CM Vijay apologises after minister refers to Karunanidhi without ‘Kalaignar’

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay apologised in the Assembly after Forest Minister RV Ranjith Kumar referred to former chief minister M Karunanidhi without the customary honorific “Kalaignar”, triggering objections from DMK members.

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The foreign direct investment India needs is not the FDI that gets counted

If India is to defend its currency sustainably, the country must attract and earn more dollars. Since what gets measured gets managed, we should reclassify FDI statistics to offer visibility on the capital inflows we most acutely need.

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Why Trump is threatening again to bomb Oman

Some U.S. officials see Oman as favoring Iran, while others say Trump is lashing out over failures to make a nuclear deal

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Lenskart gain over 5% after incorporating new step-down subsidiary in China

Lenskart Solutions' shares rose 4% after incorporating Wenzhou Framekart Trade Co., Ltd. in China. The new subsidiary focuses on eyewear products, with BFT holding a 95% interest.

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Best multi-asset funds: Only 4 delivered 15%+ SIP returns in 3 years

Only four multi-asset allocation funds delivered more than 15% SIP returns over three years, led by Quant at 18.51%. But the five-year data tells a different story, with ICICI Prudential, SBI and UTI also crossing the 15% mark.

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GitHub outage: Web, API traffic hit; downloads see 50% failures

GitHub reported an approximately 20% error rate across web experiences and API traffic. The company said archive downloads and raw repository content downloads were experiencing about a 50% error rate.

3 min read17 Aug 2026

Why retail investors are worried about SEBI's new Closing Auction Session

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has changed the way India’s stock market discovers its closing price. The Closing Auction Session, or CAS, was introduced on 3 August to replace the old volume-weighted average price (VWAP) method with two main objectives: make the closing price harder to manipulate and improve price discovery. But a week into the rollout, retail investors are asking a more basic question: Did SEBI break a perfectly working system in an attempt to fix it? Mint reached out to SEBI for its response on how it plans to address these retail investor concerns. The regulator had not responded by the time this video was published.

17 Aug 2026

RBI's early closure of FCNR deposit window sends banks, NRI investors scrambling

Market participants suggested that even a caveat from the central bank that the scheme could be reviewed depending on the pace of inflows would have helped banks and customers plan better.

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$57 billion arrives, $30 billion to follow: India eyes $50 billion surplus

SBI Research anticipates a $50 billion surplus in India's balance of payments for FY27, supported by robust foreign currency inflows.

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‘Take Gyanesh Kumar…’: Pawan Khera after Trump invokes Indian election system

The remarks by Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera came in response to US President's push for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, citing India's election system and voter identification requirements.

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Who is Kevin Lamour? FIFA's ex-COO and former ally of Gianni Infantino

Kevin Lamour's sacking as FIFA Chief Operating Officer (COO) comes in the aftermath of his criticism of FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid the abandoned plans to sell stakes in the World Cup.

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