RBI slashes bank, repo rates and cash reserve ratio
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday complemented finance minister Yashwant Sinha's policy initiative in the Union budget 1999-2000 by slasing bank rate, repo rate and cash reserve ratio.

Telecom majors take DoT to court
In a defiant move, five telecom companies including the four basic service operators moved the high courts seeking to stay the DoT from encashing bank guarantee's as a result of non-compliance with the February 28 licence fee deadline.

Market gifts 124 points more to finance minister
Budget bulls returned to the market after a day's break pushing the Sensex up by another 124 points. The budget score so far on the market is 291 points, not out.

CORPORATE
State Bank, Bank of Baroda, BOI cut PLR to 12%
Compaq draws up agenda for growth of infotech industry

ECONOMY
Advance Tax, OMO to offset slash in CRR
Select items under EPCG scheme exempted from 5% customs duty

EXPRESSIONS
HDFC's winning practices
Mutual advantage

MARKETS
ICICI's future bond issue to be in demat mode only
US-64 negative reserves up at Rs 2597 crore

LEISURE
Pune plays host to wine festival to promote tourism
"Glamorise start-ups to get new business ventures"