Institutions free to decide on stake sale, says Sinha
Finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Friday declined to take sides in the controversy over the decision of the financial institutions to sell their stakes in private sector companies.

Sinha sets out on roadshows to change anti-reformists
Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha will visit every corner of the country in a bid to change the mindset of political parties, trade unions and the people so that the second-generation economic reforms succeed.

Orissa power sector loses Rs 600 cr to super cyclone
Orissa's power sector received a serious setback as the two consecutive cyclones in October caused widespread damages to the electrical networks.


  Executive Briefing
  Alliance to unveil sector-specific funds
  Government counters US and EU tirade
  Group of ministers on hydrocarbons reconstituted
  European Central Bank raises interest rates by a half point
  Experts urge Bank of Japan to ease its zero-interest approach
  Fed's Poole says monetary policy is `about right'
  TFCI inks new strategy to secure risk-free business
  Dairy units seek 50% import duty on skimmedmilk powder
  US proposes to expand WTO ministerial meet agenda
  NTPC secures Rs 750 cr loan from SBI
  CPT, Southern LPG sign pact for complex at Roychawk
  CII lauds Cabinet nod for IT bill
  West Bengal seeks McKinsey help on single-window plan
  We want to create a win-win business situation -- Singapore
  DoT, Carnegie Mellon to pick stake in data-network project
  Hostile bid's ripples may reach local shores
  US wages data help dollar rally
  Introduce cash-reserve ratio on non-resident deposits -- Tarapore
  Briefing
  Relationship banking set to be beefed up
  Insurance foray with foreign partner planned