📊 Market Opening | Mixed Start For Benchmarks

Sensex gained 114.42 points (0.15%) to 78,753.45, while Nifty slipped 171 points (0.69%) to 24,603.30 in early trade.

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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor registered a stunning electoral debut on Monday, winning the bypoll for Bihar's prestigious Bankipur assembly constituency. In victory, Kishor dealt a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had held the seat since 1995.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/know-your-mla-prashant-kishors-net-worth-education-and-criminal-cases-bankipur-bypoll-bihar-assembly-bjp-jan-suraaj-11785813875772.html

DY Patil, former governor of the state of West Bengal and a veteran leader of the Congress, passed away at his residence in Maharashtra's Kolhapur after battling a prolonged illness. He was 90.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-was-dy-patil-former-bihar-tripura-governor-padma-shri-awardee-and-veteran-congress-leader-passes-away-at-90-11785829722019.html

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha today.

What it intends to change 👇
https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/taxation-and-other-laws-amendment-bill-lok-sabha-mdr-upi-charges-tax-measures-exemption-foreign-invest-manufacture-boost-11785837662918.html

The government proposed a bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act, 2007 that could eventually allow merchant discount rate (MDR) to be charged on some UPI transactions.

Is MDR coming back on UPI? What the proposed law change means 👇
https://www.livemint.com/industry/what-does-the-proposed-upi-mdr-change-mean-for-you-11785829362308.html

The FSSAI has banned three Old Monk rum variants for using artificial flavours instead of proper ageing methods. Other brands, such as McDowell's No. 1 Rum and Bagpiper Deluxe Whisky, are also included in the ban.

Check full list 👇
https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/fssai-bans-multiple-liquor-brands-in-india-including-old-monk-and-mcdowells-no-1-check-full-list-11785842947634.html

A consumer court in Kerala has directed Air India to pay ₹1.36 lakh in compensation to a man who was stranded overnight at Mumbai airport after a flight delay caused him to miss his international connection.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delayed-air-india-flight-cost-kerala-man-his-saudi-work-trip-now-the-airline-owes-him-1-36-lakh-11785849976840.html

The deadline for the voter list clean-up exercise, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in the national capital has been extended.

Check details 👇
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-sir-ec-revises-schedule-announces-new-date-for-final-voter-roll-publication-check-details-11785854067005.html

✴️ Who answers if data collected by the police & authorities gets to non state actors❓
✴️ Was there data abuse at the Jantar mantar protest site❓
✴️ Can protestors in India seek data privacy❓

In a candid conversation with Abhinav Trivedi, Deputy Editor, LiveMint, Renowned Cyber security experts Dr. Pavan Duggal answers these questions and a lot more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQdNPztL4t4

The Supreme Court proposed a pilot project under which fuel would be supplied only to vehicles with valid insurance to curb the growing number of uninsured vehicles and ensure timely compensation for road accident victims.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/no-insurance-no-fuel-supreme-court-seeks-centres-plan-to-stop-fuel-sales-to-uninsured-vehicles-11785859600697.html

#MintMarkets | Stock market closing timings changed: What it means for index funds, ETFs and arbitrage fund investors

https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/new-stock-market-closing-timing-from-3-august-what-it-means-for-index-funds-etfs-and-arbitrage-fund-investors-11785859222095.html

US-Iran War LIVE: Pete Hegseth rejects media reports claiming US missile defence stockpiles 'dangerously low'

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/us-iran-war-live-news-strait-of-hormuz-oman-talks-donald-trump-abbas-araghchi-tehran-washington-dc-pete-hegseth-11785886711953.html

RBI MPC meeting outcome today: Check date, time, and where to watch Governor Sanjay Malhotra's speech

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/rbi-mpc-meeting-outcome-today-check-date-time-and-where-to-watch-governor-sanjay-malhotras-speech-11785890925283.html

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) rate-setting panel on Wednesday decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 5.25% for the fourth straight meeting.

RBI MPC decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintain a ‘neutral’ stance.

Read more: https://www.livemint.com/economy/rbi-mpc-repo-rate-monetary-policy-interest-rates-neutral-stance-inflation-gdp-growth-fcnr-deposits-nri-deposits-11785849485243.html

RBI MPC meeting: The RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintain a ‘neutral’ stance in its August 2026 policy meeting.



Read more: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/rbi-mpc-meeting-repo-rate-maintained-at-5-25-key-highlights-from-august-2026-policy-meeting-11785899937147.html

Udhayanidhi Stalin's alleged double meaning remark for Trisha, Azam Khan on Jaya Prada and more. Revisit times when politicians made remarks targetting women. Read more: https://livemint.com/news/india/from-udhayanidhi-stalin-to-azam-khan-politicians-who-sparked-outrage-with-derogatory-remarks-about-women/amp-11785908221723.html

#WATCH | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra | Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder Abhijeet Dipke says, "For now, CJP will be a pressure group because what India needs right now is a pressure group."

On being asked if he will start a political party, Dipke says, "Our movement was successful because people rose above their own ideologies and political party lines to come together

The Parliamentary Standing Committee asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to issue an apology with 3 days over Facebook's removal of a video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The committee warned that failure to comply could result in the loss of legal immunity under Section 79 of the IT Act.

Read More: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mark-zuckerberg-asked-to-apologise-over-pm-modis-reel-fiasco-parl-panel-warns-meta-of-losing-legal-protection-if-11785919167087.html

Rohit Sharma silenced retirement rumours by scoring 138 runs at Lord's, becoming the first Indian to achieve this milestone. Meanwhile, the future of chief selector Ajit Agarkar is uncertain.

https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/ajit-agarkar-may-lose-his-job-over-rohit-sharma-s-retirement-controversy-vvs-laxman-likely-to-take-over-report-11785921932752.html

#MintMarkets | Sensex gains 150 points, Nifty 50 ends flat above 24,600 after RBI MPC keeps interest rates unchanged.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/sensex-gains-150-points-nifty-50-ends-flat-above-24-600-after-rbi-mpc-keeps-interest-rates-unchanged-11785922265051.html

The RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% while raising its FY27 growth forecast and trimming its inflation estimate.

Here's why salaried employees shouldn't expect lower EMIs, cheaper loans or sharply lower FD rates just yet 👇
https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/rbi-holds-repo-rate-at-5-25-5-assumptions-about-emis-fd-rates-and-inflation-salaried-employees-shouldnt-make-11785928055915.html