COLUMN
Beyond plagiarism and the new student
Plagiarism is rampant, but how does one classify all those requests I get from students trying to get me to do their project work? asks Sucheta Dalal.

TOP HEADLINES
• GM's Indian unit to launch Opel Vectra
• Sebi to finish L&T probe before Grasim offer
• Task force on tax submits report to FM
• SC begins hearings on mobile phone policy
• ONGC rejects BG plan for Panna-Mukta
• Balmer-Lawrie: 3 bidders withdraw
• Kalam to inaugurate Bangalore IT.Com
• Power failures plague 75% of Bangalore's biz
• 'Large-scale manipulation led to stock scam'
• JPC bares modus operandi of Ketan Parekh
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MARKET REPORT
Sensex ends weak; blue chips drop on results
FIIs dump stocks on disappointing results of HLL, MTNL. Grasim, ICICI Bank up 4%. Polaris down.

CORPORATE HEADLINES
• German Remedies net profit at Rs 6.11 cr
• Atul Kirloskar resigns from Bajaj Auto board
• Amara Raja Batteries announces Q2 results
• P&G posts net profit at Rs 19.53 crore
• Silverline FY-02 results on October 29
• RIL allots equity shares to RPL shareholders
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DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for October 28, 2002
Sensex, ACC, HCL Tech, Indo Gulf, Ranbaxy... Check out what you can do on Monday.

SPECIAL
Need to change antiquated labour laws
All the acts are over 50 years old and framed at a time when the economic environment and business realities were totally different, says P M Sinha.

STOCK TALK
'Market could be languid for the next 6 months'
'Looks like the Sensex is headed back to 2930 points. It may be a grim Diwali,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

YOUR VIEW: READERS' RESPONSE
'As a common man, I am suffering'
'Govt has played a dirty game,' say some. 'Why the hue and cry over the hike?' ask others.
'Must petrol prices change so often?'

PERSONAL FINANCE
Why you need personal accident insurance
These insurance policies are low cost and offer high benefits. A look at what kind of policies are on offer.

SECTOR SKETCH
Oil PSUs: Privatisation can give big boost
Fund managers view HPCL and BPCL as attractive buys, even if the divestment is delayed further.

INTERVIEW
'Cement prices will improve soon'
Non-serious, smaller players are to be blamed for the sliding prices, says Anil Singhvi, MD, Gujarat Ambuja.

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