Sinha sticks to guns; centre to go ahead with divestment
Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha has said that the government will go ahead with the disinvestment programme irrespective of the dip in the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index.

FIIs warned against taking advantage of UTI crisis
The finance ministry has warned leading foreign institutional investors (FIIs) against escarbating the crisis surrounding the Unit Trust of India's US-64 scheme. The tough talking was done through an informal line of communication opened through a couple of institutions and banks.

SC issues notice to centre, Maharashtra govts on riot report
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the union and Maharashtra governments on a petition seeking to entrust an independent agency with the task of action on Srikrishna Commission report, which had indicted Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray for Mumbai riots.

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