EXPRESSINDIA.COM The Indian Express Group _________________________________________________________________ The Financial Express daily newsletter Edition of Thursday, August 26, 2004 _________________________________________________________________ ********************* THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS ********************* TODAY'S TOP STORIES ******************* Jewel In Tata Crown Shines On Debut The stock of Tata Group tech major Tata Consultancy Services Ltd made a sparkling debut on Wednesday, catapulting the Tata Group to the top slot in terms of market capitalisation. The TCS effect saw the Tatas displacing Reliance as the number one business group in market capitalisation stakes. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66964 _______________________________________________________________ ITC Board Clears Swap Ratios Shareholders of ITC Hotels Ltd, a 72 per cent subsidiary of cigarettes and paperboard major ITC Ltd, will get three shares of the parent for every 25 shares of the hotel company held by them. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66965 _______________________________________________________________ UPA, Left: No Grand Bargain The government and Left Front partners on Wednesday engaged in hectic parleys seeking common ground on the strategy to be followed on rising prices and sectoral caps governing foreign direct investment in civil aviation, insurance and telecom. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66966 _______________________________________________________________ StanChart Eyes Card Buyouts Standard Chartered Bank isn�t in a mood to stop at `Manhattan�, its recently-launched global credit card. After launching the card, which has a minimum interest rate as low as 1.99 per cent per month, the bank has made its next step clear: it is on the prowl for acquiring the card businesses of other issuers. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66969 _______________________________________________________________ Ranbaxy Touching Tempestuous 50 Ranbaxy Labs is setting up two new subsidiaries in Canada and Portugal. With this the company hopes to establish its presence in all potential markets across the globe. Ranbaxy already has 42 subsidiaries globally. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66968 _______________________________________________________________ ICICI Bank Picks Up The Gauntlet ICICI Bank has decided to take up the StanChart challenge. Just a day after StanChart launched its credit card with differential pricing at a 1.99 per cent monthly interest rate, ICICI Bank has introduced an easy deposit card at an interest rate of 0.99 per cent. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66971 _______________________________________________________________ BOTTOMLINE: Betting On A High Growth Curve With elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly slated for October 13, bookies and punters are also getting ready for a hot satta - or betting - season. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66974 _______________________________________________________________ /------------------------ advertisement ------------------------ No 1 Indian Matrimonials - 550,000+ members, 150,000+ photo profiles, 16,000+ successful matches! 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GDP growth soared from a modest 4.4% to 8.2% in 2003-04. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66943 Moving Closer, Inch By Inch Official relations between India and Japan have improved beyond those frosty post-Pokharan days when Japan withdrew its ambassador in a dramatic gesture and India responded with an equally overplayed grudge. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66944 No Free Lunch The organisers of the AICC session held in New Delhi last week had laid out a sumptuous spread for the assembled delegates. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66945 More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html _______________________________________________________________ Investor ******************* Tata Group Numero Uno In M-cap http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66963 TCS Investors In A Tizzy Over Allotment Woes http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66967 TCS Offers Investment Diversification Option http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66970 More in Investor at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor.html _______________________________________________________________ Money & Banking ******************* ICICI Bank Unveils Card At 0.99% http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66978 BoB Into Overseas Foray, Plans To Expand Across All Continents http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66979 Indian Bank Records Q1 Net At Rs 118 Crore http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66980 More in Money & Banking at http://www.financialexpress.com/money&banking.html _______________________________________________________________ Economy ******************* Rs 2,118-cr Okay For Dubai Ports http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66984 Demand For Grants, Railway Budget Cleared Sans Debate http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66991 Breather For AP�s Illegal Farm Power Stakeholders http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66989 More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html _______________________________________________________________ Politics ******************* BJP Calls For Karnataka, MP Bandh Today http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66985 PM �Refuses� To Accept NDA Memorandum http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66987 More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html _______________________________________________________________ Corporate ******************* New SPV To Handle Tata�s Telecom Imports http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66942 HUF Status Of Birlas Contested http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66946 Ford Fusion To Hit Indian Roads In 15 Weeks http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66947 More in Corporate at http://www.financialexpress.com/corporate.html _______________________________________________________________ Fe Insight ******************* Is India A Key Global Player Or A Developing Country? http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66986 The Complexities Go Way Beyond The North-South Divide http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66988 EU Committed To Helping The Poorest Nations http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66990 More in Fe Insight at http://www.financialexpress.com/feinsight.html _______________________________________________________________ Commodities ******************* Small Exporters Cry Foul Over Garment Quota http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66972 Oil Prices Snap 3-Day Losing Streak http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66973 Truck Strike Fuels Inflation Concerns http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66975 More in Commodities at http://www.financialexpress.com/commodities.html _______________________________________________________________ News ******************* Truckers� Strike Starts Pinching Mfg Sector http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66992 UN-backed Rural Tourism Scheme http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66993 Multiplexes To Replace Old UP Cinema Halls http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66996 More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/news.html _______________________________________________________________ >From The South ******************* Travel & Tourism Fair Opens In AP Tomorrow http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67007 YSR Gives Illegal Agricultural Power Stakeholders A Breather http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67008 Faux Pas or Publicity Hungry? http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67009 More in From The South at http://www.financialexpress.com/fromthesouth.html _______________________________________________________________ ********************* EFE ********************* Front Page ******************* Simplify Community Radio Licensing Process, Says Trai http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66929 Government To Fund Biotech Research Projects http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66930 Sony Bets On Overseas Soap Operas http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66931 More in Front Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/frontpage.html _______________________________________________________________ Convergence ******************* IPR Continues To Elude Traditional Knowledge http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66935 �Bangalore Still A Preferred Destination For IT Firms� http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66936 BSNL Set To Draft New Recruitment Policy http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=66937 More in Convergence at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/convergence.html **************************************************************************************** Visit us at http://www.expressindia.com for indepth coverage of news from around India, updated round the clock. 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