EXPRESSINDIA.COM The Indian Express Group _________________________________________________________________ The Financial Express daily newsletter Edition of Monday, September 06, 2004 _________________________________________________________________ ********************* THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS ********************* TODAY'S TOP STORIES ******************* 74% Telecom FDI Hits A Snag The Budget proposal to hike the foreign direct investment ceiling in the telecom sector to 74% from 49% now has hit a roadblock with the finance ministry and the department of telecom locking horns over the issue of management control. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67969 _______________________________________________________________ Power, Fert Sectors To Face 12-26% Rise In Gas Prices The government is set to increase the administered price of gas for the fertiliser and the power sectors by 12-26% to Rs 3,200 per mcm and Rs 3,600 per mcm, respectively. However, it will offer them a sop by way of a commitment to supply most of the gas to the two high priority sectors. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67971 _______________________________________________________________ Zee Pips ESPN In Round One The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday ruled in favour of Zee Telefilms to telecast international cricket matches played in India for four years beginning October 2004 after the Subhash Chandra-controlled satellite network hiked its bid amount to $ 308 million (Rs 1,400 crore) from $ 260 million (Rs 1,200 crore) bid earlier. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67972 _______________________________________________________________ Coal Shortage Trips Thermal Plants Thermal power plants are facing serious problems in coal supplies from mines of North-ern Coalfields, Eastern Coal-fields and Mahanadi Coalfields. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67973 _______________________________________________________________ Fiat India Scripts A Turnaround Carmaker Fiat India, which has been reeling under a host of problems � starting with the parent company�s woes to dipping volumes in the Indian market � is drawing up a turnaround strategy. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67975 _______________________________________________________________ BOTTOMLINE: Cultivating A Yen For Sushi And Saki Kolkata is all set to face a Japanese invasion. Come September 8, about 1,500 Japanese footballers, fans and officials will throng the city. Their team is playing the return match of the pre-World Cup qualifier between India and Japan. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67980 _______________________________________________________________ /------------------------ advertisement ------------------------ No 1 Indian Matrimonials - 550,000+ members, 150,000+ photo profiles, 16,000+ successful matches! Register & Contact members for FREE!! http://ads.expressindia.com/adsnew/adclick.php?bannerid=400&zoneid=63&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shaadi.com%2Findex.php%3Fptnr%3Dieom ------------------------ advertisement ------------------------/ Edits & Columns ******************* 106 And Batting! Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s maiden press conference in the Capital on Saturday was like the man himself. Matter of fact...no big promises, no grandiose statements and marked by a sincerity of purpose that came through, time and again. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67932 New Wave In Public Enterprise Reform The Prime Minister�s recent initiatives signal a fresh approach to reform of the central public sector enterprises, which have been languishing since the early �90s under the single prospect of privatisation, wholesale or by disinvestment. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67936 Inflation And Rate Quagmire It is not for nothing that we as a nation have the feeling of being one of a kind. It infuses our caste-based social identity, maze of dietary orthodoxies and diversity of linguistic traditions. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67935 More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html _______________________________________________________________ Money Matters ******************* Waiting For A Reddy-made Solution http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67981 Are Indian Banks A Cheap Buy Option? http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67982 Cyber Crime A Reality For Banks Now http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67983 More in Money Matters at http://www.financialexpress.com/moneymatters.html _______________________________________________________________ Economy ******************* RLD For Creation Of More Small States http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67989 Panchayats Look Forward To Central Funding Regime http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=68003 Centre Procures More Rice From Newer States In �03-04 http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=68004 More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html _______________________________________________________________ Politics ******************* Kasuri Denies �Unifocal� Approach http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67985 Congress, NCP Locked In Hard Bargaining http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67986 We Are Not Encouraged By Govt�s Performance: CPI http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67987 More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html _______________________________________________________________ Corporate ******************* IBP Forays Into LNG Transportation http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=68000 Electrosteel To Invest Rs 440 Cr http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=68001 More in Corporate at http://www.financialexpress.com/corporate.html _______________________________________________________________ Op-Ed ******************* Thoughts From The Inn At Harvard http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67991 The Rules Of The Game Are Changing http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67993 Take On The Most Powerful Interest Groups First http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67999 More in Op-Ed at http://www.financialexpress.com/op-ed.html _______________________________________________________________ Commodity Watch ******************* Ministry Wants Nabard To Function As Bank http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67951 Industry Demands Adequate Quarantine Checks On Imports http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67958 Cartels In Global Steel Market Are Yet To Lead Prices http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67979 More in Commodity Watch at http://www.financialexpress.com/commoditywatch.html _______________________________________________________________ States ******************* Global And Indian Steel Majors Line Up To Invest In Orissa http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67990 FinMin Expresses Concern On State Finances http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67992 Kerala�s New Chief Minister Promises A Change http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67994 More in States at http://www.financialexpress.com/states.html _______________________________________________________________ News ******************* Natural Gas Pipeline Policy Draft For Laying More Than 1 Supply Lines http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=68005 Venezuela Offers OVL A Share In 5 Oilfields http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=68008 More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/news.html _______________________________________________________________ ********************* EFE ********************* Front Page ******************* Rail Reservations Drive B2C Biz http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67939 Hutchison To List India Ops By Year-end http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67940 �Chief Wage Earners Prefer TV News To Soaps & Cricket� http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67941 More in Front Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/frontpage.html _______________________________________________________________ Convergence ******************* Safenet Plans To Make India Software Development Hub http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67946 Avestha In Expansion Mode; Plans Public Offer http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67947 Biocon Plans Facility At Shapoorji Pallonji Park http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67948 More in Convergence at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/convergence.html _______________________________________________________________ Marketing & Management ******************* ITC Foods Div To Expand Reach http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67952 Christine Valmy Plans Product Foray In India http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67954 Educomp Targets US Schools This Year http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=67955 More in Marketing & Management at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/marketing&management.html **************************************************************************************** Visit us at http://www.expressindia.com for indepth coverage of news from around India, updated round the clock. 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