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So how credible is the Web?
Even cautious persons tend to believe everything they pick up on the Internet. Why? Does the Net enjoy more trustworthiness than it deserves, asks Sucheta Dalal.

TOP HEADLINES
• Geete to meet DPC stakeholders on Tuesday
• NDC meeting on Dec 21 to approve 10th Plan
• Revenue collections in Apr-Oct up 14.8%
• India-US to review bilateral ties
• 'India must change attitude to match China'
• Engineers India sell-off ruled out for now
• Shourie to lead team to Sydney WTO meet
• Gates announces $100-mn aid to fight AIDS
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Thermax H1 net at Rs 93 million
• Tata Elxsi appoints new additional director
• UTI Bank appoints alternate director
• Colgate fixes record date for dividend
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MARKET REPORT
Market ends lower; Sensex sheds 9 points
BSES, Hero Honda Motor, SBI, Satyam lose. Hindalco, Zee, HCL Tech, Ranbaxy, HLL, ITC gain.

PROFILE
Microsoft's Mr Technology
Anoop Gupta is one of the eight key people who interact with Gates ever since he took over the role of the chief software architect at Microsoft, writes Bhupesh Bhandari

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for November 12, 2002
Sensex, Britannia, Cipla, Dr Reddy, NIIT... Check out what you can do on Tuesday.

SPECIAL
Should CAG visits be stopped?
This little-noticed proposal by the Kelkar panel has industry exultant and the government concerned, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.

STOCK TALK
'I would avoid the PSU basket'
'PSU shares will underperform for the next two years. Govt seems intent on destroying their value,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

PERSONAL FINANCE
Insurance with frills
ICICI Pru’s LifeTime policy is a combination of a insurance policy and a mutual fund, writes Smita Tripathi.

Gender issues
A N Shanbhag looks at the tax breaks and investment opportunities for women.

INTERVIEW
'Gross national contentment is my aim'
Govt must endeavour to improve the tax-GDP ratio, continue to work extra time for fiscal consolidation and revive growth, says Jaswant Singh, Union Finance Minister.

'No one will invest just because rates are low'
More than the economy, it is the lack of investment demand that is of immediate concern, says Bimal Jalan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

READERS' RESPONSE
'Just cutting rates will do no good'
'Have lower interest rates led to any increased credit off-take or greater industrial activity?'
YOUR VIEW: Should interest rates drop?

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