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Subject: Today's Exclusives - "State sponsoring the elections is not going to make polls clean"
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27 March 2012   Moneylife Exclusive "State sponsoring the elections is not going to make polls clean" Moneylife Digital Team Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi speaks at seminar organised by Moneylife Foundation and V Citizens Action Network... .................................................................................................................................................... Is the bank customer there to be taken for a ride? Anil Agashe Goldman Sachs executives invariably described their clients as 'muppets', a disparaging term equivalent to 'bakras' in Hindi. Indian banks seem to have similar attitude to their customers, according to this first-hand account...   Other ML Exclusives   Counterfeit currency from ATMs When such a currency note pops out at you from an ATM, you can do nothing about it. Take it back into the bank branch, the staff with write 'FAKE' or similar on it in thick marker ink, indelible, and you are on your way, poorer but not wiser. The RBI has to be much more proactive to stop the menace... .................................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Share prices to move sideways Nifty may move in a narrow range of 5,185 and 5,275... .................................................................................................................................................... Agony and ecstasy of demat accounts Though the demat system in its present form has served the interest of large investors, it now requires improvements to make it user-friendly for the retail investors and responsive to the changing profile of a new class of investors... .................................................................................................................................................... Stock Selection: Ownership matters The single biggest factor in stock selection... .................................................................................................................................................... Illegal drug trials: SC asks government to take corrective measures Indore-based Swasthya Adhikar Manch has alleged that illegal drug trials have been conducted and without the approval of the drug controller. This shows a serious lack of transparency, accountability and monitoring of clinical trials... .................................................................................................................................................... Ads of 12 minute per hour on TV channels soon? TRAI proposes that no channel should carry ads for more than 12 minutes per hour with the same limited to six minutes for pay channels. This, analysts feel, will result in losses for channels...     Personal finance today - PPF interest rates go up from 8.6% to 8.8% - No proposal to shift the insurance sector to a paperless model - No need for signature attestation for opening FDs, lockers: RBI   At a Glance   - Avoid sharp difference in rates on similar term deposits: RBI - Need new guidelines on natural resources' allocation: Assocham - New IPO norms in a few months, says SEBI chief - RBI asks banks to locate 1.2 crore inoperative accounts: Government - India's gold imports may fall 56% to 125 tonnes in January-March   Corporate Wrap-up   - Nuclear Power Corp hopes to end FY12 with Rs8,000 crore turnover - Suzlon Group signs contract for 332 MW project - Mahindra Satyam Australia plans to make $50-100 million acquisitions - Warburg sells entire 3.6% stake in Kotak Bank for Rs1,400 crore     FROM the ARCHIVES   Cancer Colas: Slowly being outcast by the West, Colas exploit India through unaccountable celebrity endorsements Like cigarettes, the West increasingly sees colas as terribly bad for health and shielding their children from it because obesity, diabetes and now cancer are directly linked to these sweet, coloured liquids. For Coke and Pepsi, India, a large market with low awareness, is ripe for exploitation—aided by Bollywood and cricket superstars... ...................................................................................................................................................... RTI threatened in Maharashtra, say activists Activists have urged the CM to fill up the posts immediately as RTI applications to various state government departments remain unanswered...   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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