| Vendata expects quick nod for Orissa project | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Mining giant Vedanta Resources today said it expects speedy clearance from the Centre for bauxite mining at the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa after the state government claimed the project would not cause any displacement of tribals. |
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| Indian appointed to key IMF post | 22-NOV-09 |
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| With an experience in managing complex work programmes, Indian economist Siddharth Tiwari has been named as secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. |
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| The elite club | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Polo has never had a shortage of luxury names backing it, And the trend continues. |
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| News Corp, Time Warner eye MGM Studio | 22-NOV-09 |
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| News Corp, Time Warner Inc, and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc film studio, owner of the ‘James Bond’ franchise, according to people with knowledge of the situation. |
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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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| Jyoti Parikh & Kirit Parikh: Deal-making at Copenhagen | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh wants India to be a deal maker at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. We propose here a deal that India can offer that addresses the objectives of the ‘deal makers’ and the concerns of those who oppose any deal inconsistent with India’s past stand. Our proposal is consistent with it and the principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) accepted at Rio. |
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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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| Policy momentum required | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The government has to play a bigger role in infrastructure development to improve valuations of related sectors. |
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| Time your stock sale | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The decision to exit your stock holdings is never easy. But it is important to keep profit-booking for better returns. |
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