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

Visa's latest round of artificial intelligence-fuelled layoffs, affecting nearly 2,600 employees, has extended well beyond junior and mid-level employees. In July 29, several employees woke up to emails from the human resources team informing them that their jobs had been cut as the payments giant restructures its operations to focus on artificial intelligence.

Read More: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/visa-layoffs-senior-executives-earning-up-to-4-36-crore-among-2-600-employees-affected-11785926046223.html

#Visa #Layoffs #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

The EPFO is expected to launch E-PRAAPTI by the end of August to help members recover money lying in old or inactive PF accounts.

How the new portal can help you trace old or inactive PF accounts 👇
https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/epfo-may-launch-e-praapti-by-august-end-how-the-new-portal-can-help-you-trace-and-claim-old-or-inactive-pf-accounts-11785926165180.html

Maharashtra has enforced a one-year ban on the production, storage, and distribution of analogue or non-dairy paneer across the state. 🥘

Details here 👇
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/no-more-fake-paneer-maharashtra-bans-analogue-substitutes-for-a-year-violators-to-face-jail-term-and-fine-11785920137794.html

According to the survey, one in two Indians said they had watched multiple fake videos in the last 12 months, while seven in 10 believe creating deepfake videos should be a criminal offence.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/deepfakes-worry-indians-1-in-2-surveyed-say-they-watched-multiple-fake-videos-7-in-10-want-them-criminalised-11785933915890.html

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is conducting a pilot to test polymer banknotes in Indian conditions, with the aim of rolling them out by 2027-28, governor Sanjay Malhotra said.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rbi-polymer-banknotes-india-rollout-fy28-pilot-security-features-11785932489302.html

US-Iran War Live Updates: Donald Trump’s Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic in the Strait
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/usiran-war-us-iran-news-live-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-deal-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-iran-israel-august-6-11785974649279.html