MARKET REPORT
Sensex down 17 points
ACC, GACL, RPL, Infosys, HLL, ITC lose. Satyam and Zee gain.

TOP HEADLINES
• WTO ministers back new trade round
• India blocks draft WTO declaration
• India disappointed with WTO declaration
• India opposes new WTO trade round
• India scores major TRIPS victory at WTO
• Textiles row dogs last leg of WTO trade talks
• Natural gas prices set to rise in India
• Govt to divest 26% stake in IPCL
• FIs, banks may have stake in ARC
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• US slowdown to impact Sonata
• Jindal Steel & Power appoints Director
• Dr Reddy's launches Gaity
• BSE imposes special margin on Jupiter BioSc
• SSI promoters acquire 5% shares
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DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for November 14, 2001
Sensex, Global Tele, Telco, Reliance, Polaris ... check out what you can do on Wednesday.

INTERVIEW
'UK is the gateway for Indian IT pros to Europe'
UK is well-positioned to provide the ideal platform for Indian firms to tap the European market, says Douglas Alexander, UK's minister of state for e-commerce.

'UTI to focus on good fund managers, better systemic supports'
'This will enable us to translate what clearly is abundant potential into outstanding performance,' says UTI chairman M Damodaran.

SEARCH
Headhunting by the Mouse
Companies, job seekers and professional recruiters are all turning to the Net. With varying degrees of success.

COLUMN
'Directors, auditors must be more accountable'
'Individual investors, partners and stakeholders depend on audit statements to get a true picture of a firm's financials. Thus, auditors must be more responsible,' argues Sucheta Dalal.

THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION
What is this trade body, what it does
WTO: Complete coverage

STOCK TALK
'Keep an eye on IT'
'It is the most dynamic sector in our economy, as oil is in the middle east,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

REPORT
ICICI's Kamath turns dream into reality
K V Kamath, the 53-year old CEO of ICICI has through the merger of the finance company and the ICICI Bank created the country's first financial supermarket and the second largest bank.

SPECIAL REPORT
Infosys programme churns out future talent
The tech slowdown, notwithstanding, Infosys is on a hiring spree for Instep, its global internship programme. The company plans to build global brand recognition through the programme.

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