Accountancy
Mating time
ABC: too much activity, not enough costing?
Short-term solutions spell disaster
Agriculture
FAO sees steep decline in global cereal stocks
Govt sails thru Cong(I) motion
Banking and Finance
Centurion Bank quits tie-up with Canada Life
Housing has become more affordable: HDFC chief
Clearing Corpn poised to take off by year-end
Vijaya Bank board okays VRS, insurance products sale
`Vijaya Bank focus to be on IT-driven business'
Cartoon
``We're not in tune with the economy. I'm sure we'll be able to afford a square meal if we also earn less...''
Coal
Coal strike ends; miners defiant still
Commodities
Vanaspati units want `25 pc domestic oil norm' scrapped
CII meet on metals, components sector
Corporate
BASF forms new company for polystyrene
Change mooted in jute goods cess -- To mobilise extra funds
Gaz de France to pick 10% in Petronet
Shree Rama Multi-Tech plans jt ventures abroad
Reckitt EGM on Dec 11 to take up name change
Titagarh Paper out of BIFR purview
DSQ Biotech to demerger mfg co
Tetenal to focus on mini lab sector
Datamatics pref shares, FD downgraded
ITI bags BSNL switches order
Snowcem forays into gold manufacturing -- All stock deal with Geekay Exim
Exide Ind plans acquisitions
McKinsey launches new `fast' track
Corporate `anthem'
Tata Fin may hike Vakrangee stake
Economy
Asia-Pacific meet on micro-credit in Feb
Calcutta to host South Asian pvt sector forum meet
States' reform forum meet begins today
Towards a win-win partnership
Comprehensive efforts to boost reforms urged
Infrastructure industries post 7.9 pc growth in April-Oct
Editorial
Belated hike
Fast track
Cos on revamp mode score
Foreign Trade
Information tech, software -- More co-operation with Cyprus on cards
Forex
Re closes softer; securities depressed ahead of auction
Impact
Edible oil: Palatable relief
Balaji Telefilms: Near-term interest
Information Technology
Engineering industry: IT has a whole lot of things
Carlyle invests $2.25 m in FSS
Aptech arm in pact with Australian co
Allen Bradley to push new strategy
Vanenburg draws up plans for Rs 75-cr infusion
Net user base up 1 m in six months
UTVi plans regional vortals
GDR Software plans foray into US -- To focus on Internet consultancy
STG bags software contract from Army
DishnetDSL launches gift pack
Alopa alliance with Portal Software
Sitara plans Bangalore office
Planetasia build-up of Mindtrac.com
Acer minitower with Pentium 4
HCL unveils workstation range
IFC to invest $2 m in Spryance
Infrastructure
Offers brighten prospects for Gopalpur port project
Halcrow plans to float subsidiary in India
McKinsey moots JV route for Railtel projects
Insurance
`Uniform tax rates for pvt, public insurers'
Tariff regime will continue: IRDA chief
IRDA licences
Miscellaneous
Women in media: Unglamorous story
Will thou start a dotcom?
Transient encounters of the peculiar kind
On the tiger trail, quietly
Guest appearance
Mutual Funds
7 SBI MF schemes declared approved securities
Pesticides
Research on nematode control at TNAU
Petroleum
Offshore gas find in K-G basin
Pharmaceuticals
SC declines to interfere in Cadilas' drug battle
Politics
Salty sessions
Third Front
Power
Govt changes tack on power guarantee
Karnataka power reforms hinge upon IBRD loan -- World Bank far from satisfied over pace of progress
Shipping
Petronet eases force majeure clause for shipping deal
States
More, the merrier
Centre to redefine household industries
Funds paucity cripples `Chinthamani'
Plea to suspend GO on ST hike
Seminar on natural resource management
Militant killings on the rise in Assam tea estates
Steel
Dumping duty on Chinese coke takes toll of pig iron makers
Stocks
Balaji Tele makes a strong debut
Transition to delivery versus payment -- SEBI panel draws up wish-list
Bear run mauls Infosys, Wipro and Satyam
Lyons Range
Taxation
New commissioner for Customs
Technical Analysis
Indices neutralised
Telecommunications
Cell operators oppose limited mobility
Govt pulled up for `haste' over TRAI Ordinance
Textiles
NTC unit workers plan stir
Transport
VPT, NHAI form jt venture for road project
