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12 April 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Pratibha Patil's Pune Bungalow: Denying the undeniable Veeresh Malik While the Moneylife report on the construction of a post-retirement bungalow for Pratibha Patil in Pune became viral in social media, the President's office came up with a denial which did not address the core issues, but was carried faithfully by the mainstream media...     Other ML Exclusives   Fixed Deposits Beats Stocks? Financial writers need financial literacy first Recently both Times of India and Economic Times had claimed that fixed deposits trumped Sensex returns over the last 20 years. There are at least five flaws in the argument making the data, while correct, completely irrelevant in practical terms... .................................................................................................................................................... MMRDA holds "public hearings" by giving a six-day notice with four days of holidays! – Part III These hearings cannot be realistic without even the draft DPR and the preliminary drawings made available for study to the public. Such hearings could be safely termed as a farce... .................................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Sensex, Nifty may continue upmove Nifty's resistance is at 5,360... .................................................................................................................................................... Auto after Budget: Discounts galore The effect of the Budget on automobiles has been discussed in other forums but here is the buzz on the street and in dealer stockyards... .................................................................................................................................................... Budget 2012: Little cheer for senior citizens It is good that a uniform age of 60 years has been fixed to qualify as a senior citizen under all provisions of the I-T Act... .................................................................................................................................................... Railways plan to stop selling ticket coupons from next year Without popularising any easy-to-use and failure-safe alternative, the Railways are phasing out coupon booklets that can be purchased from ticket windows and validated by punching at starting station across the Mumbai suburban rail network...         Personal finance today - RBI asks banks to compensate bond investors for late interest credit - Government to give Rs2,065 crore more to Swavalamban pension scheme - Government to issue Special Bonds worth Rs7,000 crore - Karur Vysya partners with M&M for providing auto loan     At a Glance   - 2G: Government moves to SC with Presidential reference - Government to set up committee to examine IIP says Rangarajan - Company Law Board refers Unitech, Uninor dispute to arbitration - Government approves financial restructuring plan of Air India - Indian government approves Public Procurement Bill - New IT law of the US will have serious ramification for India: FICCI   Corporate Wrap-up   - India Hospitality buys UK based Adelie Food Group for $350 million - Cabinet approves Neyveli's proposed power JV in UP - Suzlon wins 16 MW turbine order from Renerco     FROM the ARCHIVES   President Pratibha Patil grabs 2,61,000 sq ft of land meant for soldiers and officers An RTI activist from Pune, Col Suresh Patil (retd) remarked, "Dr Rajendra Prasad donated his land to Vinoba Bhave and here we have Pratibhatai Patil taking away the land for of her own men... ...................................................................................................................................................... Fake medicine: Is evidence-based medicine a waste of time and money? Patients seem relieved and comforted that they needn't go through repeated tests and torture as supported by our obsession with evidence-based medicine. They can enjoy their lives that have been prolonged by simple things like exercise, reasonable diet, and patient-centered goals...   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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