TOP HEADLINES
• US allows duty free access to Indian goods
• S&P lowers rating on Reliance, 11 companies
• IDBI discusses universal banking with govt
• US grants $540-mn pref trade access to India
• Yashwant Sinha unfazed by S&P downgrade
• Jalan says GDP to grow 6-6.5% in 2001-02
• Court upholds Sebi ruling in Castrol case
• Hiten Dalal surrenders before Bombay court
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Digital assessed at SEI's SW-CMM Level 4
• Gati Corp FY-01 net down by 10.60%
• SSI Technologies attains SEI CMM Level 5
• LIC sells 0.18 million shares of Cabot India
• Shree Rama Multi-Tech to set shop in China
• Max India fixes book closure for dividend
• BSE imposes spl margin on Suven Pharma
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COLUMN
The more things change…
'From Haridas Mundhra in 1957 to Harshad in 1992 and Ketan in 2001, the politician-industrialist-broker nexus has been the recurring theme,' says Sucheta Dalal.

MARKET REPORT
Sensex sheds 17 points
Market is subdued. Old economy stocks lose ground. Tech pivotals rise on renewed buying interest.

STOCK TALK
'A collapse will force long-term reforms'
'I wish our politicians were more proactive. Where do we get the money to keep bailing out FIs,' asks Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for August 9, 2001
Sensex, Wipro, HCL Tech, SBI, Cipla... Check out what you can do on Thursday.

REPORT
'Turning the Titanic', the Tisco way
Tata Steel's vision statement has seen it scale new heights. A US-based consultancy has put Tata Steel at the top among 12 world-class steelmakers.

INTERVIEWS
'Vajpayee should deal with issues practically, not emotionally'
'It was an allegation; it should have been investigated and the prime minister should have proved me wrong,' says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam, whose comments about the UTI scam on Monday almost led to Vajpayee's resignation.

'These are not crown jewels, these are bleeding ulcers'
'We must tell the people about the public sector's condition. People are confused because nobody is doing it. People think that family silver is being sold when we talk about divestment,' says Union Minister of State for Divestment Arun Shourie.
'Everything in India has become dysfunctional' FEATURE
More money for your honey
How the Internet can help you manage your money better. And even make it last longer.

THE UTI MUDDLE
FAQs on the UTI liquidity package
The Unit Trust of India seeks to clarify the doubts that investors have regarding repurchase of US-64 units.
The UTI Crisis: Complete coverage

DERIVATIVES CENTER
Options Trading Strategy Guide
Hiten Jhaveri's guide tells you all that you wanted to know about options and options trading...

SPECIAL REPORT
'How we built Infosys from scratch'
The lessons they learnt along the way are applicable throughout the world, Infosys chairman
N R Narayana Murthy told Wharton School management graduates.

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