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The Financial Express daily newsletter
Edition of Friday, November 12, 2004
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THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Financial sector gets a leg-up
Briefing mediapersons after the Cabinet meeting, finance minister P Chidambaram
said the bill aimed at setting up PFRDA, would be introduced in the winter
session of Parliament. It would lay down investment criteria and the capital
requirement for the pension fund managers.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74017
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At long last, air cleared over Securitisation Act
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal to amend the Securitisation And
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act to
enable banks and financial institutions recover bad loans.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74018
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Cabinet to take up ground handling plans of A-I, AAI
The civil aviation ministry is preparing a Cabinet note for setting up a
wholly-owned subsidiary of AAI to manage ground handling services. A Cabinet
approval for hiving-off A-I ground handling services into a separate company is
also expected soon.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74019
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Hotels set to raise tariffs by 10-15%
Riding on the back of a strong 95% hotel occupancy rate, leading hotel chains
in the country are planning a 10-15% hike in room tariffs.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74020
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Global chemical giants to source from Rallis
Rallis India, the agrochemicals arm of the Tata group, is planning to
manufacture chemicals and pesticide products for multinationals like Syngenta,
Bayer, DuPont, Dow Chemicals and FMC Corp.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74021
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Blame it on inflation: prices of consumer durables to rise
It may not be a sweet thought to share on Diwali, but a price increase in
consumer durables is set to spoil the party which picked up a little late this
festive season.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74022
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BOTTOMLINE: New confidence in the man at the helm
At the joint press conference held with EU representatives at the conclusion of
the India-EU Summit at The Hague last Monday, a Reuters correspondent, perhaps
hoping to embarrass Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, stood up and asked him a
question about demilitarisation of J&K.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74023
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Edits & Columns
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Chasing dollars and rupees
Time and again, proposals to streamline expenditure have fallen by the wayside
as unlike proposals for raising more resources they encounter political
constraints.
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Ideas that can change your life
Powerful ideas have changed the course of history of many nations. Gandhiji�s
idea of <i>ahimsa</i> led to a bloodless transition of power from the English
to the Indians.
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Arafat�s passage
The passing away of Yasser Arafat marks the end of one phase of the long drawn
out Palesti-nian struggle. The trajectory of his life reflected the many
vicissitudes that the Palestine cause has gone through.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73951
More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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Investor
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CNX Mid-cap index at all-time high
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73993
Floating rate schemes beat bond, gilt funds in six months
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73994
Profit-booking dampens oil stocks� rally
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73996
More in Investor at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor.html
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Money & Banking
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Sensex down 19 pts; big bang seen on eve of Samvat 2061
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73995
Fed hike weighs heavy on domestic bond mart
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74010
�Call rates seen settling around reverse repo rate post Diwali�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74012
More in Money & Banking at http://www.financialexpress.com/money&banking.html
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Economy
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SMP for sugarcane fixed at Rs 74.50 per quintal
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73965
No intention to direct credit: FM
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73967
Directorate of Service Tax targets beauty parlours
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74007
More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html
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Politics
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Sonia, Lalu to attend funeral
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74004
UPA-Left committee meet cancelled
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=74005
More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html
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Corporate
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PwC to find buyer for 10-15% in DC Designs
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73970
HC approves Cargil-Mosaic amalgamation
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73971
Lafarge designs low-cost house
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73972
More in Corporate at http://www.financialexpress.com/corporate.html
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Fe Insight
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Time for East to meet East in IT
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73989
Understanding Fraser�s EFW index
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73990
Why punish the users of national highways?
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73991
More in Fe Insight at http://www.financialexpress.com/feinsight.html
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News
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Panel on gold set up
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73966
Nabard seeks more teeth to discipline co-op banks
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73968
More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/news.html
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EFE
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Front Page
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Switchover to Linux: Insurance majors to invest Rs 400 crore
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73952
PeopleSoft rejects Oracle�s latest bid
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73953
Headstrong to expand India operations
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73955
More in Front Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/frontpage.html
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Convergence
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Federal communications panel takes on oversight of internet phone services
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73959
India seeks Taiwan investment in telecom
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73960
Centre to announce bio-tech policy soon
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73961
More in Convergence at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/convergence.html
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Beyond Business
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Lateral thinking, vertical growth
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73940
Sweet nibblings....
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73941
A Thai Saga
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=73944
More in Beyond Business at
http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/beyondbusiness.html
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