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The Financial Express daily newsletter
Edition of Monday, December 06, 2004
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THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Ratan Tata to head investment panel
Finance minister P Chidambaram announced on Sunday the setting up of
three-member Investment Commission, headed by Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata.
The other two members are HDFC chairman Deepak Parikh, chairman of I-OneSource
and former chairman of HLL Ashok Ganguly.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76116
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Pandora�s box set to open for drug majors
The opening of the mailbox of patent applications in January 2005 will force a
shakeout in the domestic pharma market. It will lead to withdrawal of certain
branded generic versions of a clutch of drugs that may get patented in the
exercise. Under the Act all patent applications for drugs are to be deposited
in the mailbox.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76118
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Car sales may be hit by double whammy
The proposed hike in interest rates for motor vehicle loans and increase in car
prices may lead to a slowing down of the high growth rates witnessed over past
few months. Most car companies are looking at a hike in prices in January on
account of higher input costs and new emission norms.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76119
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Media strategies that tell their own tale
As India looms larger on the global corporate map, the number of globetrotting
honchos making whistle-stop tours is growing. They come from all industry
segments � IT, aviation, media, FMCG, telecom, banking � you name it. While the
season is on, <i>FE</i> takes you behind the scenes of some high-profile
visits.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76120
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Government must start performing: Rahul Bajaj
Rahul Bajaj has a way of hitting the nail on the head, of being blunt to a
fault. As when he tells <i>FE</i> in an <a
href="http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76092";>exclusive
interview</a> that the Left knows that while the UPA with 220 seats
does not have a majority without their 60, it also knows that the 60 Left party
members on their own have no place at all unless they go along with the UPA�s
220.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76117
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Edits & Columns
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Make the most of the bull run
While the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition was basking in the goodwill of a
bull run from January to March 2004, things had been very different until a
year earlier.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76084
Let the lines not get blurred
The July 27 board meeting, the re-stating of the powers of the RIL chairman and
managing director�and �Item 17� of the agenda which did that�have been part of
animated debate in corporate and market circles for several days now.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76085
Boomtime for telecom
Much like the Indian IT boom, the telecom sector continues to ride the wave and
represents one of the most spectacular successes of the economy.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76086
More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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Economy
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Cruise tourism in focus at Dubai maritime exhibition
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76082
Panel resumes meet to allot 35 coal blocks
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76083
Indirect tax mop-up needs to grow 26%
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76115
More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html
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Politics
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India, Russia must work together on new tech: Putin
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76071
BJP attacks Congress� naxal policy
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76072
Infighting in Bengal BJP
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76073
More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html
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Op-Ed
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Understanding the FRBM Act
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76093
Nowhere in the world have global retailers wiped out local ones
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76091
�In spite of the complexion of the government, we still have hopes�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76092
More in Op-Ed at http://www.financialexpress.com/op-ed.html
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Commodity Watch
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Global retailers shop in India for footwear
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76104
Is the great global steel shortage a reality today?
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76105
Indian coffee finds new flavour in global market
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76106
More in Commodity Watch at http://www.financialexpress.com/commoditywatch.html
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States
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States need to implement VAT, hike professional tax: World Bank
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76075
Maharashtra govt yet to tackle fiscal mess
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76076
Tamil Nadu government steps up spending on social sector schemes
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76077
More in States at http://www.financialexpress.com/states.html
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Corporates & Markets
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Tata Sons may be listed: Ratan Tata
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76094
Gail mandates E&Y for country-specific studies
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76095
Philips Semiconductors to set up hardware design group in B�lore
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76096
More in Corporates & Markets at
http://www.financialexpress.com/corporates&markets.html
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International
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Thousands march in row over Taiwan�s name
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76069
Prodi, Berlusconi slug it out ahead of Italy polls
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76070
Share of FIIs in trading turnover on the rise
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76099
More in International at http://www.financialexpress.com/international.html
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News
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Threat to cricket team may play spoilsport
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76074
Italy keen on tie-ups in core sectors
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76081
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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Software is king even in space business
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76048
IT remains an unwieldy tool for Bengal officials
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76049
Realty tech changing construction timeframe
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76050
More in Front Page at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/frontpage.html
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E Globe
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Exiting the PC business could mark the end of an era for IBM
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76051
Bar code upgrade could mean some glitches for US clients
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76052
Microsoft files suits against purveyors of lewd spam
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76053
More in E Globe at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/eglobe.html
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Convergence
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�India GSC is Microsoft�s largest in Asia Pacific region�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76056
Artificial hygiene for digital epidemics
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76057
Gati slashes dial-up costs
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=76058
More in Convergence at http://www.financialexpress.com/efe/convergence.html
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