Tuesday, 7 August 2018

07 August 2018 News

Quote of D-DAY

Everything will happen for you all of a sudden. All the disappointments, the challenges, the struggles, the ups and the downs will all finally make sense. You will be thankful that you didn’t give up. *Great blessings are coming your way.*

*Believe it. Trust it. Be ready for it.*

_Good Morning_ 💐💐

Happy Reading on 07.08.2018

*Mint*

=> Restore LoUs at the earliest with proper safeguards, RBI told

=> Baleno to be the first Maruti Suzuki car to be sold as a Toyota

=> Centre sets up GoM headed by Suresh Prabhu to decide on RCEP talks

=> Karunanidhi’s health has declined, says Kauvery Hospital

=> PNB fraud case: Govt working out modalities with Antigua for extradition of Mehul Choksi

=> Telangana launches ₹5 lakh life insurance scheme for farmers
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*Business Standard*

=> SoftBank posts 60% gain on Flipkart bet, sets aside $650 million STCG tax

=> PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi to step down as CEO, Ramon Laguarta to take over

=> Fake news crackdown: Govt seeks options to block Facebook and WhatsApp

=> Air Force, HAL in tussle over control of Tejas fighter production

=> Stressed loans: SC cases may set stage for power sector insolvency

=> Paytm Money in final stages of testing; MF foray likely to begin this month
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*Economic Times*

=> Rafale deal: Internal notes flag loss of L1 status if plane was made locally

=> Tech Mahindra adopts facial recognition to mark attendance

=> Jet Airways: Macro headwinds & legacy issues have led Naresh Goyal-led airline into turbulence

=> Samsung cuts prices of top-selling TVs by up to 15%

=> DoT explores option to block social media apps

=> IITs turn into hiring grounds for universities
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*Financial Express*

=> Mounting resistance: India reviews RCEP plan, forms GoM

=> TOT Model: NHAI plans to generate Rs 5360 crore from 8 projects in 4 states

=> Virar - Alibaug multimodal corridor: Farmers having land holdings to get 5 times the market value for their land

=> Cambridge Analytica flouted law by illegally acquiring user data, says ASG

=> Pradhan Mantri Ujjawla Yojana: Smokeless kitchens are becoming a reality

=> Delhi Metro Pink Line: Durgabai Deshmukh-Lajpat Nagar section opens
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*Hindustan Times*

=> Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi ends 12-year run as company’s first female CEO

=> India looking to bring back Mehul Choksi under Antiguan law

=> Android Pie aka Android P: Google’s latest mobile OS formally launched

=> Karunanidhi’s health declines, vitals a challenge, says Chennai hospital

=> Pfizer to lose Viagra’s patent, Indian cos gear up with copycat versions

=> BJP ally Akali Dal may abstain from Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election
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*Indian Express*

=> Justice KM Joseph’s downgrade: AG Venugopal met CJI Dipak Misra, Govt claims it followed all-India seniority

=> Maratha quota: Parents protest by keeping children away from school

=> Karunanidhi under medical observation, hospital says next 24 hours crucial

=> Rajasthan: Miyon ka Bara village to be renamed Mahesh Nagar

=> NRC season, Meghalaya steps up checks on Assam border

=> Gujarat to name and shame teachers for mistakes in school test evaluation
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*The Hindu*

=> Karunanidhi's health declines, emotional scenes outside hospital

=> Commonwealth card to get Choksi

=> Veteran Congress leader RK Dhawan passes away

=> Three northeastern States emerge as new HIV hotspots

=> Centre mulls ways to block mobile apps

=> Indra Nooyi will step down as CEO, says PepsiCo
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*The Times of India*

=> Govt eyes ways to block FB, WhatsApp in crisis

=> Delhi Metro’s ‘shopping corridor’ is now open

=> DCW to conduct audit of shelter homes in Delhi

=> Karuna's health declines, next 24 hrs crucial

=> Suppliers of dope to athletes could be sent to jail

=> Constitutional status for OBC commission
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*अमर उजाला*

=> आईजीआई एयरपोर्ट से लश्कर-ए-तैयबा का आतंकी गिरफ्तार, स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर हमले की थी तैयारी

=> सीबीआई ने तस्करी में लिप्त छह कस्टम अधिकारियों समेत 19 को पकड़ा

=> मुजफ्फरपुर रेप कांड : एनजीओ से नीतीश सरकार का भरोसा उठा अब खुद बनाएगी शेल्टर होम

=> हिंदू-मुस्लिम 'मुल्क' के आगे ढीला पड़ा इरफान खान का 'कारवां','फन्ने खां' का तो अता-पता ही नहीं

=> केरल चर्च सेक्स स्कैंडल: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आरोपी पादरियों को 13 अगस्त तक समर्पण करने का दिया निर्देश

=> महाराष्ट्र में आज से 17 लाख सरकारी कर्मचारी हड़ताल पर
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*हिन्दुस्तान*

=> राज्यसभा उप सभापति के लिए 9 को होगा मतदान, BJD की भूमिका सबसे अहम

=> एम. करुणानिधि की हालत बिगड़ी, डॉक्टरों ने कहा- अगले 24 घंटे महत्वपूर्ण

=> ट्रंप ने ईरान पर फिर बैन लगाया,बोले-नए परमाणु समझौते पर विचार को तैयार

=> पीटीआई ने इमरान को PM पद के लिए किया नामित, 14 को ले सकते हैं शपथ

=> अब 11 अगस्‍त तक लांच होगा नासा का सोलर प्रोब

=> अमेरिका में सिख से कहा, भारत वापस जाओ, ट्रक पर लिखी नस्लीय टिप्पणी
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*दैनिक जागरण*

=> सियासी शह-मात के बीच एससी-एसटी कानून लोकसभा से पारित

=> वाट्सएप, फेसबुक सरीखे एप ब्लॉक करने की संभावना तलाश रही सरकार

=> JDU MLA बीमा भारती के बेटे की मौत की जांच में पुलिस के हाथ लगा अहम सुराग

=> करुणानिधि की हालत नाजुक, अगले 24 घंटे अहम

=> कचरा प्रबंधन पर LG को SC की फटकार, कहा- दिल्ली में इमरजेंसी जैसे हालात पर एक्शन नहीं दिख रहा

=> प्राइवेट एजेंसी कर रही भाजपा के टिकट के दावेदारों की निगरानी
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*प्रभात ख़बर*

=> करुणानिधि की हालत बिगड़ी, भावुक हुए समर्थक, 24 घंटे अहम, कनिमोझी ने अस्पताल के बाहर लोगों से की मुलाकात

=> शर्मनाक : देवरिया में मुजफ्फरपुर जैसा कांड, संरक्षण गृह में जबरन कराया जाता था देह व्यापार, 24 लड़कियां हुईं मुक्त

=> कराची स्थित भगवान शिव के मंदिर में हिंदू बच्चों को पढ़ा रहे मुस्लिम शिक्षक

=>  रांची : संशोधित रिजल्ट निकला, छठी जेपीएससी पीटी में 34,634 अभ्यर्थी सफल

=> DeoriaShelterHomeCase : UP में हड़कंप, CM योगी ने DM को सस्पेंड किया, जांच कमेटी गठित
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7th August 2K18

Economic Times
 
Ø  HUL to acquire K'taka-based icecream brand Adityaa
Ø  Buffett's $111 bn cash pile intensifies buyback debate
Ø  India a key market for portfolio transformation: Nooyi
Ø  DoT amends licence conditions for net neutrality rules
Ø  RCom to complete Rs 25K-cr assets sale by Aug-end
Ø  HDFC Bank raises fixed deposit rates by up to 0.6%
Ø  10% below-normal rainfall hits sowing of kharif crops

Business Standard
 
Ø  Risks to macroeconomic stability from trade war
Ø  No GST refunds for foreigners as of now as there is no provision: FinMin
Ø  Bank of Baroda puts Rs 28 billion non-fund exposure under watch list
Ø  Mukesh Ambani's Reliance acquires 5% stake in Eros International Plc
Ø  Nestle explores inorganic growth route to expand product offering
Ø  Maggi hits 60% market share, touches pre-crisis level in value terms

Business Line
 
Ø  Land acquisition: Govt to credit amount directly to owner’s a/c
Ø  Britannia Industries to invest Rs 300 cr in dairy business
Ø  HDFC AMC stocks spurt 58% on debut
Ø  At 3.5 lakh tonnes, sugar exports way off target
Ø  Arvind Ltd’s standalone net down 20% at Rs 64 cr in Q1
Ø  US sanctions on Iran cast shadow on Indian exports
 
Mint

Ø  Restore LoUs at the earliest with proper safeguards, RBI told
Ø  Automobile industry planning ₹ 58,000 crore capex in 2 years
Ø  IFC to invest $25 million in Mahindra Rural Housing Finance
Ø  BPCL to shut Bina refinery for 45 days from mid-August
Ø  Adani Power Q1 net loss doubles to Rs 825 crore

Financial Express
 
Ø  Trump tariff fallout: India becomes steel dumping ground; imports from China jump 67%, Japan 47% and Korea 35%
Ø  L&T construction arm bags orders worth Rs 1,296 crore
Ø  Government sets up two task force for making aircraft, UAVs
Ø  Government likely to raise import duty on 300 textile products to boost domestic manufacturing, employment

Financial Chronicle
 
Ø  Britannia proposes stock split, bonus debentures
Ø  Regulate global proxy advisers: Uday Kotak
Ø  SMP exports dip to 4% from 65% in 4 years
Ø  Vehicle scrap policy to see more consultations: Gadkari
Ø  Steel majors’ buying of stressed assets to boost consolidation

07.08.18 Economic News

👉CBIC reopens GST migration process as decided in 28th GST Council meeting. It has laid down Special Procedure for Completing Migration of Taxpayers who received Provisional IDs but could not complete the GST migration process.

👉CBIC releases Notification to defer RCM on transaction with unregistered supplier for another one year till 30th September 2019 as decided in the 28th GST Council Meeting

👉Parliamentary Panel suggests & asks RBI to restore Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) -- banned after their misuse in PNB scam -- at the earliest with Proper Safeguards in order to increase the availability of credit for traders.

👉Finance Ministry to notify Import Duty Hike on about 300 Textile Products from Today with a view to boost Domestic Manufacturing. The duties could be enhanced to 20% on products like certain fabrics, garments and man-made fibres. Currently, the duty ranges between 5-10%.

👉Mehul Choksi could be brought back under Commonwealth Laws, Govt Notifies. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarifies that India’s Extradition Act (1962) applies to the Caribbean Nation because Antiguan authorities have already notified India as a ‘Designated Commonwealth Country’ under the provision of the Antiguan Extradition Act (1993)

👉Delhi HC HC grants bail to former director of the Andhra Bank, Mr. Anup Prakash Garg arrested in a Rs 5,000 Crore Fraud Case involving Sterling Biotech, its Directors & Others.

👉MCA to amend Cost Records and Audit Rules to incorporate GST Law changes, releases the Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules 2018 and invites Suggestions/ comments on the Draft Rules to be submitted latest by 13/08/2017

👉Bhushan Power & Steel: NCLAT extends deadline for filing Revised Bid Offer Till August 13