TOP HEADLINES
• Centre accelerating power reforms: Shahi
• Hyundai Teraccan to cost Rs 20 lakh
• Drought relief: States rush in for benefits
• Forex reserves at $60,030 million
• SBI top job interview slated for Aug 22
• Viva unveiled, new Santro on cards
• Telco unfazed by imminent auto alliance
• SSB top researcher quits for 'overpricing'
• Off-field cricket spat may end
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• SBI Capital is advisor for IndusInd merger
• Kakatiya Cement Sugar declares 20% div
• Pioneer Embroideries OKs DSE delisting
• Manak Chand Baid is MD, Salzer Textiles
• Bodhishwar Rai resigns from Uniworth Intl
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MARKET REPORT
Heavyweights, techs lift Sensex by 45 points
HLL, ITC, RPL, RIL, HCL, Infosys are among gainers. Bajaj Auto, Wipro, Cipla, Ranbaxy lose.

SPECIAL
Tata Finance: Scripting a public scrap
This could be the toughest challenge the Tatas have ever faced and at stake is their public image built up over decades, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Nasscom: Going for an upgrade
Nasscom is changing its profile as it moves ahead along with the Indian software industry to meet global challenges.

PRESS RELEASES
• Ring2Ring announces VoIP product launch
• More releases...

FEATURE
Mysore centre tackles mystery of fluffy idlis
The Central Food Technological Research Institute can help you boost profits with a mixture of traditional foodstuffs and advanced science.

COLUMN
How to find a lotus in the muck
'When political parties stop colluding and start flinging dirt at each other, we can hope for some real cleansing,' says Sucheta Dalal.

The UTI fiasco: So who is responsible?
The then finance minister Yashwant Sinha should be ‘morally’ responsible for the mess in India’s biggest mutual funds organisation, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.

STOCK TALK
'Market lacks a trigger'
'Unless FII money comes in, we are headed for a rough time. Indian players are left with no funds,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for August 19, 2002
Sensex, Satyam, Aftek Infosys, L&T, Balaji Tele.... Check out what you can do on Monday.

INTERVIEW
'We should not press the panic button'
'We have enough grain to take care of the people of India.' Union Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh on the drought.

Will JPC draft report be taken seriously?
Or are we waiting for another financial fraud to take place to realise the farce our parliamentary panels are in danger of becoming, asks Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.

DEATH OF A LEGEND
Dhirubhai Ambani, End of an Era
He single-handedly built a Rs 650-billion business empire in just 3 decades. The Reliance patriarch's village-boy-to-business-tycoon fairy tale has inspired thousands of Indians.

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Credit Policy: Complete coverage
Union Budget 2002-2003: Complete Coverage Exim Policy 2002-03: Complete coverage
Economic Survey 2001-02: Complete coverage
Rail Budget 2002-03: Complete coverage

TUTORIAL
What is the RBI's Monetary Policy?
What role does the Monetary Policy play? How significant is it? Read on...