Devina Sengupta

Mumbai, Southern Asia

Deputy Editor at Mint

HR/Workplace/EdTech reporter @Livemint . Past @EconomicTimes. Storyteller via print/podcast/video & 🧵📧[email protected]

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End soft patriarchy: Why assume women won’t put their careers first?

1 week ago | livemint.com | Devina Sengupta

Opinion Summary Soft patriarchy is not harsh and obvious, which makes it harder to call out. It often takes the form of feigned empathy for women assumed to have duties dictated by gender that must be fulfilled. Society needs to understand that not every working woman is looking for a family-career balance. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.
HT Syndication: Lenders concerned about education loans as US tightens curbs on student visas

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Gopika Gopakumar |Devina Sengupta

New Delhi, May 29 -- US president Donald Trump administration's tough stance on international student visas are worrying lenders, as they are seeing a sharp fall in the number of customers opting for education loans to study in America. Disbursal of loan amounts may also get impacted if visas are cancelled or delayed, the banks warned. "Banks have seen a 25% reduction in education loans to students applying to US and Canada last fiscal and the growth in education loans will dip further now.
Lenders concerned about education loans as US tightens curbs on student visas

1 week ago | livemint.com | Gopika Gopakumar |Devina Sengupta

“Banks have seen a 25% reduction in education loans to students applying to US and Canada last fiscal and the growth in education loans will dip further now. More students are now looking at European colleges for admission," said a senior official at one of India’s largest public sector banks. Also Read: What’s cooking inside RBI’s Bengaluru innovation hub?
Lenders concerned about education loans as US tightens curbs on student visas

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Gopika Gopakumar |Devina Sengupta

Lenders concerned about education loans as US tightens curbs on student visas“Banks have seen a 25% reduction in education loans to students applying to US and Canada last fiscal and the growth in education loans will dip …
HT Syndication: Primer: Is geopolitics to blame for your missing pay hike?

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Devina Sengupta

Posted On: 2025-05-28 Posted By: Devina Sengupta Business & Finance Health & Lifestyle Auto Education Employment Politics MINT New Delhi, May 28 -- The fiscal year that went by left a trailing impact on India Inc.'s workforce, who will now have to make peace with poor increments and lower promotions. Even layoffs.
Primer: Is geopolitics to blame for your missing pay hike?

1 week ago | livemint.com | Devina Sengupta

Companies with significant exposure to the US market are wary of policy changes under Trump. This means that even if one is disappointed with the appraisals, the job opportunities are fewer. By extension, the competition for vacant positions will get tougher. The fiscal year that went by left a trailing impact on India Inc.’s workforce, who will now have to make peace with poor increments and lower promotions. Even layoffs. The spanner in the works is a sluggish job market.
Sword of Damocles over Vodafone Idea’s bank guarantees

1 week ago | livemint.com | Jatin Grover |Shayan Ghosh |Devina Sengupta

Fading hopes of securing relief on telecom companies' government dues has turned the attention to bank guarantees worth around ₹6,000 crore that Vodafone Idea Ltd, the weakest telco, has submitted to the government. On 19 May, the Supreme Court rejected petitions from Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea to waive some of the dues linked to their adjusted gross revenues (AGR).
HT Syndication: AGR upsetturns spotlight on Vi's bank guarantees

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Jatin Grover |Shayan Ghosh |Devina Sengupta

new delhi/mumbai, May 28 -- Fading hopes of securing relief on telecom companies' government dues has turned the attention to bank guarantees worth around Rs.6,000 crore that Vodafone Idea Ltd, the weakest telco, has submitted to the government. On May 19, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected petitions from Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea to waive some of the dues linked to their adjusted gross revenues (AGR).
US Embassy in India cautions students against skipping classes or leaving midway

1 week ago | livemint.com | Devina Sengupta

The US Embassy cautioned students that skipping classes or leaving the program without informing authorities will lead to the visa being revoked and impact future eligibility visas. The warning comes when the Trump administration is embroiled in a fight with HarvardThe US Embassy in India has cautioned students that skipping classes or leaving the program without informing authorities will lead to visa revocation, as the Trump administration mounts scrutiny of overseas students.
HT Syndication: US Embassy in India cautions students against skipping classes or leaving midway

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Devina Sengupta

New Delhi, May 27 -- The US Embassy in India has cautioned students that skipping classes or leaving the program without informing authorities will lead to visa revocation, as the Trump administration mounts scrutiny of overseas students. "If you drop out, skip classes, or leave your program of study without informing your school, your student visa may be revoked, and you may lose eligibility for future US visas," the embassy posted on social media platform X.