TOP HEADLINES
• Come Jan 14, your STD bills will plummet
• Cyber-cops probe software spying case
• Forex reserves scale new high at $48.299 bn
• Plan to cushion oil prices against volatility
• Andersen ties hit SEC chief's Enron probe role
• Foreign investment projects still face hurdles
• Enron spread the wealth around Washington
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Sonata Software Q3 net at Rs 15.63 million
• UTI Bank Q3 net up by 55.27%
• LML Q3 results on Jan 28, 2002
• ICICI sells Mah Polybutenes pie to promoters
• ICI India Q3 results on Jan 21, 2002
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MARKET REPORT
Sensex sheds 19 points amid war fears
Markets slip after Army chief Gen S Padmanabhan said a warlike situation prevails at the border.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for January 14, 2002
Sensex, Digital Global, Zee Tele, Reliance, Ranbaxy... check out what you can do on Monday.

STOCK TALK
'Sensex is ready to test 3800 points'
'I believe old economy stocks should do well after January 10. We will be the world's back office in IT-enabled services,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

COLUMN
Confusing people with doublespeak
'Many suggestions of the Malegam Committee, like the demand for a complete audit of the UTI, have been disregarded. The government is trying to peddle cosmetic changes as reform,'
says Sucheta Dalal.

SPECIAL
Corporate lessons from the Aussies
Roshan Paul and Mathew Paul discuss what corporates seeking durable success can learn from the Australian cricket establishment.

REDIFF SEARCH
Who killed Bill Gates?
A site goes up, detailing the ‘assassination’ of the world’s richest man....

2001: THE YEAR THAT WAS..
What the year 2001 was like for India Inc
Marred by the stocks scam and Sept 11 terrorist attacks, economic reforms took a backseat in 2001 making prospects of recovery more difficult...

FEATURE
Fight pollution for just Rs 4950
After years of toil, Gopalkrishnan's electronic catalytic convertor has finally won recognition with the Asian Innovation Award.

INTERVIEW
'Bt cotton will kill farmers, literally'
'Short-sighted government policies on genetically modified crops will result in destroying the Indian cotton farmer,' says Dr Devinder Sharma.

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Credit Policy: Full coverage
The Rediff Budget Special: Full coverage
Rail Budget 2001-2002: Full coverage
Exim Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage
Economic Survey 2000-2001: Full coverage