Mint Lite Morning Shot
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Mint Lite Morning Shot offers a quick update on the news you need to know before you start your day. From politics to markets, and a little dollop of positive cream, Sohini Sen from Mint offers a fresh perspective on everything.
So, grab a cup of coffee and let's get started.
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179: Mint News| 4th February 2021 | Singapore’s covid tracing law | GOP faces Cheney decision| Former ECB chief may lead Italy
February 04, 2021 02:31 - 7 minutesA Russian court jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a three-and-a-half-year sentence, Nearly 11,000 Hong Kongers moved to Taiwan in 2020, the former ECB chief Mario Draghi credited with saving the euro, to try to lead Italy & other news updates in your morning shot.
178: Mint News| 3rd February 2021 | Biden’s stance on asylum seekers | Inflation numbers flicker around Asia| China’s ‘Red Line’ warning
February 03, 2021 02:37 - 7 minutesChina’s top diplomat warned the U.S. not to cross the country’s “red line, 13 Prehistoric teeth unearthed at a site in Jersey reveal signs of interbreeding between Neanderthals and our own species, Biden’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to cancel upcoming oral arguments over U.S.-Mexico border wall funding & other news updates in your morning shot.
178: Mint News| 3rd February 2021 | Biden’s stance on asylum seekers | Inflation numbers flicker around Asia| China’s ‘Red Line’ warning
February 03, 2021 02:37 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBChina’s top diplomat warned the U.S. not to cross the country’s “red line, 13 Prehistoric teeth unearthed at a site in Jersey reveal signs of interbreeding between Neanderthals and our own species, Biden’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to cancel upcoming oral arguments over U.S.-Mexico border wall funding & other news updates in your morning shot.
177: Mint News| 2nd February 2021 | Over 5,300 detained in anti-Kremlin protests | A war against short sellers| military control in Myanmar
February 02, 2021 03:12 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBUS small investors have defied short-sellers by banding together online, Russian police detained over 5,300 people in a massive clampdown on anti-Kremlin protests, Myanmar military taking control of the country for 1 year & other news updates in your morning shot.
176: Mint News| 1st February 2021 | UK-EU reset relations post vaccine row | Special visas irk China | Trump and lawyers part ways
February 01, 2021 02:25 - 8 minutesTrump has abruptly parted ways with five lawyers handling his impeachment defense, Post roman treasures unearthed beneath student accommodation in Cambridge, Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected & other news updates in your morning shot.
176: Mint News| 1st February 2021 | UK-EU reset relations post vaccine row | Special visas irk China | Trump and lawyers part ways
February 01, 2021 02:25 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBTrump has abruptly parted ways with five lawyers handling his impeachment defense, Post roman treasures unearthed beneath student accommodation in Cambridge, Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected & other news updates in your morning shot.
175: Mint News | 29th January 2021 | Poland’s new abortion rules | Saudi plans to go the German way | Rohingyas reported missing from camp
January 28, 2021 19:38 - 7 minutesIndia has announced a pledge of $150,000 to activities of the Peacebuilding Fund this year, Populist Sadyr Japarov was sworn in as president of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Rohingyas reported missing from camp & other news updates in your morning shot.
175: Mint News | 29th January 2021 | Poland’s new abortion rules | Saudi plans to go the German way | Rohingyas reported missing from camp
January 28, 2021 19:38 - 6 minutes - 5.95 MBIndia has announced a pledge of $150,000 to activities of the Peacebuilding Fund this year, Populist Sadyr Japarov was sworn in as president of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Rohingyas reported missing from camp & other news updates in your morning shot.
174: Mint News | 28th January 2021 | Bihar to guide pollbound states | Olympic test events to be postponed | Climate action is people’s choice
January 28, 2021 02:29 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBGlobal coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million, Japan pushes back against India’s G-7 invite, The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan & other news updates in your morning shot.
174: Mint News | 28th January 2021 | Bihar to guide pollbound states | Olympic test events to be postponed | Climate action is people’s choice
January 28, 2021 02:29 - 7 minutesGlobal coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million, Japan pushes back against India’s G-7 invite, The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan & other news updates in your morning shot.
173: Mint News | 26th January 2021 | EU weighs response to Navalny arrest | Agent Orange case in French courts | Record satellites sent to space
January 26, 2021 02:22 - 7 minutesTurkey and Greece resumed bilateral talks on Monday, Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging sand from its waters in 2020, EU weighs response to Navalny arrest & other news updates in your morning shot.
173: Mint News | 26th January 2021 | EU weighs response to Navalny arrest | Agent Orange case in French courts | Record satellites sent to space
January 26, 2021 02:22 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MBTurkey and Greece resumed bilateral talks on Monday, Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging sand from its waters in 2020, EU weighs response to Navalny arrest & other news updates in your morning shot.
172: Mint News | 25th January 2021 | UN shines light on Ethiopia’s plight | Bezos's Blue Origin close to flying humans | Jan FPIs net investors at Rs 18,456 cr
January 24, 2021 20:15 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBFlorida will require proof of residence for those getting a Covid shot, Ethiopia’s northern Tigray remains unstable as fighting continues in several areas, Asian drug lord arrested in Amsterdam & other news updates in your morning shot.
171: Mint News |22nd January 2021 | USA rejoins WHO on Biden order | Sri Lanka reopens to tourists | Covid’s impact on housing
January 22, 2021 02:30 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBCovid impacted not just property prices, but also apartment sizes, The US rejoined the WHO, in one of the first official orders of Joe Biden, Scientists are using images to count African elephants from space, & other news updates in your morning shot.
170: Mint News |21st January 2021 | Trump pardons over 70 people | Ports review meeting to start today | Lockdown walks cost farmers their crop
January 21, 2021 03:01 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBTrump pardoned 73 people, including his former aide and other allies, Johnson defeated a rebellion by his own lawmakers over China ruling, Lockdown walks to cost farmers their crop & other news updates in your morning shot.
169: Mint News |20th January 2021 | US’s Houthi move worries UN | Clashes break out in Sudan | Eurozone banks stricter post covid
January 20, 2021 02:35 - 8 minutesTribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan killed around 130 people, Eurozone banks further tightened conditions for approving loans in the fourth quarter of 2020, the oldest archeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters & other news updates in your morning shot.
169: Mint News |20th January 2021 | US’s Houthi move worries UN | Clashes break out in Sudan | Eurozone banks stricter post covid
January 20, 2021 02:35 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBTribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan killed around 130 people, Eurozone banks further tightened conditions for approving loans in the fourth quarter of 2020, the oldest archeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters & other news updates in your morning shot.
168: Mint News |19th January 2021 |Kremlin critic detained in Moscow | U.S. announces new sanctions | Japan gets stricter on covid
January 19, 2021 02:29 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBClashes broke out for a 3rd consecutive evening in several Tunisian cities, The US announced sanctions against 6 Chinese officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, Japan to slash the number of athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics & other news updates in your morning shot.
167: Mint News |18th January 2021 | Iran’s uranium plans shock world | Call for action against sea attack | Nasa’s SLS test ends abruptly
January 18, 2021 02:49 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBEuropean powers have voiced deep concern over Iran’s plans to produce uranium metal, Pet food manufacturers witnessed high double-digit growth last year, A critical engine test for Nasa's new "mega-rocket" has ended early & other news updates in your morning shot.
167: Mint News |18th January 2021 | Iran’s uranium plans shock world | Call for action against sea attack | Nasa’s SLS test ends abruptly
January 18, 2021 02:49 - 8 minutesEuropean powers have voiced deep concern over Iran’s plans to produce uranium metal, Pet food manufacturers witnessed high double-digit growth last year, A critical engine test for Nasa's new "mega-rocket" has ended early & other news updates in your morning shot.
166: Mint News | 15th January 2021 | From reformer to wrecker | Trust ebbs in post covid world | Artistic masterstrokes from history
January 15, 2021 02:52 - 7 minutes - 7 MBLebanese authorities began enforcing an 11-day nationwide shutdown, South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye, Politician vs musician in Uganda polls & other news updates in your morning shot.
166: Mint News | 15th January 2021 | From reformer to wrecker | Trust ebbs in post covid world | Artistic masterstrokes from history
January 15, 2021 02:52 - 8 minutesLebanese authorities began enforcing an 11-day nationwide shutdown, South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye, Politician vs musician in Uganda polls & other news updates in your morning shot.
165: Mint News | 14th January 2021 | Govt defers polio program | Japan may expand emergency | EU’s space broadband plans
January 14, 2021 02:44 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBItaly’s largest mafia trial in three decades began on Wednesday, The National Polio immunisation programme has been deferred "till further notice", Japan may expand emergency & other news updates in your morning shot.
165: Mint News | 14th January 2021 | Govt defers polio program | Japan may expand emergency | EU’s space broadband plans
January 14, 2021 02:44 - 8 minutesItaly’s largest mafia trial in three decades began on Wednesday, The National Polio immunisation programme has been deferred "till further notice", Japan may expand emergency & other news updates in your morning shot.
164: Mint News | 13th January 2021 | Malaysia declares nationwide emergency | US envoy visit angers China | Cuba back in terrorism list
January 12, 2021 19:54 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBRepublicans in the U.S. Congress faced growing blowback, Malaysia’s king declared an emergency for the first time in more than half a century, Hospitality industry to contract in FY21 & other news updates in your morning shot.
164: Mint News | 13th January 2021 | Malaysia declares nationwide emergency | US envoy visit angers China | Cuba back in terrorism list
January 12, 2021 19:54 - 8 minutesRepublicans in the U.S. Congress faced growing blowback, Malaysia’s king declared an emergency for the first time in more than half a century, Hospitality industry to contract in FY21 & other news updates in your morning shot.
163: Mint News | 12th January 2021 | Kyrgyzstan populist on course for victory | Less air travel in future? | WHO team to visit China
January 12, 2021 02:27 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBSearch teams continue to hunt for the black boxes of the Indonesian aircraft, Populist Sadyr Japarov has won Kyrgyzstan's presidential elections, WHO team to visit China & other news updates in your morning shot.
162: Mint News | 11th January 2021 | US ends curbs on Taiwan contacts | Cities key to post-covid growth | The future of clean flying
January 11, 2021 02:27 - 8 minutesApple Inc and Amazon.com have decided to remove Parler from their services, United States is ending restrictions governing official contacts with Taiwan, Cuba to test the covid vaccine in Iran & other news updates in your morning shot.
162: Mint News | 11th January 2021 | US ends curbs on Taiwan contacts | Cities key to post-covid growth | The future of clean flying
January 11, 2021 02:27 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBApple Inc and Amazon.com have decided to remove Parler from their services, United States is ending restrictions governing official contacts with Taiwan, Cuba to test the covid vaccine in Iran & other news updates in your morning shot.
161: Mint News |7th January 2021 | Dozens held in HK crackdown| Oil bidding begins in Arctic Wildlife Refuge |WHO team denied China entry
January 07, 2021 02:47 - 7 minutesThe Grammy Awards ceremony has been shifted to March 14, 500,000 people have signed up to the Veganuary challenge for a month, The WHO complained about China’s delay in granting visas to a team seeking to investigate covid-19’s origins & other news updates in your morning shot.
161: Mint News |7th January 2021 | Dozens held in HK crackdown| Oil bidding begins in Arctic Wildlife Refuge |WHO team denied China entry
January 07, 2021 02:47 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBThe Grammy Awards ceremony has been shifted to March 14, 500,000 people have signed up to the Veganuary challenge for a month, The WHO complained about China’s delay in granting visas to a team seeking to investigate covid-19’s origins & other news updates in your morning shot.
160: Mint News | 6th January 2021 | Rift easing between Qatar and neighbors | More steps for the duty refund scheme| Rise of the Covid Cobots
January 06, 2021 02:33 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MBSingapore home prices rose to the highest in more than two years, the use of automation, robotics, and AI has grown by 30% since March 2020, EU Firms stop delivering to the UK because of tax changes & other news updates in your morning shot.
159: Mint News |5th January 2021 | More signs of economic recovery | | UK judge rejects Assange extradition | US Congress convenes new session
January 05, 2021 03:29 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBTurkey’s year-end inflation rate to exceed the central bank’s bumped-up forecast, a British judge ruled that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US, An outrageous bushfire threatens lives in Australia's city of Perth & other news updates in your morning shot.
158: Mint News | 4th January 2021 | Republican senators oppose election results | | Attack kills dozens in Niger | Afghan-Taliban peace talks to resume
January 04, 2021 07:31 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBSuspected Islamist militants attacked 2 villages in Niger, NASA's quest to put boots back on the moon likely gets less urgent after Joe Biden takes office, A fresh round of peace talks between the Afghan govt and the Taliban begin in Qatar & other news updates in your morning shot.
157: Mint News | 31st December 2020 | Argentina votes to legalize abortion | Traders See Cash Tightening in India | Over 503 new species identified this year
December 31, 2020 01:30 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBArgentina’s Senate has passed a law legalizing abortion, A Chinese court has jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists, India’s sovereign bond investors are converging on a trade idea for 2021 & other news updates in your morning shot.
156: Mint News | 30th December 2020 | Trump faces first veto override | UN predicts 2021 challenges | Japan’s bid to cut space junk
December 30, 2020 02:50 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBUS is slashing foreign military aid to El Salvador, One person returning to Tamil Nadu from the UK has tested positive for the new strain of Covid, United Nations have predicted the gender poverty gap will widen in 2021 & other news updates in your morning shot.
155: Mint News | 29th December 2020 | Punjab to investigate Jio tower sabotage | Supply chain shifts to benefit India | China jails citizen journalist for covid reporting
December 29, 2020 02:50 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBAuthorities in Punjab are investigating whether protesting farmers were disrupting power supply to hundreds of telecom towers, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting, Migrants without shelter in Bosnia & other news updates in your morning shot.
155: Mint News | 29th December 2020 | Punjab to investigate Jio tower sabotage | Supply chain shifts to benefit India | China jails citizen journalist for covid reporting
December 29, 2020 02:50 - 8 minutesAuthorities in Punjab are investigating whether protesting farmers were disrupting power supply to hundreds of telecom towers, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting, Migrants without shelter in Bosnia & other news updates in your morning shot.
154: Mint News | 28th December 2020 | Impact of covid on cinema | The fisherman’s verdict on Brexit
December 28, 2020 03:06 - 7 minutes - 6.4 MBNews updates of 28th December 2020 in this episode of Mint Lite Morning Shot.
154: Mint News | 28th December 2020 | Impact of covid on cinema | The fisherman’s verdict on Brexit
December 28, 2020 03:06 - 7 minutesNews updates of 28th December 2020 in this episode of Mint Lite Morning Shot.
153: Mint News | 18 December 2020 |India in US watchlist for rupee boost| | Britain’s new housing algorithm | China Central Bank looks at the debt burden
December 18, 2020 02:31 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBIndia’s addition to the U.S. watchlist is a possible boon for local currency and bond markets, IOC has been accused of ignoring widespread human rights abuse, and India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 was launched from Sriharikota & other news updates in your morning shot.
152: Mint News | 17th December 2020 | US FDA approves at-home test | Electric cars’ price movement | Kangaroos can communicate
December 17, 2020 02:36 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBLondon has been placed under tough restrictions from Wednesday, Electric vehicles may cost about the same as their gas-guzzling brethren in just three or four years, Marriage to escape refugee camp & other news updates in your morning shot.
152: Mint News | 17th December 2020 | US FDA approves at-home test | Electric cars’ price movement | Kangaroos can communicate
December 17, 2020 02:36 - 8 minutesLondon has been placed under tough restrictions from Wednesday, Electric vehicles may cost about the same as their gas-guzzling brethren in just three or four years, Marriage to escape refugee camp & other news updates in your morning shot.
151: Mint News | 16th December 2020 | Singapore plans biz travel bubble | Bihar, WB see high child marriage rates | Olympic torch relay to go on as usual
December 16, 2020 02:22 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBSingapore will launch a new segregated travel lane aimed at business travellers. Somalia's government cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Kenya, Tokyo will go ahead with a nationwide, socially distanced torch relay & other news updates in your morning shot.
151: Mint News | 16th December 2020 | Singapore plans biz travel bubble | Bihar, WB see high child marriage rates | Olympic torch relay to go on as usual
December 16, 2020 02:22 - 8 minutesSingapore will launch a new segregated travel lane aimed at business travellers. Somalia's government cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Kenya, Tokyo will go ahead with a nationwide, socially distanced torch relay & other news updates in your morning shot.
150: Mint News | 15th December 2020 | South Korea offers free testing | Palm oil imports slumps | Taiwan’s road to trans-pacific trade pact
December 15, 2020 02:22 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBSouth Korea is opening dozens of free coronavirus testing sites, An oil tanker has suffered an explosion early Monday near Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah, France stands up against Iran execution & other news updates in your morning shot.
149: Mint News | 14th December 2020 | Can popular consultation reject Maduro? | Global funding for women’s health | Climate goals show slow pace
December 14, 2020 02:23 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBThe United States is set to start mass vaccination today, Police are still looking for children who were kidnapped in Nigeria, India reported highest number of human deaths due to the human-elephant conflict & other news updates in your morning shot.
149: Mint News | 14th December 2020 | Can popular consultation reject Maduro? | Global funding for women’s health | Climate goals show slow pace
December 14, 2020 02:23 - 8 minutesThe United States is set to start mass vaccination today, Police are still looking for children who were kidnapped in Nigeria, India reported highest number of human deaths due to the human-elephant conflict & other news updates in your morning shot.
148: Mint News | 11 December 2020 | Covid impacts container trade |Asian-American incomes grow | China to sanction US officials
December 11, 2020 02:28 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MBIndian Container trade severely impacted owing to staggered supply and demand shocks, Argentina to become the first Latin American nation to legalize abortion, and manmade materials are likely to outweigh all life on Earth & other news updates in your morning shot.
148: Mint News | 11 December 2020 | Covid impacts container trade |Asian-American incomes grow | China to sanction US officials
December 11, 2020 02:28 - 7 minutesIndian Container trade severely impacted owing to staggered supply and demand shocks, Argentina to become the first Latin American nation to legalize abortion, and manmade materials are likely to outweigh all life on Earth & other news updates in your morning shot.