*Happy Reading on 19.01.2018*
*Mint*
=> GST rate cut for more items, returns filing to be made simpler
=> Airtel profit plunges 39% in Q3 as IUC cut, Reliance Jio price war take their toll
=> Auto parts makers warn of job losses in sudden EV shift
=> Elections 2018: EC announces poll dates for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland
=> Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed John Energy to file for Rs300 crore IPO
=> Delhi HC asks IndiGo, GoAir, SpiceJet and DIAL to resolve terminal dispute amicably
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*Business Standard*
=> GST Council meet: 83 items to get cheaper, filing of returns may be eased
=> RIL to spend another $23 bn on Jio over next 3-4 years, says Moody's
=> Govt working on centralised bidding to reduce cost of electricity
=> WhatsApp earnings leak case: Axis Bank appoints agency to help with probe
=> Supreme Court Judge Ranjan Gogoi, next in line to be Chief Justice of India
=> Good news! Subscribers can withdraw up to 25 per cent after 3 years in NPS
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*Economic Times*
=> Expect home, car loan rates to rise as private banks raise MCLR
=> New policy may cut levies: Telecom Secretary
=> ED to sell Rs 4k-cr Mallya shares in UB
=> Sharing biometrics unsafe: Aadhaar opponents argued in Supreme Court
=> Indian pharma majors rush to ‘Make in America’
=> Government opposes merger of Vodafone Group’s two arbitrations
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*Financial Express*
=> Farm subsidies in cash: Telangana to give Rs 8,000/acre
=> Timelines of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code are extremely strict, says Bahram Vakil of AZB & Partners
=> Audi launches 2nd generation Q5 in India; it competes with Benz GLC, BMW X3 and Volvo XC60
=> Bharti Airtel Q3 Result: Cut in interconnection ssage charges takes a toll
=> Thermal power generation slips year-on-year in December
=> Malaysia Airlines flight shakes violently, forced to make emergency landing in Australia
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*Hindustan Times*
=> Form panel to assign important cases, 4 Supreme Court judges tell CJI Dipak Misra
=> Fortis dengue death an ‘eye opener’: Haryana govt panel says reduce profit margins at hospitals
=> GST Council cuts rates for 29 items, 54 services
=> Arrested dealer may have to pay Rs 483-crore fine for Rs 97-crore demonetised notes
=> MPs want their seats to be upgraded to business class in flights
=> Haryanvi folk singer Mamta Sharma’s body found with throat slit in Rohtak
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*Indian Express*
=> Freedom of expression supreme, says SC, tells states to give security for Padmaavat release
=> From retrograde step to step in right direction: Election Commission shifts stand on poll bonds
=> Budget 2018-19: Capital gains tax relief, plan to change holding period to two years
=> Ex-CFO Rajiv Bansal’s severance payout: Infosys gets notice from SEBI
=> Padmaavat row: Rajput groups want ‘unofficial ban’ to stay, states will study SC order
=> South Africa speeding star Lungi Ngidi’s come a long way — From panic attack on Indian bus
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*The Hindu*
=> ‘Padmaavat’ ruling: tension in Rajasthan, State may appeal against SC
=> Aadhaar contradicts the role of the state, say petitioners challenging scheme
=> GST rates on 29 goods, 53 services cut
=> BJP open to tie-ups in Nagaland
=> Purohit moves SC in Malegaon case
=> China’s rise a big disruption, says Jaishankar
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*The Times of India*
=> Padmaavat: Spectre of fear can’t be allowed, SC says
=> Hotels must display star ratings at reception, online
=> Haryana: 6th rape in 4 days, now a college girl
=> 2017 was hottest year ever without El Nino: Nasa
=> CJI meets 'rebels', but doesn't heed demands
=> Soon, India’s N-strike zone could cover entire China
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*अमर उजाला*
=> खुद हटेंगे नहीं तो हटाए जाएंगे प्रवीण तोगड़िया, बगावती सुर नहीं आ रहा संघ को रास
=> समुंद्र में चीन की हेकड़ी निकालने के लिए साथ आए भारत समेत चार देश
=> जुआ, सट्टा बंद कराने वाली नाजिया को भारत अवॉर्ड, 18 बहादुरों को राष्ट्रीय वीरता पुरस्कार
=> महत्वपूर्ण मामलों में सुनवाई के सीधे प्रसारण की मांग पर होगा विचार, आज याचिका सुनेगा SC
=> J&K: घाटी में दो साल के भीतर 246 विदेशी और 117 स्थानीय आतंकी हुए ढेर, 176 हुए गिरफ्तार
=> सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश के बावजूद करणी सेना ने सिनेमा हॉल में मचाया उत्पात, तोड़-फोड़ का आरोप
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*हिन्दुस्तान*
=> GST पर राहत: 29 वस्तुओं और 54 सेवाओं पर घटाई गई टैक्स की दर
=> आधार मामला: मोबाइल कंपनियों को कैसे देते हैं जानकारी- सुप्रीम कोर्ट
=> पद्मावत विवाद: फिल्म रोकने को करणी सेना ‘जनता कर्फ्यू’ लगाएगी
=> भारत से गोद लिया गया शख्स स्विट्जरलैंड में सांसद बना
=> उत्तर प्रदेश:रिटायर्ड IAS अधिकारी मनोज कुमार राज्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त बने
=> कानपुर में डंप है 200 करोड़ की पुरानी करंसी
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*दैनिक जागरण*
=> डोकलाम में यथास्थिति, दोनों देशों की सेनाएं जहां पर लौटी थीं वहीं पर हैं: रवीश
=> भीड़ बढ़ने से पहले खरीदें टिकट, सस्ते में करेंगे रेल यात्रा
=> जाधव की किडनैपिंग के लिए पाक ने मुल्ला उमर को दिए थे करोड़ों रुपये: बलूच कार्यकर्ता
=> PWL: पंजाब रॉयल्स ने दिल्ली सुल्तांस को पटकनी देकर किया टूर्नामेंट से बाहर
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*प्रभात ख़बर*
=> झारखंड : राज्य में खुले 280 प्लस टू स्कूल, साइंस में एक भी नामांकन नहीं, नियुक्त हो रहे 1,120 शिक्षक
=> 2G घोटाले पर ए राजा ने लिखी किताब: मनमोहन की चुप्पी पर उठाये सवाल, किये कई खुलासे
=> नौकरी रहते ईपीएस का पैसा निकाला तो नहीं मिलेगी पेंशन
=> लोग बीमा व मोबाइल कंपनियों को स्वेच्छा से निजी सूचनाएं देते हैं : सुप्रीम कोर्ट
=> बिहार : आईएएस दीपक आनंद पर होगी विभागीय कार्रवाई
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Economic Times
Ø GST Council slashes rates on 29 items to zero per cent
Ø US, EU, Japan object to India raising Duty on electronics
Ø Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit slumps over 39% YoY
Ø Tech Mahindra to pick up 17.5% stake in Altiostar
Ø Banks have only themselves to blame: RBI dy guv
Ø Government to consider hike in sugar import duty
Ø Court orders issuance to Mallya and18 others
Business Standard
Ø Govt working on centralised bidding to reduce cost of electricity
Ø RIL to spend another $23 bn on Jio over next 3-4 years, says Moody's
Ø L&T Finance Holdings plans to raise Rs 40 bn via QIP, appoints four bankers
Ø Hindustan Zinc Q3 profit declines 4% to Rs 22.3 bn on higher expenses
Ø MCX gets Sebi's approval for deliverable futures contract in brass
Business Line
Ø Apple to pay $38 bn in foreign cash taxes
Ø ‘India will need $125 bn to fund renewables dream’
Ø Global digital health VC funding up 42% at $7.2 b
Ø ‘Six more months needed to recover from demonetisation’
Ø Ultratech Cement Q3 profit falls 23% on raw material price rise
Ø Suven gets product patents in China, Sri Lanka
Mint
Ø GST Council approves changes to composition scheme
Ø Airbus handed A380 lifeline with $16 billion Emirates order
Ø Adani Ports Q3 profit up 19.51% at Rs1,001 crore
Ø Hindalco’s Aleris acquisition bid may face competition from Vedanta
Ø Infosys’s struggles with M&A deals a test for new CEO
Ø SBI wary of selling bad loans to ARCs
Financial Express
Ø E-Way Bill: Penalty clause on non-compliance to be implemented by March 1
Ø Government’s fiscal consolidation plan likely to continue: Report
Ø India Ratings projects economic growth at 7.1% next fiscal
Ø Yes Bank ties up with Amplus Energy Solutions
Financial Chronicle
Ø GST Council discusses making return filing process simpler
Ø Govt eyes 20 m foreign tourists by '20, to double Fx earnings
Ø Zinc Fortification in Indian Soils, to Supplement Zinc Deficiency in Human Body
Ø FinMin banks on airwave sale for revenue in FY19
Ø IndiGo, Jet among dozen bidders for RCS hinterland routes
