The New Delhi Declaration at the 18th Brics Summit was important because it stressed national sovereignty, territorial integrity and international law, while voicing concern over attacks on nuclear facilities, civilians and the humanitarian situation in Gaza, says Iran’s ambassador to India.

Mint Explainer | Why a super-charged El Niño is a postcard from our future
Sep 27, 2026
Mint Explainer | Why a super-charged El Niño is a postcard from our future

This year’s El Niño will be a ‘postcard from our future’ bringing temperatures that climate change is projected to deliver 20 years into the future, warned the Climate Impact Lab at the University of Chicago.

US-Iran war: Mojtaba Khamenei 'pulled from rubble' after strikes — New claim after Trump says Supreme leader ‘not dead’
Sep 27, 2026
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Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was rushed to a Tehran hospital after a US-Israel strike in the early days of the war, only to be “pulled from the rubble” again after the US and Israel bombed the medical centre, an Iranian cleric said this week.

Bihar’s ₹21,000 crore mineral reserves may generate over ₹5,000 crore annual revenue, says report
Sep 27, 2026
Bihar’s ₹21,000 crore mineral reserves may generate over ₹5,000 crore annual revenue, says report

Bihar aims to revitalise its mineral economy by harnessing new resources worth over ₹21,000 crore. Geological surveys have reportedly identified valuable minerals like glauconite and gold, but challenges remain in transitioning to commercial production. 

Who is Priyanka Saxena? After 10 years in IAF, she lost her fighter pilot husband; SC backs her return
Sep 27, 2026
Who is Priyanka Saxena? After 10 years in IAF, she lost her fighter pilot husband; SC backs her return

Priyanka Saxena joined the Indian Air Force at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad in January 2002 and received her commission on 20 December 2003.

Russian Strikes Kill Four in Ukraine, Damage Kyiv Data Center
Sep 27, 2026
Russian Strikes Kill Four in Ukraine, Damage Kyiv Data Center

Russia’s overnight airstrikes killed at least four people across Ukraine and hit a data center in Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Consumer drags PVR Cinemas to court after ads play for 17 minutes before movie: Movie chain must now pay ₹75,000
Sep 27, 2026
Consumer drags PVR Cinemas to court after ads play for 17 minutes before movie: Movie chain must now pay ₹75,000

PVR INOX played ads for 17 minutes before a movie. The consumer turned out to be an advocate. Now, the chain must pay ₹75,000 in fine.

New York and Northeast Facing Another Day of Wild Weather
Sep 27, 2026
New York and Northeast Facing Another Day of Wild Weather

New Yorkers can expect rain and high winds through Monday as a powerful nor’easter that caused moderate flooding in Manhattan’s Battery continues to pound the area, knocking out power to thousands and grounding hundreds of flights.

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