Business Standard
Ø  Ordinance likely for wage payment via e-mode, cheque
Ø  Vedanta slapped with $100 mn settlement in UK court
Ø  Note ban may yield lasting benefits: Crisil
Ø  Tata Steel EGM to decide on Nusli Wadia today
Ø  ‘Bringing back foreign stash will be real test of will’
Ø  Bajaj Hindusthan to sell power biz to gr firm for Rs 1800 cr
Ø  GCPL fully acquires Kenyan co Charm Industries
Ø  Fitch downgrades RCom to B+, placed its IDRs on Watch Negative
Ø  Govt plans tax exemption threshold for political parties
Ø  Diversify market and currency risk with US funds
Ø  For Rs 500 note, RBI pays Rs 3.09; Rs 3.54 for Rs 2,000 note
Ø  GM to hike prices by up to Rs 30,000 from January
Ø  Reliance Home Finance to raise Rs 3,500 cr through NCDs
Ø  I-T dept detects Rs 3,185 cr black income; seizes Rs 86 cr in Rs 2,000 notes
Ø  Cognizant buys Norwegian unit, boosts operations in oil and gas
Ø  Treasury gains may help banks offset Q3 pressure

Mint
Ø  Rupee dives to 68.05 against dollar
Ø  Airtel to acquire Orascom’s stake in MENA undersea cable firm
Ø  AMFI bats for US’ 401(k)-like product in Budget proposals
Ø  IDS-II to fund Pay Commission hikes, PSU bank recap: BofA-ML
Ø  PFC to offer TV sets for 1,600 villages in Arunachal
Ø  ‘Developers of new SEZs need security clearance from Home Ministry’
Ø  Banks unions call for agitation over note ban-related issues
Ø  Cyrus Mistry moves National Company Law Tribunal against Tata Sons
Ø  Arun Jaitley says RBI prepared to deal with currency shortage beyond 30 December
Ø  PSU banks seek higher capital infusion from govt
Ø  Delinquencies in medium-heavy commercial vehicles to rise if IIP fall continues

Financial Chronicle
Ø  Demonetisation: Bank deposits may be subjected to investigation
Ø  High Court asks Service Tax Department to revalue Vijay Mallya’s plane
Ø  UTI confident of IPO in H2 of ’17; to use proceeds for buyouts
Ø  In Trump cabinet, Commerce Secretary will run trade policy
Ø  Axis Bank assures govt of action against errant officials
Ø  Mistry says no chance of truce, vows to ‘fight’ it out
Ø  Bourses get more time for mechanism to monitor brokers
Ø  Jaitley bats for outsourcing of railways’ non-core functions
Ø  LPG subsidy:I-T to inform Oil Min on taxpayers earning over Rs 10L