* COURTS: Supreme Court has ordered the government not to withhold any social benefits from those who are yet to get the Aadhar card. (ET) * ECONOMY: The government is pushing India Infrastructure Finance Corp to expand its portfolio to meet the increasing demand for dollar denominated loans from domestic companies. (ET) * REGULATORS: RBI has frowned on the practice of banks tempting consumers to make purchases by offering to break up credit card payments into instalments. (ET) The Central Labour Commissioner has sought compliance reports for contract workers deployed in several ministries, to review violation of employment laws.(ET) * TELECOM: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has hauled up STATE BANK OF INDIA, ICICI BANK, AXIS BANK, HDFC BANK among others for violating telemarketing norms and asked them to submit reports within a week on corrective steps taken. (Cogencis) Sistema Shyam Teleservices is seeking volunteers among its 2,000-odd staff to monitor performances of exclusive company retail outlets during off-duty hours. (ET) Top mobile phone companies are eyeing auctions for bandwidth in the 700 MHz band expected in 2014, rather than in the 1800 MHz band. (ET) BlackBerry has agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by its biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings, for $4.7 bln. (ET) Vodafone Plc plans to approach the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to buy the 6.2% stake held by its Indian partner, Analjit Singh. (BS)
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