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TOP STORIES   Ambani companies: Fall from the pedestal With senior employees in jail and investors losing money, Dhirubhai Ambani's legacy looks badly tarnished... *Damodaran Committee submits report after HC threat to summon RBI governor *CIC says pulling out CBI from scope of RTI Act is a violation of the law itself *Open sesame: 2G treasure belongs to people *High inflation, interest rates slow down demand; will impact Q1 performance, say brokerages *Monsoon losing its impact on markets and consumption *Maharashtra government rejects request to waive VAT on pacemaker, stents, AICDs *Should accidents be allowed to determine the fate of a transport project? *Middlemen reap benefits of rising food prices, not farmers *Audit deficiency, not change of management, root cause of distortion in SBI March quarter results     Markets / Regulations   Nifty hits 5,700-5,770 and corrects marginally. Bias remains up as long as 5,400 holds in corrections Buy on dips close to the support levels, with a strict stop loss below the 5,400 level, keeping in mind target levels... *Weekly Market Report: Guarded gains *Experts concerned over new draft law on microfinance sector Street Watch   Tax evasion: The farce continues Who says the government wants to go after black money stashed abroad? *Tax benefits: Heart of the matter Investing (Stocks / Mutual Funds / Investor Interest)   *Brokerages positive on IT first quarter performance on good demand, broad-based user spending Cross-currency movements also favour higher dollar revenues, but increased manpower costs could result in a decline in margins... *Higher deposit, lending rates put pressure on bank margins in first quarter *FMCG firms to maintain growth on steady demand, profits may be dented on higher costs *Compact Disc investors disappointed over delisting plan; bank serves recovery notice *Indiabulls Mutual Fund plans new open-ended equity scheme *Petronet LNG: Full of energy *Kajaria Ceramics: Tall tile *Sabero Organics: Rich harvest Companies & Sectors   Realty market sluggish in Mumbai, worrying in NCR, but steady in the south According to an interaction Motilal Oswal Securities analysts had with real estate agents, sales volumes in Mumbai are weak and they are plummeting in the NCR. However, they are largely stable in Bengaluru and Chennai, with a limited impact on increasing mortgage rates... *BigAdda says goodbye to social networks; Bachchan blog to stay *Timbre Media-Saregama India to bring back WorldSpace legacy   Life (public interest / advertising)   Kiran Bedi: Lokpal Bill drafted by the government is like the Lokayukta, it is powerless Kiran Bedi, a member of Anna Hazare's team, explains the differences with the government over the Lokpal Bill, saying it is ineffective to deal with the problem... *A jigsaw called Noida: Will the pieces ever fall in shape? *Now, Indian Railways to sell e-tickets. But what about uniform quotas in tatkal, general categories? *National Institute of Virology warns HUL of legal action on false claims for water purifier *Prominent citizens issue legal notices to UIDAI and Planning Commission over Aadhaar *HUL's claim that germs are killed by washing hands for 15 seconds with Lifebuoy may be incorrect *India calls itself an IT giant. But the government does not believe in email *Intex: Good marketing offer wasted   Personal Finance (Banking / Insurance)   Maharashtra issues notification for refund of court fees on withdrawal of cheque-bouncing case If a complainant withdraws the case under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, before the charges are framed, he could get a refund of up to 50% of the court fees paid... *Growth of currency in circulation slowest since August 2010, on economic slowdown *Birla Sun Life Protector term plan increases sum assured at a cost *Group mediclaim: More expensive, fewer options *ULIP: Flexible, but with high charges *Traditional plan: Opaque and low returns *Home insurance: Home protection   BEYOND MONEY: FOR THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND   Saathi rehabilitates destitute children and deals with the problems of trafficked and runaway youth     BOOKS: THE LOVE OF THE PRINTED WORD   On China HENRY KISSINGER Expected returns ANTTI ILMANEN The Age of Instability DAVID SMITH EXCLUSIVE COLUMNS   Reverse merger frauds: On the importance of the honesty of a brand William Gamble   The ruling clique versus democracy Karan Kharb Domino's: Nice ad, but the promise is unsafe! Anil Thakraney   FORTHCOMING EVENTS   How to use the Right to Information Act effectively Narayan Varma will talk on techniques and tips that can be effective in using the RTI Act, at a workshop at the Moneylife Knowledge Centre, on Tuesday, 12 July 2011. To register call Dione/Judith/Seraphina on (022) 2444 1058-60 or email us at mail@mlfoundation.in. For details click here...   Investor, Empower Yourself, for the first time in Bengaluru on 16th July Moneylife Foundation is holding a day-long seminar, "Investor, Empower Yourself", in Bengaluru, on Saturday, 16 July 2011. Admission is free, To register, please click here for details or message us at mail@mlfoundation.in, or call Shanti Jagadeesh at 080-41556012 (Time: 10 am to 6pm, Monday to Friday)... To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

 

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