TOP HEADLINES
• Canada may admit hundreds of temp workers
• Govt must revise policies for 8% growth: PM
• Two capital mart experts depose before JPC
• US cos urged to outsource from India
• Jobless techies in US may not be deported
• 'India has to be more open to attract business'
• MoF approves Tenth Plan approach paper
• 'India can't be ignored, realises G-8'
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Sundram Fasteners FY-01 net down by 32.47%
• Alstom Ltd Q4 net up by 72.74%
• Nestle shareholders nod final payout
• Titan Industries FY-01 net up by 21.78%
• Punjab Tractors FY-01 net down by 15.56%
• Swaraj Mazda FY-01 net up by 40.49%
• E Merck announces 30% interim dividend
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MARKET REPORT
Sensex ends flat as tech stocks lose ground
Mixed trend in new as well as old economy stocks. Tech stocks shed some of their gains. Infosys and Satyam lose ground on profit booking. DSQ Software hits 8% upper limit.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for June 28, 2001
Sensex, Wipro, Satyam, Zee, L&T... Check out what you can do on Thursday.

FEATURE
India's middle class tantalises goods makers
The middle class has grown tremendously since India began to open its markets to foreign goods, offering great potential to firms selling food, personal healthcare products and low-price consumer goods.

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

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