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13 May 2011   Moneylife Exclusive Do Phool Do Patte: Mamata, Jayalalitha lead landslide victories in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Moneylife Digital Team On Friday the 13th May, the mainline media was totally immersed with the election results from the five states that went to the poll in the past month. They focused on the sweeping victories of Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalithaa. Funnily, according to a tweet, Kalaignar TV which is owned by members of the family of defeated chief minister K Karunanidhi, stopped telecasting the election results...     Exclusive Column     How unsafe and unhygienic are your restaurants? Use RTI to find out Vinita Deshmukh If you can't resist indulging at wayside eateries, or may be even swanky restaurants, you might not know it, but you could be paying for a bout of indigestion or something more serious like hepatitis-B. It's because we don't take food safety and hygiene seriously. Section 4 of the RTI Act can help you find out critical details about your favourite food places, so you can be more careful...       Other ML Exclusives   UP land acquisition: Let villagers keep their lands; development be damned! What started as a difference on land acquisition prices, and village landowners wanting to go back on pre-negotiated contracts after development has reached their doorsteps, is now being given a political colour in the name of villagers losing their land... ................................................................................................................................................ Daily Market Report: Share prices try to rally. Nifty resistance at 5,620 The market is trying to shrug off the downtrend, but it could be a short-term rally that tops out at 5,620-5,700... ................................................................................................................................................ It's raining gold funds: Religare, SBI and HDFC jump into the fray now Gold is hovering around its highs, so fund managers now are exhibiting their herd mentality. When gold futures are under pressure, is this the right time to buy a gold fund? ................................................................................................................................................ CAMS research on creation of MF new folios flawed The transfer agent for mutual funds says ban on entry loads has not affected the trend of new folio creation, which mirrors the market... ................................................................................................................................................ RBI directs banks to incorporate disaster management guidelines for infra, building loans The Reserve Bank says that incorporating the National Disaster Management guidelines in loan policies and documentation of banks will benefit lenders and borrowers... ................................................................................................................................................ Bombay HC allows proceedings against Helios & Matheson While setting aside the orders passed by the Sessions Court, the HC has allowed a revision application by VMoksha's co-founder Rajiv Sawhney against H&M... ................................................................................................................................................ Havells Fans: Simple and witty The campaign keeps it simple and straight, as usual. And it's disruptive and entertaining. One will just have to wait and see whether consumers become fans of Havells... ................................................................................................................................................ Axis Mutual Fund set to launch series of ETFs The ETFs that focus on energy, metals and FMCG are the first of their kind. But investing in these funds may not give the returns one hopes for. Because, while the idea of focusing on a sector is good, picking the right sector is easier said than done... ................................................................................................................................................ Personal finance today Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance is registered by IRDA to carry on life insurance business HDFC Bank may raise lending rates by up to 0.55% Innoventive Industries makes weak debut on bourses Uninor launches health application with Handygo   At a Glance   - Idea, Spice face cancellation of licences in Karnataka, AP - SC bans production, sale and use of endosulfan for 8 weeks - SKS moves SC against AP govt's microfinance Act - ISMA revises 2010-11 sugar output estimate to 242 lakh tonnes - SEBI defers modified reporting format for FIIs - Govt approves additional subsidy of Rs20,000 crore to state oil retailers     Corporate Wrap-up   - Nakoda Q1 PAT up by 44% to Rs10.64 crore - Kale Q4 consolidated revenues at Rs48.58 crore - Future Capital FY'11 net profit down 26% at Rs44.15 crore   Moneylife Columns     Beginning of a global meltdown, or a pause that refreshes? William Gamble The crash in silver and some other commodities highlights the dilemma of every investor in a potential bubble. Do you see the market heading for the cliff and sit out? Or, do you believe the growth forecasts and stay on board?     Money-lending laws not applicable to NBFCs, holds Gujarat High Court Vinod Kothari The ruling comes as a great respite for non-banking financial companies; but the judgment leaves several unanswered questions on usurious money lending in India—like the rates charged by microfinance companies...     Face 2 Face   'The proposed web censorship law is a joke' Rajiv Dingra, head of a web advertising consultancy, warns that web advertisers had better not underestimate the web consumer who can react unlike a TV viewer...   Editor's Pick   Is the greenback going to take off? The US Dollar Index is now up nearly 4% off its lows a week ago, and it is now trading back above its 50-day moving average for the first time since 13th January. ...................................................................................................................................................... Gold and silver futures drop Is this the beginning of the decline? ...................................................................................................................................................... Japan's biggest worry is inflation The disaster has caused the nation $310 billion, and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa is saying that inflation is the biggest problem facing the country. ...................................................................................................................................................... How Osama was hunted down Here's the inside story. ...................................................................................................................................................... How to tighten your iPad security Some quick tips. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week Obama is basking in glory.   Book Review   The Marx on our soul Shukti Sarma Is the force and the philosophy of Karl Marx still relevant?   FROM the ARCHIVES   Tax evasion: Broken trail US is cracking down on Indian-Americans with undeclared Indian accounts. But these dubious tax-dodging accounts won't go away, thanks to rampant corruption in our tax department and the impossibly high deposit targets for bank managers... ...................................................................................................................................................... 'Education, healthcare expansion to spur strong real estate growth in India in next 10 years' Experts believe that the real estate and infrastructure sectors will benefit from higher economic growth in the country. But there is a case for caution in the short-term...   Forthcoming Events   How to use the Right to Information Act effectively Mr Bhaskar Prabhu, Convenor of the Mahiti Adhikar Manch, will address a workshop on 'How to use the Right to Information Act effectively', on Saturday, 14 May 2011, at the Moneylife Knowledge Centre. This is the second workshop on the RTI issue in a month following the overwhelming response to the first programme on 16th April. Admission is free. To register, please message us at mail@mlfoundation.in or call Dione/Judith on 2444 1058. Click here for more details ...................................................................................................................................................... Understanding Insurance Getting the right health cover is never as easy as the advertisements suggest. The key is to find a policy that is priced right and delivers when you need it. Sudhir Sarnobat, Co-founder & CEO of Medimanage, a dedicated health insurance broking firm, will explain how this works, at a workshop on Tuesday, 17th May 2011. Admission is free. To register, please message us at mail@mlfoundation.in or call Dione/Judith on 2444 1058. Click here for more details     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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