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This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by LiveMint staff. Nifty 50 Share Price Today Live Updates: The NIFTY IT at (0.48%), NIFTY FMCG at (0.33%) & NIFTY Realty at (0.27%) are currently the top performing sectors among the Sectoral Indices. While NIFTY Consumer Durables at (-0.51%), NIFTY Metal at (-0.51%), NIFTY Oil & Gas at (-0.24%) are currently the low performing sectors Nifty 50 Share Price Today Live Updates: The Nifty 50 opened at 26005.4 (0%) , 1.25 points higher than the previous closing.

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Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fastfashion giant Shein for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices

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U.S. stocks edged back from their records as financial markets around the world take a pause following big recent moves

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert predicting extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai till 8:30 am on Thursday.Heavy rains have been lashing Mumbai and its suburbs since Wednesday afternoon, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding passengers even as traffic crawled on roads.Schools and colleges in Mumbai and its suburbs will remain shut on Thursday amid a red alert for heavy rains, officials said.Officials said two flights were diverted and seven flights had to make a go-around at Mumbai airport due to inclement weather.Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Two flights were diverted and seven flights had to make a go-around at Mumbai airport due to inclement weather.Mumbai Rains Live Updates: The Mumbai Division of the Central Railway said that due to Heavy Rain in the Mumbai and Suburban areas and water logging in several locations between Vidyavihar and Mulund stations UP and Down slow train services were affected.

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An executive at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike apologized in testimony to Congress for sparking a global technology outage over the summer

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Indians are delaying repayments on credit cards and personal loans, leading to a rise in delinquencies after months of bingeing on small-ticket consumption loans. The volume of credit card dues where repayments are delayed by over 90 days has increased 17 basis points (bps) year-on-year to 1.8% in June, showed data from credit bureau TransUnion Cibil.

Nothing OS 3.0 update, keen-eyed viewers spotted an intriguing detail at the 6:54 mark. A brief shot of the Settings menu prominently displays the text "Finish setting up Phone (3)," confirming the moniker and offering a subtle nod to the unreleased handset (first spotted by Gadgets 360).The glimpse also provides a few design clues.

ADF Foods Ltd.(up 4.75%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 4.29%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.(up 1.09%), Prataap Snacks Ltd.(up 1.06%), Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 1.03%), Patanjali Foods Ltd.(up 0.95%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 0.60%), Hindustan Foods Ltd.(up 0.57%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 0.50%) and Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 0.09%) stood among the top gainers.

India Power Corporation Ltd.(up 9.96%), Ravindra Energy Ltd.(up 5.00%), KPI Green Energy Ltd.(up 5.00%), GE T&D India Ltd.(up 5.00%), Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.(up 4.79%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd.(up 4.28%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 3.92%), KEC International Ltd.(up 3.66%), CESC Ltd.(up 2.58%) and Power and Instrumentation(Gujarat)Ltd.(up 2.00%) stood among the top gainers.

Ministry of Finance has recently announced an update to the National Savings Scheme (NSS) through a new notification dated August 29, 2024. This update explains modifications made to the National Savings Scheme Rules 1987 and 1992. Here is what the circular says, Following six categories have been identified. Relevant guidelines (1). Irregular NSS accounts: These have been assessed to be of the following types. (a). Two NSS-87 accounts opened prior to DG Posts' Order. No. 35- 19/9GSB- lll dated 02.04.1990: (i). The earliest first opened account will get prevailing scheme rate. (ii). The second account (opened after the first account) will get prevailing POSA rate plus 200 bps on the outstanding balance. (iii). Points (i) and (ii) will be subject to the following conditions: (a). Cumulative deposits in both the accounts put together should not exceed the applicable deposit limits for each year. (b). Excess deposits (if any) shall be refunded to the investor without any interest. (iv). Points (i) to (iii) are in the nature of one-time special dispensation allowed to investors of NSS-87 till 30 September 2024 from the date of OM dated 12th July 2024 issued by Ministry of Finance. (v). From 1 Oct 2024 onwards, both the accounts will earn zero percent rate of interest. (b). Two NSS-87 accounts opened atter DG Posts' Order. No, 35- 19/90-SB-lll dated 02.04.1 990: (i). rate. The earliest first opened account will get the prevailing scheme (ii). The second account (opened after the first account) will get prevailing POSA rate on the outstanding balance, (iii). Points (i) and (ii) are subject to the following conditions: (a). Cumulative deposits in both accounts together should not exceed the applicable deposit limit for each

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty ended 63.75 points up at 26004.15, while the BSE Sensex closed 255.83 points up at 85169.87.

Vishwaraj Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 7.06%), Ponni Sugars(Erode)Ltd.(up 3.98%), Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd.(up 3.68%), Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.(up 2.84%), Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd.(up 2.67%), Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.(up 1.94%), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 1.92%), Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 1.15%), EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 1.11%) and KM Sugar Mills Ltd.(up 1.06%) stood among the top gainers.

Shares of Axis Bank Ltd.(up 2.31 per cent), Federal Bank Ltd.(up 1.07 per cent), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.63 per cent) and ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.4 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Tax rebate under section 87A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is a benefit that reduces the total income tax liability of an eligible taxpayer. The eligibility criteria are that the taxpayer's income should be below a set threshold and not having certain types of income. For example, one of the criteria for tax rebate under section 87A is to have an income below Rs 5 lakh (old tax regime) or Rs 7 lakh (new tax regime). However, following an update in the ITR filing utility on July 5, 2024, chartered accountants say that many taxpayers were denied the benefit of tax rebate under section 87A if they had certain special rate incomes like short-term capital gains (STCG). STCG on equity shares or equity-oriented mutual funds were taxable at 15% rate under Section 111A which was raised to 20% in Budget 2024 presented in July this year.

India Power Corporation Ltd.(up 9.08%), Reliance Power Ltd.(up 5.00%), Ravindra Energy Ltd.(up 5.00%), Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.(up 5.00%), KPI Green Energy Ltd.(up 4.30%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 4.22%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd.(up 2.87%), KEC International Ltd.(up 2.05%), Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.(up 1.64%) and CESC Ltd.(up 1.59%) were among the top gainers.

20 Microns Ltd.(up 3.40%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(up 2.30%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 2.26%), NMDC Ltd.(up 2.00%), MOIL Ltd.(up 1.63%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 0.95%), KIOCL Ltd.(up 0.30%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 0.29%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 0.25%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 0.10%) were among the top gainers.

market regulator for its proposed $1.25-billion public issue, investment banking sources told ET, reflecting the growing appetite for new-age investment choices in a country witnessing an unprecedented consumer boom. The Bengaluru-based company had filed draft papers for the IPO with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) through the confidential filing route in April this year.