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12:00 pm: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to brief media post policy decision in Mumbai.
3:00 pm: RBI conference call with analysts post policy decision in Mumbai.
LIVECHAT - BONDS FOCUS Reuters interest rate reporters delve into government bond markets at 6 pm IST. To join the conversation, click on the link https://refini.tv/2P8N0Wp INDIA TOP NEWS Vodafone Idea posts loss for a second straight quarter since merger Vodafone Idea reported on Wednesday its second quarterly loss since Vodafone Plc merged its Indian operations with Idea Cellular in August last year, though the figure was smaller than expected.
India defers plan to tax mobile touch panel imports -sources India has deferred a plan to tax imports of touch panels, three sources said, after smartphone makers such as Samsung Electronics asked the government to delay levying tariffs on such new imported components under a phased plan to boost local manufacturing.
Indian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election -executive India's political parties have been abusing Facebook's popular messaging service WhatsApp ahead of the country's general election and the company has warned them not to do so, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
India steel firms meet government officials to seek rise in import duty -sources Executives from top Indian steel companies met with government officials on Wednesday and sought an increase in duties on imports of steel to check surging shipments from overseas, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
GLOBAL TOP NEWS U.S. and China to resume trade talks next week in Beijing U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that he and other U.S. officials will travel to Beijing next week for trade talks, aiming to clinch a deal to avert a March 2 increase in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.
SoftBank shares soar 13 percent after $5.5 billion share buyback news SoftBank Group shares jumped 13 percent, a day after Chief Executive Masayoshi Son unveiled a $5.5 billion share buyback to prop up its share price, which he sees as undervalued.
Scoot over Microsoft: Apple again the most valuable U.S. company Apple won back its crown as the most valuable publicly listed U.S. company on Wednesday, ending the session with a market capitalization above recent leaders Microsoft and Amazon.com.