| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner | HT Media Ltd. |
| Editor | R Sukumar |
| Founded | 1 February 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 16th Floor, 18-20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001 |
| Sister newspapers | Hindustan Times Hindustan Dainik |
| Official website | www.livemint.com |
Mint is a business newspaper from HT Media Ltd, launched in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal on 1 February 2007. It is a premium business news publication aimed at decision makers and policy makers of the country and it is the first newspaper in India to be published in the Berliner format. The current Editor of the newspaper is R. Sukumar.
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Mint's editorial stance and opinion emphasizes its libertarian outlook. It's editorial sections have been liberal on social and political issues. On economic matters its opinions have expressed faith in free markets and economic liberalization.
Mint carries a short and crisp editorial piece on the front page titled "Quick Edit" while the longer opinion pieces titled "Our View" and guest opinion pieces titled "My view" or "Their Views" are carried by back pages.
The design of the Mint newspaper is geared towards presenting business and financial information in a compact format. The format itself was designed by Mario R. Garcia, who has also been associated with the re-design of the Wall Street Journal.
Along with the print edition, Mint also has specialised online and mobile editions which can be accessed at "www.livemint.com". Livemint.com is among the fastest growing news websites in India and it attracts more than 1.5 million readers every month, majority of whom are decision makers in leading business organizations across the world.It is widely considered to be the most comprehensive and technically evolved news portal in the country that has introduced many multimedia enabled engagement platforms which give its readers the opportunity to express their point of view and interact with Mint's editors and columnists.
The weekend edition of the publication is called "Lounge" and it features columns on travel, fashion, arts, personal technology, parenting, and health.
Mint is now India's second most widely read national business daily. It has a readership of over 1.75 lakhs in Delhi and Mumbai [ Source : IRS 2009, R1 ], with the average reader belonging to the age group of 35 to 44. It also has editions in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chandigarh and Pune.