TOP HEADLINES
• 4 top firms join to found ASP venture
• DPC lenders' Singapore meet inconclusive
• Tiwari succeeds Amitabh Kumar at VSNL
• BankMuscat to expand operations in India
• Economic reforms irreversible, says George
• Govt to give up mgmt control of Air-India
• PeopleSoft in alliance with Hexaware
• Mahesh Bhatt, Pritish Nandy to produce films
• Yashwant Sinha leaves for US
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Ranbaxy and Ventura in collaboration
• TV 18 MD buys 5000 shares of the company
• Tata Elxsi Q4 net up by 8.84%
• India Cements FY-01 results on June 26
• Morgan Stanley declares 10% dividend
• Ashok Leyland and ZF Friedrichshafen in pact
• Pfizer H1 results on June 30, 2001
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SPECIALS
Building bridges via trade
'Kashmir or no Kashmir, business binds people together,' feel Indian and Pakistani traders.

Concrete set to replace salt
The govt has freed Bombay's salt pans for housing purposes. Will this help rehabilitate squatters or is it just a move to help the builders' lobby?
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The Wintech story gets murkier
The Wintech Computers boss is on the lam leaving students, vendors and employees in the lurch, even as cops probe his nexus with the underworld.

FUND NEWS
It's Hobson's choice for UTI
The pricing policy for US-64, as it approaches deadline for going NAV-based, will be crucial for its survival.

MARKET REPORT
Heavyweights pull down Sensex
Selling pressure is seen almost across the board. MTNL and Bhel lose ground. Selling witnessed in Cipla, Ranbaxy and Glaxo. Bajaj Auto hits 8 per cent upper circuit.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for June 6, 2001
Sensex, Wipro, Satyam, Digital, Pentamedia... Check out what you can do on Wednesday.

FUND FILE
Unit Scheme-1964
With the declining dividend and the reality of a NAV-based pricing lower than its current repurchase price, US-64 ceases to be a 'safe and risk-free' investment.

JM G-Sec Regular Fund
JM G-Sec Regular Fund may have yielded exceptional returns with 17.75 per cent return since launch but this return is for a brief period and based on a very aggressive portfolio.

COLUMN
Is world opinion more important than public interest?
'Our message to the international community is that India is no banana republic and that it can stand up for its people and its rights,' says Sucheta Dalal.

REPORT
American Business Club: a new face, a new mission
The club aims to boost Indo-US partnerships, bilateral trade, and interest about Indian firms and markets in the US.

STOCK TALK
'Another bull run will depend on FII inflow'
'There is no liquidity on the domestic front. If Bush visits India, US money would flow in,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

FUND NEWS
Single investor funds can destabilise unitholders
Some funds have very large single ticket investors who can destabilise the fund if they exit. We bring you a list of funds thriving on single ticket investors.

SPECIAL REPORT
'How we built Infosys from scratch'
The lessons they learnt along the way are applicable throughout the world, Infosys chairman
N R Narayana Murthy told Wharton School management graduates.

MARKET IMPACT
'MSCI downgrade won't affect market much'
VSNL: Status quo and waiting to go

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Rediff Budget Special: Full coverage
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Credit Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage
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Economic Survey 2000-2001: Full coverage