Morning News Headlines
Economic Times
● Govt plans to borrow Rs 2 lakh crore in H2, FY18
● ONGC may sell IOC, GAIL stakes to fund acquisition of HPCL
● 35,000 jobs on offer with state's own AI hub
● GST tax portal to handle 3L users per second: Govt
● Realty sector to have over 17 mn workforce by 2025
Business Standard
● Banks suffer Rs 3,800 cr loss to run payment infra
● Savings via DBT cross Rs 58k cr mark: Prasad
● Taxmen slap big penalty to check evasion of GST
● No consumer goods at Paan shops: Biscuit, beverage, FMCG firms to bear the brunt
● Govt to widen tax base, asks I-T dept to add 12.5 mn filers in FY18
Mint
● Sebi mulls 'preventive' action to curb frauds
● Stick to capex target: Jaitley tells PSUs
● RBI increases foreign investment limit in govt securities, state development loans
● P-note derivative assets plunge 82% since July
● Modi govt wants private players in small Indian airports
Reuters
● World Gold Council to form panel to set up India's first spot gold exchange
● MAS Financial Services' IPO to open Oct 6; price band set at Rs 456-459
● Capital markets will need sophisticated cyber security: Ajay Tyagi
● Bank of Baroda cuts base rate to 9.15% per annum from Oct 1
● GST impact: Car exports growth at 6-year low
Sources : Economic Times, Business Standard, Mint & Reuters
