SPECIAL
A Goliath's battle call
BSNL is storming into the cellular business with aggressive strategies that have other operators crying foul.

SPECIAL REPORT
Healthcare is wealth
With a booming healthcare industry, IT majors are setting up dedicated business units and moving in for the kill.

TOP HEADLINES
• 'Govt needs to manage finances better'
• No alternative to reforms, says Jaswant
• JPC slams RBI over poor vigilance
• Cabinet to consider ordinance on Sebi Act
• India's foreign exchange crosses $64 bn
• Govt to consider demutualisation report soon
• Healthcare expenditure to double by 2012
• RBI panel says no to new LAB licences
• Rs 500-crore IT park to come up in Punjab
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MORE SPECIALS
Bargaining for a cleaner world
Everybody stands to gain from a reduction in global warming, but the system established for achieving this should be fair to the developing countries, argues Jyoti Parikh.

The bigger bomb
The lack of health in India's manufacturing sector is one important problem, says T N Ninan.

A new age calling
In this brutally competitive industry, keeping costs to the bone is imperative, says Paran Balakrishnan.

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
• Rolta India net profit at Rs 204.25 mn
• ABB changes management structure
• Adani Exports announces Q2 results
• Silverline Tech FY-02 results on Oct 29
• Panacea approves sub-division of shres
• Honda Siel Power announces Q2 results
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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.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for October 28, 2002
Sensex, ACC, HCL Tech, Indo Gulf, Ranbaxy... Check out what you can do on Monday.

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.

PRESS RELEASES
• TechSpan joins Global CMM Elite 15 Club
• 10,000-room, $5-bn casino opens in Las Vegas
• Sunsilk Bridal Asia 2002 concludes
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