TOP HEADLINES
• VSNL aims to recover dues from WorldCom
• 'Labour reforms to ensure workers' welfare'
• India's Jan-March BOP surplus $6.19 billion
• WTO to look into textile exports to US
• Forex reserves at a record high of $57.8 bn
• US sees victory in WTO anti-dumping ruling
• No change in Dhirubhai Ambani's condition
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• GTB Q4 net at Rs 101.40 million
• India Cements Q4 net at Rs 379.40 million
• JaiPrakash Inds Q4 net at Rs 589.30 mn
• BOC India, Tisco in oxygen supply pact
• Alstom Power FY-02 net at Rs 398.2 mn
• Tata Finance Q3 net loss at Rs 444.11 million
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COLUMN
Coercive diplomacy: A double-edged sword
India may have scored brownie points over Pakistan in Washington, but India Inc has been badly hurt by the travel advisories issued by developed countries, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.

SPECIAL
Fighter of the Fourth Estate
Press baron Narendra Mohan turned the battle for foreign investment in print into a personal crusade and has walked away victorious.

UTI: Saving a leviathan
UTI is tottering on the brink but its chairman is fighting to ensure that it doesn't fall off a cliff.

Insurance: rude shock awaits car owners
Insurance rates will go up from July 1, but motorists will be startled by the arbitrary rise in premiums.

MARKET REPORT
Sensex ends with 28-pt gain on buying interest
Market rise as investors rush to buy old economy stocks. New economy stocks remain mixed.

COLUMN
The emperor has no clothes!
Would you call a nation that handles telephone calls of customers from all the world over and types medical records of the world's hospitals a superpower? asks Mahesh Nair.

FDI in print: It's all about money, honey!
Protests against allowing FDI in print media have nothing to do with national interest. The opposition is all about money, says Sucheta Dalal.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for July 1, 2002
Sensex, SSI, Rolta, Bilt, Telco... Check out what you can do on Monday.

STOCK TALK
'The bull market has started'
'The market is in a tight band now. It should not violate the 3100 level for the bull market to remain intact. Any breakout from the band will decide the future course,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

TAXATION
A risky affair
How do you quantify risk? How do you minimise it? What kind of risks do debt instruments pose? A N Shanbhag on risks threatening your investments.

INTERVIEW
'Telecom primed for a revolution'
The telecom industry will witness a revolution in the coming days and the number of mobile phone users in India will rise to 50 million by 2005, says Sunil Mittal, chairman, Bharti Enterprises.

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Credit Policy: Complete coverage
Union Budget 2002-2003: Complete Coverage Exim Policy 2002-03: Complete coverage
Economic Survey 2001-02: Complete coverage
Rail Budget 2002-03: Complete coverage

MONEY CHAT
'A career in IT is promising even today'
'IT industry grew at around 30% last year. Which other industry has shown higher growth? A job in any industry requires knowledge of IT. The career of a software professional remains bright,' says Pramod Khera, MD, Aptech Training Ltd.

TUTORIAL
What is the RBI's Monetary Policy?
What role does the Monetary Policy play? How significant is it? Read on...