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TN CM apologises over Karunanidhi honorific row

India, Aug. 18 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay offered an immediate apology in the Assembly on Monday after a minister referred to former CM M Karunanidhi directly by name, omitting the tr... Read More


Why RBI is betting on plastic in a UPI economy

India, Aug. 18 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest currency experiment may seem counterintuitive at first glance in an economy rapidly digitising on the back of real-time payment rails. The ce... Read More


EUR/USD tops 1.1600 mark on firm economic cues, holds at two-month high

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- Euro continued to edge higher against the US dollar today, topping two-month high above 1.1600 mark. The single currency has been boosted by strength in economic growth and labour m... Read More


API Holdings Turns Debt-Free -- Repays Rs.1,050 Crore, Frees Thyrocare Shares from Pledge

India, Aug. 17 -- HT Syndication Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17: API Holdings, India's largest digital healthcare platform and the ultimate parent company of Thyrocare, has become debt-free ... Read More


Takaichi vows "responsible active fiscal policy" to drive Japan growth as April-June economy expands 1.1% amid weak domestic demand

Tokyo, Aug. 17 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday vowed to pursue a "responsible active fiscal policy" and accelerate the government's growth strategy after Japan's economy expanded a... Read More


Dhoot Transmission, Molbio Diagnostics IPOs list strong with 21-38% gains

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Shares of Dhoot Transmission and Molbio Diagnostics made strong stock market debuts on Monday, gaining 21.4 per cent to 38 per cent over their respective IPO prices. Dhoot Transm... Read More


Karnataka HC Quashes Sessions Court Orders To Defreeze Jar's Accounts

India, Aug. 17 -- The Karnataka High Court has quashed three Sessions Court orders directing the release of gold and silver and defreezing of bank accounts linked to wealthtech startup Jar. A bench o... Read More


Iran War: Tehran Puts $30,000 Bounty on US Troops as Persian Gulf Ceasefire Nears Collapse

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 -- An American soldier's life is worth $30,000 in Tehran. That is the price Iran's Army formally put on American troops Sunday, offering a bounty for the killing or capturing of any Un... Read More


What the draft framework for variable capital companies means for GIFT City, AIFs

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- On June 5, 2026, the Ministry of Finance released the draft International Financial Services Centres Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The proposed law introduces a purpose-built... Read More


Nifty trades below 24,250 mark; IT shares decline

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest losses in the mid-morning trade as investors assessed a slew of Q1 FY27 earnings announcements amid the ongoing results season. Sec... Read More