Market Closing 📉: Sensex closes at 330 points higher at 77,264.51, while Nifty higher 84 points to 24,175.65.

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Rather than opting for conventional presents this Raksha Bandhan, families can consider gifts that offer lasting financial value and reflect the festival’s message of protection and care.

https://www.livemint.com/money/raksha-bandhan-2026-from-gold-to-stocks-financial-gifts-to-give-your-sibling-11787897862698.html

Subhash Chandra has disputed a claim of around ₹3,900 crore filed against him in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), saying that the bulk of the debt raised by his group had already been repaid.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/subhash-chandra-breaks-silence-on-nclt-order-disputes-rs-3-900-crore-claim-says-most-group-debt-repaid-11787915682677.html

Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister B Nagendra stepped down from the state Cabinet, just 25 days after returning to the ministry, amid allegations related to the Valmiki Corporation scam.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/b-nagendra-resigns-from-karnataka-cabinet-25-days-after-reinduction-11787926079410.html

FDA cancels Cipla unit's drug licence: During an inspection in June, FDA officials found that the packaging of Reactin Plus Tablets, a Schedule H prescription medicine, carried an unauthorised claim describing it as an analgesic and antipyretic.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tukaram-mundhe-led-maharashtra-fda-cancels-cipla-units-drug-licence-over-reactin-plus-irregularities-11787921799707.html

Suryakumar Yadav opens up for first time since T20I snub post WC; ‘Because when everything is going well, then why?’

https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/suryakumar-yadav-opens-up-for-first-time-since-t20i-snub-post-wc-because-when-everything-is-going-well-then-why-11787977684591.html

India's bullet train project, linking Ahmedabad and Mumbai, is set to launch soon after nearly ten years since its announcement.

Learn more about features, cost, design and other details of made-in-India first high-speed rail project 🚄
https://www.livemint.com/industry/infrastructure/indias-bullet-train-turns-indigenous-features-cost-other-details-about-made-in-india-first-high-speed-rail-project-11787964267622.html

A rise in water levels in Nepal's Narayani would be reflected downstream in India's Gandak.

Therefore, eastern UP and northern Bihar face an escalated flood risk. Other major rivers flowing from Nepal into Uttar Pradesh include the Ghaghara (Karnali), Sharda (Kali), and Rapti.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=V1mI7b1X6Ig

#MintPremium | The founders of NOTO ice cream on indulgence without guilt, separating work from their personal life, and why moderation is key.

From a pizza business to a ₹35 crore low-sugar ice cream brand, here’s how the couple built NOTO 🍨
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/noto-ice-cream-business-interview-varun-sheth-ashni-shah-11787968041114.html

#MintMarkets | Mukesh Ambani's RIL-backed textile stock crash 21% in just 5 days.

What's behind the plunge? Explained 👇
https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/mukesh-ambanis-ril-backed-textile-stock-alok-industries-crash-21-in-just-5-days-whats-behind-the-plunge-11787987873047.html

Under the proposed system, a red-coloured hexagonal warning would appear on the front of food packages when a product contains high levels of at least two of the specified nutrients. 🥫

Details here 👇
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fssais-red-coloured-hexagon-plan-which-packaged-foods-could-soon-carry-the-warning-11788000208774.html

PM Modi in Tashkent: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent on a state visit to Uzbekistan on 29 August where he was was warmly received by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the airport.

PM Modi is in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 29–30 August. This is Prime Minister’s fourth visit to Uzbekistan. Therafter, the prime minister will travel to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to participate in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit on 31 August – 1 September 2026, as per the official itinerary.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/economy/pm-modi-in-uzbekistan-india-eyes-3-billion-trade-as-new-delhi-s-economic-ties-with-tashkent-deepen-minerals-defence-11788006888065.html

Sugar & Egg Prices Surge; Rice Diverted To Distilleries | Who Is Paying For India's E20 Programme?

While molasses and rotten rice were earlier used to make ethanol, the feedstock has now changed to include millets (corn) and even rice. Egss & sugar are getting expensive, subsidised rice with taxpayers' money, is being provided to distilleries. Who is ultimately paying for Ethanol blending?

#WATCH | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T30bU9hXWQY

#LongStoryUnlocked | The day Tata Sons failed to hold its AGM, the curtain rose on Noel Tata’s real problems. N. Chandrasekaran leaves behind a more powerful Tata Sons, and a clutch of unfinished mega bets.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/s/1emhUuG

Who is Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal? President Murmu’s ex-ADC dubbed the ‘national crush’ who took premature retirement

https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/who-is-major-rishabh-singh-sambyal-president-murmu-s-ex-adc-dubbed-the-national-crush-who-took-premature-retirement-11788080298362.html

Mukesh Ambani vs Subhash Chandra: Net worth, assets compared — what's the matter between the two tycoons? Decoded

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/mukesh-ambani-vs-subhash-chandra-net-worth-assets-compared-whats-the-matter-between-the-two-tycoons-decoded-11788083596214.html

NPCI to let users port UPI AutoPay mandates across apps

https://www.livemint.com/economy/npci-readies-upi-autopay-interoperability-for-consumers-and-merchants-11787898320112.html

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#WATCH | Rescuers in Nepal on Sunday (August 30) raced to reach workers stuck in tunnels after devastating flooding trapped them inside.

Nepal's military airlifted heavy machinery to the remote site on Sunday and rescuers reached the entrance of one tunnel, beginning to clear debris blocking access. Authorities said teams carrying oxygen supplies and cameras would enter once access was secured.

NCLAT will hear creditors’ challenge to Subhash Chandra’s ₹6.5 crore repayment plan after several lenders opposed the proposal, arguing it could undermine the intent and purpose of the insolvency law.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/news/subhash-chandra-nclat-nclt-hdfc-bank-insolvency-repayment-plan-essel-group-zee-group-creditors-ibc-11788154853437.html