EXPRESSINDIA.COM The Indian Express Group _________________________________________________________________ The Financial Express daily newsletter Edition of Saturday, August 21, 2004 _________________________________________________________________ ********************* THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS ********************* TODAY'S TOP STORIES ******************* Rising Inflation Spurs Action Fuelled mainly by rising prices of petroleum products, the annual rate of inflation on a point-to-point basis shot up to 7.96 per cent for the week ended August 7. Although the government has swung into action by reducing duties, initially on petroleum products and later on iron and steel on Friday, the impact of these fiscal measures on inflation will be seen only in subsequent weeks. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66523 _______________________________________________________________ Coming Up: Yr Mo Num 4 Any1 To C If you�re sick of receiving telemarketing calls on your mobile phone in the middle of a trans-border multi-million dollar deal, watch out. Things are only going to get worse. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66530 _______________________________________________________________ Balaji�s Prices Provoke Insider Trading Charges Will insider trading be added to the script of Balaji Telefilms� marriage with the Star group? With average daily volumes and prices shooting up substantially in the previous month, the markets are abuzz that there was insider trading at the Balaji Telefilms counter. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66531 _______________________________________________________________ Devilish Details A God of small things. That�s what small exporters trying to over-come a slew of irritants need for that competitive edge. Or maybe just an enlightened National Foreign Trade Policy http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66533 _______________________________________________________________ State Bank Issues Profit Warning State Bank of India, the country�s largest commercial bank, has issued a profit warning for fiscal 2005. Reason: The continuous northward movement of yields on government securities. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66525 _______________________________________________________________ BOTTOMLINE: Catch A Shooting Star And Put Him In Your Pocket... The Olympics may be Greek to India Inc, but when it comes to basking in the glory of national heroes, it wastes no time. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66535 _______________________________________________________________ /------------------------ advertisement ------------------------ No 1 Indian Matrimonials - 550,000+ members, 150,000+ photo profiles, 16,000+ successful matches! 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address the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66506 More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html _______________________________________________________________ Investor ******************* Crude, Inflation Drag Sensex Down 59 Pts http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66512 Indian Consumer Demand For Gold Up 20% In Rupee Terms In H1 �04 http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66514 Gold Seen Hitting One-yr High http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66515 More in Investor at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor.html _______________________________________________________________ Economy ******************* M�rashtra Revises Minimum Wages http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66524 Govt Mulls Ordinance For SEZs http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66529 SBI To Spend $35 Million To Set Up Infosys� Finacle http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66536 More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html _______________________________________________________________ Politics ******************* Now It�s Congress� Turn To Target BJP http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66554 Party To Take Up Uma Case http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66555 Left Flays Opp For Disrupting Parliament http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66557 More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html _______________________________________________________________ Corporate ******************* Vedanta To Pick 51% In Zambian Mine http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66491 Dabur Pharma Gets Approval For Phase II Trials of Cancer Drug http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66492 Tisco Files Formal Proposal For Mega Steel Project In Orissa http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66493 More in Corporate at http://www.financialexpress.com/corporate.html _______________________________________________________________ Commodities ******************* Opec Chief Expresses Concern Over Oil Price http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66521 Govt Cracks Whip On Sugar Mills For Illegal Exports To EU http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66547 Agro Tech Fair From Dec 3 http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66553 More in Commodities at http://www.financialexpress.com/commodities.html _______________________________________________________________ Fe World ******************* New EU Trade Chief Likely To Change The Nuances http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66561 Subsidies Are Still The Greatest Barrier At WTO http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66562 India Clippings http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66565 More in Fe World at http://www.financialexpress.com/feworld.html _______________________________________________________________ News ******************* Jaguars To Get Digital Autopilot http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66552 No Question Of Separate State: SP http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66556 Hat Trick For Jet At The Top Slot http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66527 More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/news.html _______________________________________________________________ >From The South ******************* Grandix Pharma Rs 11 Cr Plant Set To Go On Stream http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66532 New Foundry Cluster To Come Up In Chennai For ALL http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66534 More in From The South at http://www.financialexpress.com/fromthesouth.html 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