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2. 4th BIMSTEC Summit provided a new hope and momentum: Nepal PM
3. Finance ministry notifies annual tax return forms for businesses registered under GST
4. India to take on Sri Lanka in their opening encounter at SAFF Cup in Dhaka today
5. Arunachal CM Pema Khandu calls for deputing inter-ministerial team
6. 50-year-old Kolkata bridge collapses, 1 dies
7. Maharashtra reels under outbreak of swine flu
8. Arif Alvi is Pakistan's new President
9. Coffee Krishi Tharanga
10. Indian cities need to switch to zero emission mobility systems: NITI Aayog - Firstpost
11. Robbery averted in Myanmar canal, 2 dead
12. First gene therapy wins Lisbon vision award
13. Worried about rising fuel prices? soon, waste plastic may power your car
14. India buying Russian missile system not primary focus of 2+2 talks: Pompeo
15. India buying a missile defence system from Russia and oil from Iran would be part of the 2+2 dialogue, but not the talks' primary focus, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.
16. Trump admin has neglected relationship with India: former US diplomat
17. US President Donald Trump has neglected the country's vital relationship with India unlike his predecessors George W Bush and Barack Obama, a former diplomat has alleged, ahead of the crucial 2+2 dialogue tomorrow in New Delhi.
18. Serena Williams cruises into US Open semi-finals
19. Australia's economy storms ahead to best growth in six years
20. SAIBSA Leadership Conference, 2018 finds 40% rise in nationalised schools transitioning to IB board
21. The Spartan Poker launches 1st edition of Big Win tournament
22. China GDP figures are fudged: Russian Media
23. Owner of Zara, Indiatex to make all its brands available online by 2020
24. MARKETS LIVE: Rupee weakness, global tensions will continue to be in focus
25. Chinese Billionaire Richard Liu's Wealth Plunges After Arrest
26. Kenyan Multi-Millionaire Industrialist Chris Kirubi Sells BIC Franchise
27. Featured Block - blog - Position 0 - Chinese Billionaire Richard Liu's Wealth Plunges After Arrest
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29. Channel - Block D - Billionaires - blog - Position 4 - Nigerian Oil Tycoon Tonye Cole Joins Politics
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46. India's airlines suffering double whammy: IATA (Second Lead)
47. Seven researchers from the US and Britain who developed a revolutionary gene therapy for a form of inherited childhood blindness, have been awarded the 2018 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Prize.
48. Two robbers were shot dead while trying to rob a ship in the Twantay Canal in Myanmar, police said on Wednesday.
49. I&B Ministry advisory on Dalit word is censorship: Congress
50. Mahila Congress collects Rs 25 lakh for Kerala relief
51. Drumlines killing endangered sharks in Great Barrier Reef: Experts
52. Protectionist groups on Tuesday warned that Australia's use of drumlines under the country's Shark Control Programme in the Great Barrier Reef is killing endangered shark species.
53. Your self control on instant benefits may determine future earning
54. If you have self-control over the desire to get instant benefits, then you are more likely to earn higher income later, finds a study.
55. Amazon hits $1 trillion market value
56. Smarter than you think: Turns out, children can differentiate between leaders and bullies
57. LG Q Stylus+ with intelligent palm rejection feature unveiled at Rs 21,990
58. Heritage experts reach out to school children, add Bengaluru's history to academics
59. Bengaluru restaurants go unique, serve experiences at MF Husain's home, printing press
60. Do you replace your meals with salads? It's not the healthiest option
61. Exchange rates mechanism won’t be used to manage Rupee fall: Sanjeev Sanyal
62. Government notifies new annual return form for GST
63. India is getting 18 bullet trains from Japan for Rs 7,000 cr
64. How Jet plans to save itself from crashing
65. The perils of ignoring catastrophe insurance
66. Sebi smells a rat in FPI money
67. Trump won't like what India plans to tell him
68. Wanted: 20,000 grads for operation 'Clean Facebook
69. Banks sitting in the LAP of disaster?
70. Interim relief: J&J told to pay Rs 20L to each patient
71. Rates won’t be used to manage Rupee: Sanjeev Sanyal
72. सन टीवी नेटवर्क लि. बेचें रुपये 710 के लक्ष्य पर: डा. सीके नारायण
73. Nifty’s primary uptrend is still intact; stay away from shorts
74. NTPC rejects lenders’ proposal, mulls other options
75. IDFC Bank offers offbeat loans to lure customers
76. What changed your markets while you were sleeping
77. Lenders sitting in the LAP of disaster?
78. Qatar Air keen to launch airline, waiting for favourable FDI rules: Qatar Airways CEO
79. Interim relief: J&J told to pay Rs 20 lakh to each recipient of faulty hip implant
80. Google finds the most adorable doodle to celebrate Teacher​s' Day
81. SC seeks EC response on ‘private parties handling’ voting machines
82. It's Jet’s 1st concrete step towards monetising its profitable programme to shore up ailing finances.
83. India will likely tell the US that it won’t be able to cut oil imports from Iran after sanctions.
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86. Loans to MSMEs, usually given to small entrepreneurs, have risen in the last four years as both banks and NBFCs have rushed to fund this sec...
87. During the interaction, Al Baker said Qatar Airways is not averse to an Indian partner but the partner needs to be “good”.
88. All patients who got the implants will be evaluated individually to gauge the extent of medical problems arising from the bad implants and t...
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91. Won’t be able to cut oil imports from Iran, India likely to tell US
92. Why aren’t gaps in SWIFT fixed, RBI asks bank chiefs
93. JSW Steel, promoters acquire around 88% stake in Monnet Ispat
94. I won't be silent anymore: Shivinder's charge against his brother in 6 points
95. NTPC, Idea Cellular, Jet Airways and McNally Bharat among stocks in the news
96. NTPC rejects lenders’ proposal, mulls other options
97. Market Movers: No excise cut in petrol, diesel; Biz confidence dips; Rupee fall continues & more
98. Rupee’s fall brings cheer to some, pain for others
99. RCEP talks to go beyond 2018, India claims big gains
100. How wealthy countries are outsourcing pollution
101. Nifty’s primary uptrend is still intact; stay away from shorts
102. Sony plans ‘open cell’ manufacturing of TVs here to save on costs
103. All patients who got the implants will be evaluated individually to gauge the extent of medical problems arising from the bad implants and the compensation enhanced accordingly
104. The foreign and defence ministers of India and the US are meeting in New Delhi on Thursday under the 2 + 2 dialogue to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and global issues.
105. There are about 15,000 automobile dealers in India with 25,000 outlets for passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles. These generate tax revenue in excess of Rs 95,000 crore
106. In PNB, the fraud went on for years undetected as the bank’s SWIFT system was not integrated to its core banking system.
107. Country’s 1st bullet train is likely to start running between Mumbai & Ahmedabad by the end of 2022.
108. It's Jet’s 1st concrete step towards monetising its profitable programme to shore up ailing finances.
109. Heirs to a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical firm, the Singh brothers are fighting charges of financial impropriety.
110. Here's a look at the top stocks that may hog the limelight in today's session.
111. Along with loans, IDFC Bank is also providing a house hunting facility on its website to further grow its Rs 2,000-crore home loans portfolio.
112. NTPC officials conveyed to lenders that they have drawn a list of 10 companies which they are eyeing to acquire through the IBC route.
113. A lowdown on top macro triggers that may move market on Wednesday.
114. Experts predict that the rupee may slip further in the days to come.
115. Parties to the RCEP negotiations also agreed to India’s demand to give tariff concessions to other partners except China over a 20-year period.
116. Swaraj’s delegation will comprise members of various ministries and business chambers. She will hold joint commission meeting with her Syrian counterpart.
117. The normal taxpayers will need to file GSTR-9 return form while composition taxpayers will have GSTR-9A. The last date for filing the annual return form for 2017-18 is December 31.
118. The levels of 11,565 and 11,620 will act as technical resistance area on Wednesday.
119. This will be the first airline-related deal in India headed by Moelis. In August, the bank managed Montreal-based loyalty analytics company Aimia’s $2.1billion (Rs 15,120 crore) sale of its Aeroplan loyalty business.It was sold to a consortium of Air Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, Canada Imperial Bank of Commerce and Visa Canada Corp.In February, it managed New York-based defence and aerospace company L3 Technologies’ sale of its Vertex Aerospace business valued at $540 million (Rs 3,888 crore) to private equity firm American Industrial Partners.Jet declined to comment. Moelis didn’t respond to queries. The loyalty programme stake sale is crucial to the fundraising move to stay afloat. The airline hasn’t specified the stake it wants to offload but one of the people cited above said it would sell “a large part of its stake” although it would “consider itself unwise” to completely exit the business.Jet hasn’t publicly disclosed a valuation for its loyalty programme but to potential investors it has cited a report by global independent consultant On Point, which has valued the business at $1.13 billion (.`8,136 crore). Jet Privilege was ranked at 31, ahead of Etihad’s loyalty business at 38, with a valuation of $765 million (.`5,508 crore).Etihad bought its stake in JPPL in 2014, valuing it at $300 million (.`2,000 crore). Memberships have trebled since then to 8.5 million from 2.8 million. The company posted a net profit of .`100 crore for the fiscal ended March 31 and its revenue grew 25%.Shoring up financesThe Indian carrier has spoken of other means of recapitalisation to shore up its finances without giving details. During the April-June quarter, the airline received liquidity assistance of $300 million (.`2,000 crore) in the form of incentives from lessors and cheap loans from financial institutions, its finance chief Amit Agarwal said in a recent post-earnings conference call. He didn’t elaborate. Jet also aims to put in place several cost cutting measuresâ€"including reworked maintenance contracts that will save it .`1,000 crore by the end of next yearâ€"to keep itself afloat, Agarwal had said.Jet Airways has been passing through its worst financial and operational phases since inception.The senior management last month took pay cuts of as much as 25%. The company asked pilots and technicians to take similar cuts but they refused. Reports last month that Jet had told employees the carrier had just enough resources to last 60 days without cutting costs sent shares to a three-year low. The airline later denied it.SBI said the airline was on its stressed loans list, which was denied by Jet. The carrier then deferred its earnings announcement, saying auditors hadn’t presented them to the board. Jet later clarified it had sought more time. More recently, Jet confirmed it received a communication from the Registrar of Companies seeking clarifications in response to a complaint received by the body of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
120. On US concerns over the trade deficit with India, New Delhi plans to highlight the steps taken to increase imports from the country, which helped narrow the gap by over $1 billion last year. “We will be importing oil worth $2.5 billion from the US this year. Washington has to appreciate these efforts being made by India,” the official said.Some of the US sanctions on Iran took effect early August, while others, mainly related to the petroleum sector, will kick off after November 4. The US is willing to offer a waiver to countries that make a “significant” reduction in imports. Without this exemption, countries dealing with Iran after the deadline will risk getting cut off from the US financial system. India has been seeking a waiver from the US, although it is unwilling to reduce imports anytime soon.“India will not cut import of Iranian oil. If there is some import reduction after November 4, that would be purely due to logistics or operation hurdles such as lack of tankers or insurance or reinsurance,” one person said.If India continues to import oil from Iran, it will have to find a way to pay for the supplies because the State Bank of India has already told refiners it can’t support Iranian purchases during sanctions. The government is yet to identify a bank that can be used to channel Iranian oil payments.India imports a tenth of its crude oil from Iran and is the biggest buyer of crude from the Islamic Republic after China. There is also the problem of making technical adjustments to refineries if a new form of crude oil is imported as it would require time, effort and resources.
121. Kotak has called for a review of LAP-based lending, given the volatile nature of property prices. “Whenever we are finding SMEs getting into any stress, in many situations, the first thing we find is so-called current assets, which may be charged to banks or lenders, suddenly evaporate. When we go out to find the details of those assets, either they do not exist, or they have moved out of the books of the company,” Kotak told analysts, questioning whether valuations of properties are being done as they should be.THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORYHowever, despite the growth in loans outstanding to this sector, MSMEs still feel that they have not got enough attention from banks. Archana Garodia Gupta was one angry panellist at the FICICI-IBA session on financing MSMEs last week. The Delhi-based manufacturer of imitation jewellery vehemently countered bankers on their claims of increasing credit flow to MSMEs, arguing that bankers are reluctant to support these enterprises.“I would say that banks have not lent a single rupee to MSMEs,” said Gupta, the promoter of Touchstone Gems & Jewellery, a Delhi-based firm with an annual turnover of Rs 10 crore. “All banks have done is lend against a 100 per cent collateral, not taking risk and instead betting on property appreciation. We have only seen collateral caps and documentation two inches thick,” said Gupta, who is also the chair of the FICCI National MSME Committee.An RBI study released in August said that the MSME sector consists of more than 63 million units and employs around 111 million people, contributing around 30 per cent to the GDP. It accounts for about 45 per cent of manufacturing output and around 40 per cent of total exports.However, demonetisation and GST have hit the sector hard. “The MSME sector has witnessed two major recent shocks, demonetisation and introduction of goods and services tax. For instance, contractual labour in both the wearing apparel and gems & jewellery sectors reportedly suffered as payments from employers became constrained after the note ban. Similarly, GST led to an increase in compliance costs and other operating costs as most of the MSMEs were brought into the tax net as over 60 per cent of them were not ready for the new tax regime,” said the RBI report.The sector is also important because about 97 per cent of MSMEs operate in the informal sector, and their share of informal sector in gross output of MSMEs is about 34 per cent. As per National Accounts Statistics, the share of informal sector manufacturing MSMEs in total GDP is around 5 per cent.Gupta said banks have not done enough to reach out to this sector. “After 20 years in this business, I still have to produce 100 per cent collateral. A lot of MSMEs have to buy property just to ensure that they get a loan because a bank does not recognise any other collateral.All the money that banks have lent to the sector so far is either profit or appreciation in the property minus the interest. They have infused no fresh funds,” Gupta said.In his call with analysts, Kotak too pointed out that the sector has been hurt due to demonetisation and GST. “Essentially, a lot of the SMEs in India have traditionally been financed by the public sector banking system, a lot of these SMEs have been significantly undercapitalised on the equity side.Therefore, a combination of external changes in our equity and some of the challenges in the banking system have all converged.This will put pressure on this segment. As a result, the ability to absorb shock by this segment is limited,” Kotak said.Public sector banks say that a higher amount of NPAs from this segment is mainly because they give loans to entrepreneurs in the early part of their business journey, while the private sector shuns them.“Public sector bank NPAs are much higher (also) because they have to also do government schemes where the delinquency can go up to 35 per cent. Private banks and NBFCs do not have to deal with those issues,” SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said as part of the FICCI-IBA panel.NOT ALL CONVINCEDHowever, Kotak’s warning on the sector does not seem convincing to many. Take DCB Bank, for example, which gives more than 80 per cent of its loans to this segment with funding requirements of below Rs 3 crore and ticket size ranging between Rs 40 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.“Based on our internal MIS, we believe that much of the MSME/SME segment that we deal with have more or less bounced back after demonetisation and the introduction of GST. We sincerely believe that these measures taken by the government will be beneficial in the long run. We believe that as more and more information is available on GST and income tax returns, finance requirement of MSME/ SME segment will become easier,” said Murali Natrajan, CEO at DCB Bank.DCB regularly monitors stock and order book of the customers when providing working capital loans.“This helps us to adjust the drawing power of the customer, for example, even if the sanctioned limit is Rs 20 lakh, we may allow only Rs 15 lakh based on the business performance. This is an age old banking practice,” Natrajan said.Bankers, however, claim that new models of risk mitigation based on data, cash flow analysis will bring down risks in lending to this sector. “I think with all this, better days are ahead. I expect public sector banks to get back into the game,” Kumar from SBI said.NBFCs in the business of financing these entrepreneurs also do not find it alarming. They are now looking at this as one big highyielding opportunity. “The market is huge and growing. Not to forget the spillovers from PSBs, which have 70 per cent of the market share. Even if 5 per cent of that comes, it’s a very big opportunity for companies like us. LAP is an established asset, but yes, real estate is a risky collateral.However, we can adjust loan to value. We now look for collateral together with company resource, which means ongoing businesses,” said Devang Mody, CEO, Reliance Commercial Finance.Will Kotak be proved right or will MSMEs continue to yield high returns? Only time will tell.
122. Overall, we may expect the market to make few attempts to gain stability. The Nifty has ended near its short term 20-DMA and it would be crucial to see if it manages to take support and continues to remain in a defined range. No runaway upmove is expected in any sector, though, we will continue to see defensive stocks relatively outperforming the market. It is important to note that there is no structural breach on the charts and the primary uptrend remains intact. We recommend not to take any aggressive short positions and continue making smart purchases. Cautiously positive approach is advised for the day. STOCKS TO WATCH: Long positions are seen being added in stocks like Axis Bank, Mindtree, Bajaj Finance, Apollo Hospitals, Wipro, Sun Pharma, TCS, Reliance and Tata Elxsi. (Milan Vaishnav, CMT, MSTA is Consultant Technical Analyst at Gemstone Equity Research & Advisory Services, Vadodara. He can be reached at milan.vaishnav@equityresearch.asia)
123. India has no TV panel fabrication facility and hence the television manufacturers are now trying to adopt the ‘open cell route’ to save on taxes.
124. Facebook directly employs content moderators but also outsources the task of screening posts.
125. Kolkata Majerhat Bridge Collapse Live Updates: One dead, 25 injured, clearing operations underway
126. LIVE Updates
127. Kisan-Mazdoor Sangharsh rally: Thousands to hold protest march from Parliament Street to Jantar Mantar
128. After House, Punjab Congress takes battle against Akalis to streets
129. PCB chief Ehsan Mani wants to fight India in legal case
130. Donald Trump criticizes Nike for ‘terrible message’ in Kaepernick Ad
131. Colin Kaepernick’s Nike deal prompts flurry of debate
132. US Open 2018: Sloane Stephens proud despite failure to repeat triumph
133. Jose Mourinho helped me get back in England squad, says Luke Shaw
134. White House terms Bob Woodward’s book as ‘fabricated stories’
135. Los Angeles will not prosecute Kevin Spacey on 1992 assault claim
136. Denmark scramble together new squad, coach amid pay dispute
137. Gali Guleiyan actor Manoj Bajpayee: It’s a great time to be an actor
138. Gali Guleiyan actor Manoj Bajpayee: It's a great time to be an actor
139. Manoj Bajpayee, who claims it is a great time to be an actor, says his upcoming film Gali Guleiyan has a story which no other filmmaker has tried in the country.
140. The Nun: Live your nightmares in this Conjuring spinoff
141. Kisan-Mazdoor Sangharsh rally LIVE Updates: Thousands to hold protest march from Parliament Street to Jantar Mantar
142. Worker-farmer rally LIVE: The demands of the protesters are effective implementation of labour laws, minimum wage, more employment, and recognition of one crore Anganwadi and…
143. Dalit group plans ‘long march’ to Assam in protest of NRC
144. After online complaints about lost phones, residents get ‘fraudulent’ calls, probe begins
145. Contrary to Instructions, Punjab officials got two heritage tables repaired by local carpenters
146. ABVP holds two meetings after campaign deadline, SFS not allowed to stage play
147. Gujarat has fallen behind in food fortification: FSSAI
148. Gujarat: In High Court, police deny PAAS charge, say only ensuring peace at venue
149. Burglars break into SBI strong room, decamp with over Rs 1 crore
150. Gujarat: Cattle seizure ops turn violent, Gandhinagar’s civic body seeks SRP help
151. The Nike ad, recognising the 30th anniversary of its slogan “Just Do It,” is a close-up photograph of Kaepernick with two lines of text. “Believe…
152. On trip to Pakistan, Mike Pompeo seeks ‘reset’ in strained ties
153. പിണറായി കൊലപാതക പരമ്പര; തുടരന്വേഷണം വേണമെന്ന് ബന്ധുക്കളും നാട്ടുകാരും
154. Happy Teachers' Day 2018 Wishes: Inspirational Quotes, Images, Status, Messages, SMS for teachers day
155. Happy Teachers' Day 2018 Wishes: Images, Quotes, Pictures, Messages, Status, Greeting Card, SMS, Photos, Wallpaper, Pictures
156. Happy Teachers Day 2018 Wishes Images, Quotes: इन शानदार इमेजेज, कोट्स, ग्रीटिंग्स à¤"र मैसेज से अपने गुरुजनों को बोलें ‘हैप्पी टीचर्स डे’
157. Alvi is yet another Pakistani president whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after partition.
158. Much of the entomology collection at the museum in Brazil was lost, including dragonflies and beetles. Part of its collection was of South American lace bugs, which was preserved in no other museum.
159. The Nike ad, recognising the 30th anniversary of its slogan “Just Do It,” is a close-up photograph of Kaepernick with two lines of text. “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” it reads.
160. Titled "Fear: Trump in the White House", the 448-page book is scheduled to hit stores on September 11 and claims to give an insider's account on the White House working and decision-making process in Trump's presidency.
161. Spacey became embroiled in controversy in 2017 when actor Anthony Rapp accused him of trying to seduce him in 1986 when Rapp was 14.
162. Pakistan new President Arif Alvi son of Jawaharlal Nehru’s dentist
163. What was lost in the Brazil National Museum fire
164. Robert Mueller OK with some written responses from Donald Trump
165. China hardsells big ticket but low on trust, India’s soft power push in Myanmar education and health
166. Former Republican US Senator Jon Kyl to replace McCain; wins bipartisan praise
167. Monica Lewinsky, angered by “off limits” question on Bill Clinton, walks off Israeli stage
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177. Sierra Nevada Awarded $1.8Bn for A-29 Light Aircraft Supply to Afghanistan
178. BJP seeks harbour along with port at Bhavanapadu
179. ‘State government is ignoring the policy of the Centre’
180. Protest against muddy water supply
181. Cleaning of clarifier in purification plant has been pending for two years: Kollu
182. 700 kg ganja seized, four arrested
183. In a joint operation, sleuths of the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and the Patamata police seized about 700 kg of cannabis (ganja), worth more t
184. Race begins for elections to top posts of Udupi CMC
185. Nine women councillors-elect eligible for president’s post
186. Young people choose protest over traditional politics, finds survey
187. An Orb Media survey across 128 countries found more young adults, who are interested in politics, rejecting formal political engagement for street activism.
188. Gym trainer ends life, wants Pawan at funeral
189. K. Anil Kumar (25), a trainer in a gym, allegedly committed suicide by hanging reportedly owing to family problems. The victim, a resident of Pezzonip
190. Left parties bat for a political alternative to TDP, YSRCP in State
191. Bus Yatra to tour Chittoor district flagged off
192. Crest gates of NSP lifted
193. Farmers can cultivate paddy in kharif: MLA
194. Metro hits 20-million ridership milestone
195. Patronage of Hyderabad Metro Rail, since its introduction in November last year, has touched the magic number of 20 million on Tuesday, L&T Metro
196. Over 360 points on Ganesh immersion route need repair
197. Orders issued for repair of stretches by Sept. 13
198. Tamil version of Modi’s ‘Exam Warriors’ launched
199. ‘Repository of information on yogasanas and breathing exercises’
200. NDMA to conduct tsunami mock drill in Nallavadu
201. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New Delhi and the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Puducherry will be conducting a t
202. Another choice for gourmets
203. Swiggy, the app-driven food ordering and delivery service, has set up tent in the city.The Bengaluru-based enterprise catering to the tastes of the u
204. Traders’ association flays spurt in prices of petroleum products
205. Blames high taxation by Centre, State
206. ‘State has failed to deliver on water management'
207. PWD did not carry out maintenance works at the regulator across the Coleroon: K. Balakrishnan
208. 1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO
209. The study tracked activity levels of 1.9 million people in 168 countries across the world during 2016.
210. Farmers demand release of water to tail-end areas
211. Demanding release of water for irrigation in tail-end areas, farmers and cadre of opposition parties jointly staged a road roko at Peravurani in Than
212. Jobless workers resort to stealing material from sick industrial units
213. At Tiruchi Engineering Cluster at Thuvakudi
214. Onion processing incubation centre to get operational this month
215. The unit will have capacity to process one tonne of shallots a day
216. Museum Bus in city
217. A Museum Bus with miniatures of displays from the museum in Chennai is in Coimbatore for three days from Wednesday. The bus will visit government and
218. Vellayani farms still submerged
219. Farmers seek help from Irrigation Department to dry the fields
220. Words of solace for students
221. Kudumbashree helps flood-hit children
222. Tobacco finds favour with Prakasam ryots
223. Listless market for Bengal gram forces them to switch crop
224. Rise in narcotics cases reported in State capital
225. Recent spate of narcotic seizures have lend credence to findings that the State capital is fast growing into a transit hub for drug syndicates that h
226. Shooting of Mohanlal starrer blocks traffic
227. Officials claim vehicles rerouted via Martyrs’ Column
228. Custodial death: SC raps Maharashtra police
229. ‘With great power comes great responsibility’
230. TDP will contest in all 119 constituencies in TS: Lokesh
231. ‘Cadre-base still strong in neighbouring State’
232. Corpn standing committee polls on Sept 10
233. The posts have been lying vacant since the resignation of sitting chairpersons on August 13
234. Two held with 3 kg of ganja
235. The City police on Tuesday arrested two habitual offenders with alleged possession of 3kg of ganja.The Shadow police team apprehended Praveen alias K
236. Tamil Nadu allowed to procure 4,625 tonnes of green gram
237. The Centre has permitted the State government to procure 4,625 tonnes of green gram from farmers.The procurement will be done through the National Co
238. 14 tribal school students admitted to hospital
239. Officials on high alert in fever-hit Saluru area
240. Top priority to transparency, says Naidu
241. Response to ongoing survey on good governance positive: Chief Minister
242. Alumni chip in for hospital block
243. Alumni donate ₹8 crore in a single day
244. Andhra food festival begins
245. Food festival being organised by AP Tourism at Capital Hotel
246. Assam enquires about State ryot welfare initiatives
247. ‘TS meets 60% of seed requirement of country’
248. Celeb KTR obliges fan
249. Information Technology Minister K.T. Rama Rao found himself in a situation on Tuesday that one can say is usually reserved for celebrities in the wor
250. Chief Minister gets into election mode
251. A series of public meetings, Praja Ashiravada Sabha, scheduled from September 7
252. A museum begging to be burgled
253. Low security blamed for the theft of antiques at Nizam’s Museum
254. West Coast begins tsunami mock drill
255. Second drill will be conducted at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday
256. DS dares TRS to suspend him
257. Rajya Sabha member refutes charges of anti-party activities
258. We finally got justice, says college faculty
259. Seven engineering students from Maharashtra were among the blast victims
260. VPT’s offshore tanker terminal back in action
261. It was battered by severe cyclonic storm Hudhud that hit the city in October 2014; HPCL can now breathe easy
262. No local involvement in 2007 terror attacks
263. 44 persons were killed and 68 injured in the twin blasts at Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat on August 25,
264. Mixed reactions from victims, their family
265. ‘Justice will not be served until the accused get capital punishment’
266. Fact check | Is the banking sector lending less to industry?
267. Fortis saga: Shivinder Singh moves NCLT against elder brother Malvinder
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521. Mumbai: Jet Airways has finalised boutique investment bank Moelis & Co to manage a stake sale in the loyalty rewards programme that the carrier co-owns with Etihad Airways, said two people close to the development. The airline is meanwhile in advanced talks with private equity firms TPG Capital and Blackstone for the sale and will zero in on one of them shortly, said one of the persons cited above.The decision on the lead bank â€" Jet’s first concrete step towards monetising its profitable rewards programme to shore up ailing finances â€" was taken Monday night in a meeting held at chairman Naresh Goyal’s house in Mumbai. ET had reported on August 13 that TPG Capital and Blackstone were among the possible contenders.Etihad, which owns 50.1% in Jet Privilege Pvt Ltd (JPPL), is taking the lead in pushing the deal. Jet’s former CEO Cramer Ball, a key Etihad executive now heading its other airline investment Alitalia, has been tasked with a key role as has been Robin Kamark, who heads the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s strategic airline investments. Etihad is invested in seven airlines across the world. It owns 24% of Jet.
522. India will likely tell the US that it won’t be able to cut oil imports from Iran after sanctions take effect early November and hopes to “sensitise’’ Washington to the issues faced by the country in this regard, while making it clear that no nation can dictate how its external policy can be run.The foreign and defence ministers of India and the US are meeting in New Delhi on Thursday under the 2 + 2 dialogue to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and global issues.India’s refineries are heavily dependent on supplies from overseas, including Iran, and giving up this cheaper option will be tough when retail prices of fuels are at an all-time high in the country, according to people familiar with the plan. “We want to make the point that India is heavily reliant on oil imports for its consumption needs and 83% of its oil comes from external sources,” an official noted.India will also want to discuss alternative sources of oil with a focus on prices. “Pricing of oil imports is very important for India as a number of factors such as economic growth and inflationary trends are tied to it,” the official said.
523. Is there a risk building up in lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)? Yes, if you ask Uday Kotak. Asia’s richest banker surprised analysts in a conference call after Kotak Mahindra Bank’s first quarter results by raising concerns over lending to MSMEs because of faulty valuations of collaterals for these loans. “If you and I spoke in 2011-12 about project finance and large corporate loans, I was the one who raised concern about fundamental credit worthiness of some of these large project finance loans. I am today raising similar concerns over fundamental role of collateral valuers and the real truth of those valuations… I believe there is a reasonable reason to believe that there is significant overvaluation of collaterals across the banking and finance industry,” Kotak said.Loans to MSMEs, usually given to small entrepreneurs, have risen in the last four years as both banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have rushed to fund this sector through their socalled loan against property (LAP) product. It took land and property as the mortgaged assets for loans. It is the valuation of these assets that is being questioned by the billionaire banker.Latest data from credit information bureau Cibil-Transunion show that loans to MSMEs by banks and NBFCs increased to Rs 12.60 lakh crore in March 2018, from Rs 7.06 lakh crore in March 2014. It now constitutes 23 per cent of corporate loans, up from 21 per cent four years ago.However, even as exposure to the sector has risen, so have the nonperforming assets (NPAs). Micro enterprises that Cibil defines with loan exposure of less than Rs 1 crore have seen a jump in NPAs to 8.8 per cent in March 2018 from 7.7 per cent in March 2014. For SMEs, the jump in NPAs is sharper to 11.2 per cent of loans in March 2018 from 7.9 per cent in March 2014.Analysts say the risks in MSME lending highlighted by Kotak are not new as the sector by its very entrepreneurial nature is prone to volatility linked to the economy, changing business dynamics and risks in promoter-linked businesses.“We have been highlighting over the last two years the risks building up in the loan against property segment,” said Udit Kariwala, analyst at India Ratings.65679338
524. Qatar Airways would wait for the FDI rules in India to become more “favourable” before launching an airline subsidiary in the country, group CEO Akbar Al Baker said. “We are really very interested to launch an airline in India but the regulation is a little bit confusing to us,” he said.“Because what we gathered in the beginning is that foreigners could own 100% of a domestic Indian carrier. Our lawyers have gone and asked for the process of doing the application. And then we are told ‘no, as an airline you can only own 49%’.”Al Baker said QIA [Qatar Investment Authority] can own 100%, but QIA is the owner of Qatar Airways. “So, then again it becomes a chicken and an egg story. We really don’t know what is allowed... but we are very interested to launch an airline and operate an airline.” He said the airline would wait for twelve more months for the policy to become favourable for them.Al Baker also said they have no issue with 100% Indian control on the airline because “at the end of the day, we will not come, sit and run the airline in India. We will, of course, have an Indian management, an Indian board, an Indian chairman. So, the effective control will be with Indian nationals but the owner will be the state of Qatar â€" Qatar Airways”. Aviation secretary RN Choubey said Qatar Airways would be able to launch the airline only if it gets an Indian partner.“Existing policy of the government is that the substantial ownership and effective control should remain with Indian nationals and they will have to comply,” Choubey said.“You cannot have substantial ownership of more than 50% because then you are violating the policy. If he thinks that he should have an airline that is entirely owned by Qataris, presently, it is not possible. If he thinks that he can run an airline that is 49% foreign-owned and 51% Indian-owned, that is possible. They will have to find an Indian partner and it is possible.”During the interaction, Al Baker said Qatar Airways is not averse to an Indian partner but the partner needs to be “good”. “If we get a good Indian partner, with no political baggage, we will be interested to form a partnership for the domestic airline,” he said.He added that, as on date, the only airline in India they would consider partnering with or investing in is IndiGo, because it is an efficiently run, profitable airline.“When we want to invest, we want to invest in a success story. Rahul Bhatia (co-founder and interim CEO of IndiGo) is a good friend and if he is willing to do something with us, we are very open,” Al Baker said.He said that they would not be able to launch the airline in India if these rules are changed within 12 months. “If the IndiGo investment doesn’t work and its plan to start a domestic airline hits regulatory hurdles, Qatar will have to forget about India,” Al Baker said, adding that it cannot indefinitely hold up funds and planes, and will invest somewhere else.
525. After opening flat and trading lacklustre in the first half of the trade, the market again turned negative and slipped to close at yet another day with losses. The pain was witnessed more in the broader market, as this was evident in the market breadth, which remained much weaker in the favour of the declines. Except for the IT pack, all the sector indices ended in the red. The NSE benchmark Nifty declined 62.05 points or 0.54 per cent.
526. As we approach Wednesday’s session, depreciating rupee and higher crude oil prices along with weak global cues are likely to act in tandem with weak technical indicators. We expect a modest opening to the trade, and some mild corrective undertone may continue to persist. Though downsides, if any, may not be severe, but broader market may continue to underperform. The levels of 11,565 and 11,620 will act as technical resistance area on Wednesday. Supports may come in at 11,480 and 11,410 zones. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart is 54.9449 and it has marked yet another 14-period low, which is bearish. A bearish divergence was also observed, as while RSI marked a fresh 14-period low, the Nifty did not. The daily MACD stayed bearish while trading below its signal line.
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