MARKET REPORT
Sensex gains 26 points
Tech stocks gain, but selling pressure in old economy stocks limits market gains.

TOP HEADLINES
• Ministry to look into IOC-RPL dispute: Naik
• Sept 11 attackers used PAk, UAE fin systems
• Panel proposes bailout for sick co-op banks
• DPC plant closure hits life in Ratnagiri
• APM dismantling on schedule: Naik
• War-torn Afghanistan beckons India Inc
• Maruti announces new car financing venture
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Hero Honda Q3 net profit up by 89.83%
• Chennai Petro Q3 results on January 28
• SBI Q3 results on January 30
• MRF Q1 results on January 30
• Centurion Bank clarifies on news article
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DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for January 8, 2002
Sensex, Global Tele, VisualSoft, NIIT, Bhel... check out what you can do on Tuesday.

2001: THE YEAR THAT WAS..
What the year 2001 was like for India Inc

COLUMN
Harshad Mehta: From Pied Piper of the markets to India's best know scamster
'It was a tragic end to the man who was the first broker to become a mega-star of the Indian capital markets and fire the imagination of every middle class Indian in the early 1990s,' says Sucheta Dalal.

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.

STOCK TALK
'Santa is skipping Dalal Street'
'The market may fall further. It looks sluggish and may not end on a high note this year-end,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

REPORT
How to tackle NPAs? His Holiness has the clue
His Holiness Shri Jayendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam will present his solution for the problem of rising non-performing assets of banks and financial institutions in Mumbai on Dec 31.

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