Business Standard
Ø  Govt makes it illegal to hold old notes post March 31
Ø  Cabinet okays sale of India’s first pharma firm
Ø  NSE files DRHP for Rs 10,000 crore mega IPO
Ø  India, Singapore DTAA amendment on cards
Ø  90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely
Ø  Tata Steel seeks foreign investment for SEZ project in Odisha
Ø  Rupee hits 4-week low, plunges by 18 paise to 68.24
Ø  Demonetisation: RBI relaxes loan repayment norms
Ø  Panel bats for changing financial year to January-December
Ø  Angel investors tighten purse strings in 2016
Ø  Govt okays Rs 11,000 cr road projects for Left-wing hit areas
Ø  Govt nod for ratifying Inttl Solar Alliance Agreement
Ø  BP buys Australian petrol pump network for $1.3bn
Ø  Competition Commission rejects complaint against Toyota

Mint
Ø  Zydus acquires six brands from US pharma player MSD
Ø  Long term effects of demonetisation ‘unclear’, says CDSL
Ø  Udupi Ruchi plans pan-India quick service restaurant cafes
Ø  Summer of 2017 may be kinder to India, predicts Korean agency
Ø  Proof of tax paid, 4-year money lock-in must for new tax evasion amnesty
Ø  RIL starts first phase of para-xylene plant at Jamnagar
Ø  IDFC Bank to merge lending divisions, trim workforce
Ø  Investment banking revenue falls 11% to $440 mn in 2016
Ø  Reliance Jio is ready to pounce on rivals Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular
Ø  Qualcomm fined $853 mn by South Korean antitrust agency
Ø  MCap Fund Advisors set to downsize, shelves plan for second fund

Financial Chronicle
Ø  Acharya panel on ‘change in fiscal year’ submits report to Arun Jaitley
Ø  Direct tax collections in Mumbai, Delhi in single digit
Ø  Veggie rates fell sharply during November, official data shows
Ø  US University professor Viral V Acharya becomes fourth RBI Deputy Governor
Ø  Ratan Tata meets RSS chief, sets tongues wagging
Ø  Watal panel proposes regulatory board for digital payments
Ø  Rupee likely to fall below 70-level against dollar
Ø  Investors likely to avoid exposure to gold
Ø  Rs 600 cr interest loan waiver for farmers on the anvil