TOP HEADLINES
• Sebi approves options trading in 31 stocks
• CCEA okays RPL, HDFC Bank proposals
• HC adjourns DPC case to June 26
• ASI, Taj Hotels in pact to preserve Taj Mahal
• Govt finalises strategy to accelerate FDI
• Import of sensitive items, Chinese goods dips
• A-I divestment hinges on HCI selloff
• 'Enron issue not to hit investment in power'
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• SBI FY-01 net down by 21.80%
• Blue Dart-Crown Couriers in strategic alliance
• Gujarat High Court stays Arvind Mills case
• Finolex fixes book closure for dividend
• Novartis FY-01 results on June 29, 2001
• Kaashyap Radiant allots equity shares
• Pentasoft Tech to allot GDS
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MARKET REPORT
Sensex ends flat
Selling pressure continues. While old economy stocks lose ground, tech stocks move up on fresh buying. Pivotals display mixed trends. Infosys gains ground.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for June 22, 2001
Sensex, Wipro, Infosys, Balaji Tele, HCL Tech... Check out what you can do on Friday.

COLUMN
The Maheshwar project: getting to the root of the matter
Are FIs too lenient while funding controversial power projects, wonders Sucheta Dalal.

REPORT
Thanedar's grit: From one-man outfit to budding conglomerate
The 2001 Small Business Excellence Award winner for the St Louis region sees revenues of $30-million by 2005.

MARKET IMPACT
• UBS Warburg ups price targets for IT stocks
• SSKI raises Ashok Leyland to 'outperformer'

INTERVIEW
'Anyone who can kill the market by selling 100 shares of Wipro must be God'
"This is not a case against us. It is a witch-hunt against an organisation that has been globally recognised as one of the best in terms of prevalent practices," Shankar Sharma, director, First Global, tells Pritish Nandy.

'Investment banking set for big growth in India'
"I am very optimistic about investment banking in India. But, like everything else in India, we will take two steps forward, slow down, take a step backwards and then move again," says Udayan Bose, managing director, Lazard.

STOCK TALK
'Market may rally to 4250-4500 after July 2'
'The fear of July 2 is overwhelming. I am not bullish on the introduction of rolling settlement,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

FEATURE
An Esteem in need of some glory
Buyers, dealers and industry observers say this car is in desperate need of a total upgrade if Maruti wants to maintain any serious presence in the lucrative lower mid-size market.

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.

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.

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