Thursday, 8 March 2018

08 March 2018 News

8th March 2K18

Economic Times

Ø  India, Mauritius to hold trade talks next month
Ø  Mallya's abandoned yacht seized over unpaid wages
Ø  Tata steel identified as highest bidder for Bhushan Steel
Ø  US trade deficit jumps to more than nine-year high
Ø  RBI slaps Rs 40L penalty on SBI for flouting norms
Ø  Nissan in talks to buy France's Renault stake
Ø  CCI fines Jet, Indigo, SpiceJet for doing unfair biz 

Business Standard

Ø  India pitching for sovereign rating upgrade to Fitch: FinMin official
Ø  Government cancels Jaypee Cement's coal block in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla
Ø  Railways incurs Rs 40-bn loss in 3 years by running Mumbai locals: Govt
Ø  Sebi 'defers' implementation of the loan default disclosure framework
Ø  ETF assets surge four-fold in 2 years on steady inflow from EPFO
Ø  Sebi's P-note derivative ban fails to dent Indian futures market volumes

Business Line

Ø  RCom appeals in Bombay HC to protect lenders’ interest
Ø  Economy bottomed out, on the rise again: Niti Aayog
Ø  Govt package to breathe new life into telecom companies
Ø  Sugar output for 2017-18 seen at record 29.5 mt: ISMA
Ø  BARC India ties up with Airtel Digital TV to use RPD for viewership 
Ø  India ranks 52 in Mastercard women entrepreneurs index

Mint

Ø  Liberty House highest bidder for Amtek Auto acquisition
Ø  GST Council may delay e-way bills, levy GST on raw alcohol
Ø  PE investments fall 60% in February with no mega deals
Ø  India Post Payments Bank to launch 650 branches by April: Manoj Sinha
Ø  Pepperfry raises Rs250 crore from State Street Global Advisors

Financial Express

Ø  GST filing: Simpler module may be finalised on March 10, says official
Ø  Women in India earn 20 percent less than men, says Monster report
Ø  International Labour Organisation projects unemployment rate at 3.5% in 2018: Government
Ø  SBI puts up Simbhaoli Sugars, 14 other NPA accounts for sale

Financial Chronicle

Ø  Sebi reconstitutes panel on corporate bond market
Ø  Bharat Dynamics IPO from March 13
Ø  PSU banks face Rs 20K cr losses on bonds in Q4