The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 24, 2003

Public shareholding in core sector — It's down in Sensex pharma, new-age cos
THE stock market has renewed its confidence in the manufacturing sector during the current financial year, while public confidence in the pharmaceutical sector and some of the new-age companies is apparently down. This is evident from the fact ... More

Indian Web sites now seen vulnerable to hacking
THE outbreak of the second Gulf war has, as expected, led to a sudden spurt in "hacking" on the Internet, with Indian and India-related Web sites being particularly vulnerable, with the US military action in Iraq gathering momentum. Although it ... More

Coal India powers clipped — Subsidiaries allowed to make own purchases
THE Government has taken away all purchasing powers that were delegated to Coal India Ltd (CIL) and has decided that henceforth the seven coal producing subsidiaries of CIL will make their own purchases. Simultaneously, the Government has also ... More

Anti-war consumers propose a `shock and awe' protest
THE global symbols of American lifestyle - Big Mac, Pepsi and Coke - could come in for some "shock and awe" themselves if anti-war consumers have their way. It may not be business as usual for them, in the weeks following the US-led ... More

Panel for immediate freeing of own-damage segment — Motor insurance tariffs in for changes
THE free market forces are set to win a battle of a different kind with yet another tariff bastion - the motor insurance business - likely to crumble under its impact. In its draft report on detariffing on motor insurance, the Justice T ... More

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