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Govt to make banks professional, improve risk management: Jaitley
Says recent incidents in PSBs disturbing
 "Govt to make banks professional, improve risk management: Jaitley")
High-speed internet to be 'core utility' as Digital India gets Cabinet nod
Each Indian citizen will also get a unique 'cradle to grave' digital identity
 "High-speed internet to be 'core utility' as Digital India gets Cabinet nod")
SpiceJet flies past Jet to number two rank
IndiGo's passenger load factor, at 67% in July, fell six percentage points from the same month last year
 "SpiceJet flies past Jet to number two rank")
IndiGo evacuates passengers after smoke scare
Hydraulic oil had leaked into the aircraft's left brake assembly unit causing smoke to emerge out of the unit
 "IndiGo evacuates passengers after smoke scare")
Bihar by-polls to test mettle of Laloo-Nitish alliance
The counting of votes will take place on August 25
 "Bihar by-polls to test mettle of Laloo-Nitish alliance")
Decision to close case against K M Birla in 10 days
The case was registered against Birla, former coal secretary P C Parakh and others in connection with the allotment of the Talabira-II coalfield in Odisha
 "Loan value on interest subvention")
Irda asks insurers to display unclaimed amount info of above Rs 1,000
Policyholders would be given an option to check whether any amount is lying due with insurance co
 "Irda asks insurers to display unclaimed amount info of above Rs 1,000")
RBI's working group on taxation practices
Terms of reference will be to review current tax structure as applicable to various financial instruments issued in Indian financial system
 "RBI's working group on taxation practices")
Centre plans major banking reforms; SARFAESI Act to be amended
Amendment in Winter Session of Parliament; two models on holding company structure for banks being considered
 "Need to tweak policies for affordable housing: R Gandhi")
 "Fortnightly bank credit growth at 4-year low")
 "Interim COO at RBI not possible: FinMin")
Housing, infra sector is not starved of bank finance: RBI
Central bank recently exempted banks from maintaining CRR and SLR for funds that are raised through long-term infrastructure bonds
 "Housing, infra sector is not starved of bank finance: RBI")
'Some progress' made to bring back black money
SC Bench allows petitioner Ram Jethmalani to interact with SIT
 "'Some progress' made to bring back black money")
Mineral royalty rates raised
To boost income of states & increase production cost
 "Mineral royalty rates raised")
Tamil Nadu yet to allocate land to us, says M&M
Company was asking state govt to allocate 200 acres of land for testing & automotive facility
 "Tamil Nadu yet to allocate land to us, says M&M")
Packaging violations: US justice department probes Dr Reddy's
The latest development is in addition to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's ongoing engagement with the company on the same issue
 "Packaging violations: US justice department probes Dr Reddy's")
Fairness cream makers welcome new ad norms
ASCI yesterday released norms for fairness creams, saying these would go a long way in ensuring ads do not discriminate against people with dark skin
 "Fairness cream makers welcome new ad norms")