TOP HEADLINES
• Madhavpura Bank chairman, CEO held
• MSEB refuses to adhere to lenders' conditions
• Govt mulls tougher anti-dumping measures
• India limits entry of 300 items via select ports
• Trade unions to strike on May 18: BS
• KBC may beat Baywatch in popularity
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Videocon Appliances Q4 net down by 2.30%
• Graphite FY-01 net up by 56.28%
• Orient Info Q4 net down by 5.90%
• Maral FY-01 net down by 53.43%
• Bajaj Auto FY-01 net down by 57.21%
• Hoechst fixes book closure for dividend
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MARKET REPORT
Market@May 7: Day's report
Himachal, SSI and HCL Tech are the major gainers. Tata Power posts handsome gains, up more than 8 per cent.

SPECIAL
The Berkshire weekend: An American tradition
Superstar billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger enlighten and regale shareholders every year at the annual meeting, says Hari Sreenivasan.

K V Kamath: taking ICICI to dizzying heights
ICICI CEO K V Kamath's term has been extended by another 5 years. NetScribes analyses his stellar leadership and the challenges that lie ahead.

REPORT
And, now, 'yellow pages' on returning IT whiz-kids
Assocham and Nasmeit have built a directory of IT professionals who are returning to India and are in desperate need of employment.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for May 8, 2001
Sensex, Digital, NIIT, Bhel, HPCL... Check out what you can do on Tuesday.

COLUMN
Wonderful entertainer. Lousy businessman
'While Zee, KP and SEBI battle it out, who takes a blow again on his solar plexus? Our favourite superstar, of course!' Mahesh Nair on Amitabh's business adventures.

FUND PERFORMANCE
Best and worst funds of April 2001
While there is no end to the spate of negatives for the equity markets, the debt markets continue their party with great vigour, says Dhirendra Kumar.

FUND FILE
DSPML Equity Fund
Though the fund stands diversified today, it has to be seen whether the new fund manager continues to maintain the same complexion for steady returns.

Canpremium (RO)
If you want a mix of equity rather than a whole hog debt fund, but would want to restrict the risks of equities, Canpremium, a debt-oriented balanced fund, is a good anchor.

FUND NEWS
Bond funds in orbit
With successive interest rate cuts in a short period, bond funds have posted gala returns since the beginning of the current calendar.

STOCK TALK
'The market will be sluggish with sharp moves'
Ramesh Shrichand Damani says there is high volatility in the market because of the ban on short sales.

INTERVIEW
'I will deal with political pressure if there is any'
'We all know there is a huge volume of work that we have to complete together. The group is full of eminent personalities. They will go about the task well.' Lt Gen Prakash Mani Tripathi, chairman of the JPC probing the stock market scam, speaks.

COLUMN
Sterlite and Videocon: The Harshad link
'Harshad's manipulation took Videocon up from Rs 51 to Rs 168 between April and June 1998 at a time when the BSE Sensex dropped 11 per cent. In the same period, Sterlite moved from Rs 272 to Rs 385,' says Sucheta Dalal.
• BPL: The Harshad Mehta connection
• How Harshad Mehta did it again

MARKET IMPACT
• 'HLL's turnaround not round the corner'

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