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27 August 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Election Games: Biting the bullet of the ballot – 2 Sandeep Khurana Greedy pursuit of seats—crime, caste, religion, money power...   ADVT Other ML Exclusives   Vedanta gave 'illegal' political donations in India? The Vedanta group is known to have violated laws of the land in pursuing its industrial and mining projects across India. While it does not give political donations in the UK and European Union, the Anil Agarwal-led group admitted that it has paid $8.3 million to Indian political parties since 2003... .............................................................................................................................................. L&T shareholders would gain from spinoffs More than three years ago, L&T CMD AM Naik had assured the media that the company has plans to unlock value for its shareholders by spinning off many of its operations into independent companies. However, nothing has really happened since then. Spinoffs would be of great benefit to shareholders... .............................................................................................................................................. Open letter to RBI governor D Subbarao RBI governor Dr D Subbarao recently said, "Inflation is a regressive tax for the silent poor". Despite the RBI's efforts, inflation refuses to come down. Moneylife columnist, in his open letter to the RBI governor, suggests ways to mitigate the miseries of the large majority of India's poor... .............................................................................................................................................. Stimulus: Does it actually work? The purpose of stimulus is basically to manipulate the markets, which have taken the bait and have gone up relying on expected economic growth. But if the stimulus does not appear or simply does not work, the markets could be in for a large disappointment and larger correction... .............................................................................................................................................. Cash Reserve Ratio: A non-performing asset for banks? With rising NPAs of the banking industry and strain on their profitability due to slowdown in the economy, there is every justification for commercial banks to clamour for marked reduction in the CRR, which alone can provide some reprieve to the banking industry... .............................................................................................................................................. Now, online personal loans from Bajaj Finserv Bajaj Finserv has introduced online personal loans to its kitty of offers to high networth individuals. While net-savvy customers would like it, they need to be vigilant... .............................................................................................................................................. Was it too early to say IMD is off the mark? Looking at the weather charts and various signs, there would be more rains in next few days. This may also tell the so-called experts that this time the IMD was accurate in its earlier forecast, which it was 'forced' to lower... .............................................................................................................................................. Air India reinstating "sacked pilots" Out of the 101 pilots it sacked in July, the state-run carrier has so far reinstated around 50 pilots and some of them are undergoing training on the simulator since the past three days... .............................................................................................................................................. FII inflow is not strongly correlated to Sensex returns in the short run A report released by Morgan Stanley Research (Asia/Pac) states that volatility could increase going forward and also analyses the correlation between Sensex and FII flows... .............................................................................................................................................. More than 300 lawyers, activists and law students converge at Indore Justice Ganguly speaks at the Conference of Lawyers for Social Justice and calls upon lawyers to contribute to the new freedom struggle waged by social movements... .............................................................................................................................................. Daily Market Report: Nifty, Sensex sideways with a negative bias A lower low may take the Nifty further down to 5,320... ............................................................................................................................................... At a Glance   - SC asks Government to complete 2G spectrum auction by January 2013 - PM dubs CAG report on coal blocks as flawed, misleading - No coal block allocated in my tenure: Jaiswal - BJP criticises PM for making statement on CAG report in Parliament     Corporate Wrap-up   - RBI snubs SBI chief on CRR comments - RBI widens StanChart, HSBC probe to other foreign banks - SEBI tweaks rules for faster stake dilution by promoters - SEBI allows PE help to start-up IPOs for lock-in requirement - L&T to sell plastic machinery business to Toshiba Machine - PSU insurers asked not to charge low premium on fire insurance - ICICI Bank pays Rs53 lakh in gold coin duty evasion case - L&T wins Rs749 crore contract from ONGC for wellhead platforms - J&K Bank disburses Rs780.35 crore to priority sector in Q1     Personal Finance   - SEBI asks DPs to provide basic services demat account for small investors - SEBI mulls IPO investments through mobile, credit cards - SBI management mulling working Sundays to improve efficiency - DLF Home Developers to pay Rs7.12 lakh for unfair trade practice - Airtel to pay Rs6,000 for not activating SIM after taking money - Cable MSOs offering digital set-top box at promotional price of Rs799 - SEBI chairman asks people to invest in capital market - Reliance Life Insurance targets small cities to hire salary-based agents     FROM the ARCHIVES   NDTV Vs WPP: A battle for Public Opinion IWPP has hit back at NDTV's allegation that TAM ratings are flawed with a cleverly planned counter-attack. Will it now be a battle of wits, strategy and dirty tricks? ...................................................................................................................................................... Refugees and a nation's economy: A first hand opinion A refugee reaches a point of no return which is the eventual catalyst. Those who opine on refugees must remember this...   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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