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| Koda scam forces banks to tighten cash norms | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The recent case of Union Bank of India getting caught in the crossfire in Madhu Koda dealings has put banks on high alert and most were looking to tighten their scrutiny of transactions, especially those involving large cash movement, senior bank officials said. |
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| Sreelatha Menon: 2012 and after for Ammu | 22-NOV-09 |
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| National Trust’s insurance scheme and a legal guardian programme gives hope to millions for parents who worry about the future of their mentally-disabled children. |
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| Invest in fewer schemes | 22-NOV-09 |
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| I am a 65-year-old retired engineer and live with my wife, 58. Both my children are married and well-settled. My wife and I have a mediclaim policy of base value Rs 1 lakh each (now approximately Rs 1.5 lakh). We would like to be financially independent all our lives. Advise me as to any change required in my financial plan, particularly with regard to regular investment in mutual funds. |
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| Lagging behind in performance | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Quant funds should be used only for portfolio diversification, and are suited for high net worth investors. |
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| Engineering expo aims Rs 100 cr biz for SMEs | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Vadodara's small scale engineering units can expect to get a boost from the upcoming Machtech 2010, an industrial exhibition that is expected to get over 250 small scale units to interact with the big guns in the business. |
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| Rolls-Royce scouts for second partner | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Rolls-Royce is looking to add a second engineering and design services firm in India to cater to its design requirements. Under the government’s $10-billion defence programme, Rolls-Royce has a commitment to offset 50 per cent of its research and development requirements to Indian design companies. |
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| HC asks Bengal to explain occupation of schools by forces | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit explaining its position on a PIL regarding occupation of 16 schools in Paschim Midnapore district by security forces engaged in anti-Naxalite operations. Treating the matter of thousands of children missing school due to their occupation as a very urgent matter, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice Prasenjit Mondal directed the state to submit an affidavit by Tuesday. |
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| When big is big | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Scale has always fascinated Paresh Maity, but now he’s experimenting with newer genres in paintings and sculpture. |
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| Good Lourdes! | 21-NOV-09 |
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| On a walking tour through the Pyrenees, Bharati Motwani yearns for what might have been had the French, rather than the British, colonised us. |
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| Sebi may widen PMS scope | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is examining the possibility of allowing inclusion of currency and interest rate futures in portfolio management services (PMS). |
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| Price Waterhouse auditor moves SC, seeks bail | 20-NOV-09 |
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| Price Waterhouse auditor Srinivas Talluri, arrested in Satyam fraud case for allegedly conniving with its founder B Ramalinga Raju and other aides, has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in the matter. |
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| ED gets arrest warrant against Koda's close aide | 20-NOV-09 |
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| In a boost to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a court here issued an arrest warrant against Binod Sinha, close associate of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in connection with the multi-crore illegal investments and hawala case. |
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