Banks, FIs net drops 9.6% in April-June
A sample survey of 15 listed banks and financial institutions has revealed a drop of 9.6% in their net profit in the April-June quarter of 1999-2000.

Tension escalates as Pakistan makes abortive bid to down Indian chopper
Tension between India and Pakistan escalated in the western sector as the latter made an abortive bid to shoot down an Indian helicopter in the Rann of Kutch area yesterday.

EU approves another 20 marine companies for seafood exports
European Union (EU) has accorded approval to over 20 more marine processing firms in the country for exporting seafood to the European Countries, taking the total number of units eligible to ship seafood to the region to 76.

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  Food advisory body mooted to supervise quality norms
  Body to monitor Tamil Nadu cotton production awaits formal clearance
  Mining sector needs determined efforts to overcome hurdles -- FIMI
  Mexico to drop tariff on US natural gas imports
  Government support to state-run banks to continue, says Moody's
  WGC scouts for allies to set up hallmark centres
  Maharashtra bans sale, consumption of gutka
  Coffee companies brew new marketing strategy
  Panel for R&D in patented molecules
  New Campaigns
  Media panel to liaison with telecom, IT panels for common co
  Briefing
  Cong fires yet another telecom salvo at Govt
  Three ex-Union ministers in TMC's first list
  JD renominates 10 of its 19-member list in Maharashtra
  BJP, TDP bury hatchet at last
  Furore over duplicate ballot boxes in Bihar
  CPM tries matinee idol in Alappuzha
  United Janata Dal serves ultimatum to BJP
  CM Ibrahim shifts constituency, to fight polls from Kozhikod
  Newsmaker
  Briefing
  Briefing
  Role of private sector should not be over-estimated -- Manmohan