Top News Of The Day India asks Russia to cut duty on packet tea The commerce ministry has asked Russia to reduce the import duty on packet tea from 12.5% at present so as to boost exports of value added teas from India. Oil prices slip as Trump calls on OPEC to lower prices Oil prices dipped on Friday after falling in the previous session as US President Donald Trump urged OPEC to lower crude prices ahead of its meeting in Algeria this weekend. International benchmark Brent crude for November delivery was down 3 cents at $78.67. SBI not right candidate State Bank of India, the largest lender in the country with a market share of 23%, said further acquisition of public sector lenders would only lead to a monopoly, although chairman Rajnish Kumar agreed there was a need for consolidation. SBI absorbed five associate lenders and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank in April 2017, bringing almost a quarter of the nation’s outstanding loans in the banking sector on t...