EXPRESSINDIA.COM The Indian Express Group _________________________________________________________________ The Financial Express daily newsletter Edition of Friday, August 20, 2004 _________________________________________________________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ******************* Oil Import Bill Set To Surge With global crude oil prices on the rise, India�s net oil import bill is expected to rise to $27 billion by the end of this fiscal. The net oil import bill stood at $16.8 billion in 2003-04. According to the country�s largest crude oil importer and refiner, Indian Oil Corporation, India�s crude oil imports may go up to 100 million tonnes in 2004-05 from 90.4 million tonnes in the previous year. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66423 _______________________________________________________________ Patel In Giving Mode, Three <i>Desi</i> Carriers Get The Nod The aviation ministry has granted no-objection certificates to Royal Airways, Jagson Airlines and Inter Globe Aviation to start scheduled operations. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66426 _______________________________________________________________ No More IT Coolies Pl, We�re Indians India�s software outsourcing sector seems northward-bound on the value chain. After BPO and software services, outsourced product development is germinating. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66428 _______________________________________________________________ Be PSU, Buy PSU The Empire strikes back. Government�s purchase preference scheme, giving public sector undertakings the first right to supply equipment and projects to other PSUs, will be extended by two years till March 2006, said public enterprises and heavy industry minister Santosh Mohan Dev on Thursday. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66430 _______________________________________________________________ ICICI Bank Seeks Three Yrs To Pare Federal Bank, SIB Stakes ICICI Bank has sought a three-year timeframe from the Reserve Bank to bring down its holdings in Federal Bank and South Indian Bank to 5 per cent. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66434 _______________________________________________________________ A Bit Too Spicy Take care of the micros and the macros will take care of themselves. From Vasco Da Gama�s time, Indian spices have been hot. Will Kamal Nath manage to keep them that way? http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66435 _______________________________________________________________ Draft Rules On Export Of Taxable Services The finance ministry has announced draft rules to define �export of services� thus fulfilling a legislative requirement. Till now, no legislative provisions defined the export of services. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66436 _______________________________________________________________ BOTTOMLINE: Utterly Butterly Concerned About Farmers The flaxen-haired Amul girl is all grown up now. 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Telecom players have been using it to refer to voice data convergence, thanks to �packetised� voice. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66414 More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html _______________________________________________________________ Investor ******************* Mutual Funds Reel Under Redemption Pressure In Aug http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66437 Retail Investors To Get 7 Out Of 21 TCS Shares Applied For http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66438 Sensex Recovers On Renewed Buying Interest, Gains 85 Points To 5124 Pts http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66439 More in Investor at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor.html _______________________________________________________________ Money & Banking ******************* AIBDA Moves RBI To Raise Deposit Insurance Cover http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66445 New India, AMP Sanmar Tie Up For Cross-selling Products http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66446 Pvt Banks Focus On Organised Segments For Agri Credit http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66444 More in Money & Banking at http://www.financialexpress.com/money&banking.html _______________________________________________________________ Economy ******************* Ready For More Fiscal Steps To Check Inflation, Says FM http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66431 Moody�s Rating For IRFC http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66433 Review Of Electricity Act Is Complete: Sayeed http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66458 More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html _______________________________________________________________ Politics ******************* Savarkar Issue Rocks Parliament http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66452 BJP To Expose Aiyar�s �Pro-China Views� http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66453 AICC Meet To Be �Family Affair� http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66457 More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html _______________________________________________________________ Corporate ******************* BIAL Contract May Be Renegotiated http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66417 �There Is No Such Thing As Bad Advertising� http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66418 L&T Has A Global Dream http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66419 More in Corporate at http://www.financialexpress.com/corporate.html _______________________________________________________________ Fe Insight ******************* A Uniform Unified Licence? http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66459 Two Cheers For The Rhineland Model http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66460 When Will We Get A Women-Friendly Budget? http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66461 More in Fe Insight at http://www.financialexpress.com/feinsight.html _______________________________________________________________ Commodities ******************* Oil Hits Record On China, India Demand http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66463 NCDEX Proposes Contracts Settlement Via Traders� Agents http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66464 More in Commodities at http://www.financialexpress.com/commodities.html _______________________________________________________________ ********************* EFE ********************* Front Page ******************* I&B Minister Not To Change DTH Policy http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66399 Kolkata Calling: HSBC Arm To Set Up 500-seat BPO Centre http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66400 Japan Seeks Closer IT Ties With India http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66401 More in Front Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/frontpage.html _______________________________________________________________ Convergence ******************* L&T Info To Set Up Second Centre In Chennai http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66402 L&T To Set Up Software Development Park In B�lore http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66405 HP To Focus On Colour Laser Printers http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66406 More in Convergence at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/convergence.html _______________________________________________________________ Beyond Business ******************* Symbols Of An Elite Identity http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66393 Serving For Match Point http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66395 On A New Wicket http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66394 More in Beyond Business at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/beyondbusiness.html **************************************************************************************** Visit us at http://www.expressindia.com for indepth coverage of news from around India, updated round the clock. 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