MARKET REPORT
Sensex sheds 15 points
Auto stocks lose ground on profit-booking, selling pressure in cement pivotals too. Tech stocks slip.

TOP HEADLINES
• Conflict is inherent in change: Toffler
• Novartis stops promotion in schools
• Govt mulls Rs 50-bn tax-free health bonds
• 3-year lock-in for VSNL strategic partner
• CBI books Johnson & Johnson for 'cheating'
• Sinha to lead delegation at WEF meet in US
• Govt to free petrol, diesel prices from April 1
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• LIC Housing Q3 net profit up by 26.55%
• Marico Q3 net up by 14.03%
• Tisco Q3 net down by 72.95%
• VST Industries Q3 net up by 91.12%
• ICICI Q3 net profit up by 1.27%
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COLUMN
Can you let marketers influence your child?
'Parents must pay close attention to the manner in which companies influence tender minds by entering schoolrooms to sell - sometimes forcibly - their products,' says Sucheta Dalal.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for January 25, 2002
Sensex, Infosys, Reliance, Reliance Petro, Aftek Infosys... check out what you can do on Friday.

SEARCH
Enron Unplugged
Eight sites on the corporate disaster.

SLIDE SHOW
Those magnificent machines...
The 6th Auto Expo held at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan was a spectacular show. Some glimpses...

SPECIAL
What to do to shift to the United States
Want to emigrate to the US or Canada, but don't know how to go about it? Here's some help.
Immigrating to Canada

INTERVIEW
'The lure of the United States continues'
Cyrus Nallaseth, president of the United States Lawyers' Association, talks about the immigration scenario post-September 11.

'India can totally dominate global tourism'
'We plan to market India as a destination globally, and make the government aware of the huge untapped potential in tourism, says Sami Zoghbi, managing director, Le Meridien's India region.

STOCK TALK
'China is a manufacturing threat'
'India's competitive advantage over other Asian countries will last for some time. We should be okay as long as the government helps,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

REPORT
Jasmin Infotech: Striking the right chord
The small Chennai firm has carved a niche for itself in the field of digital signal processing with clients like Sony, Kenwood, Pioneer who chose it above Motorola, Texas Instruments and Cirrus.

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...

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