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Julia Angwin (ProPublica) 13 June 2014
The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking The marketers that follow you around the web are getting nosier. Currently, many companies track where users go on the Web—often through cookies—in order to display customized ads. That's why if you look at a...

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India is not the easiest place to get your head around. This book gives a value investor’s guide to investing in India India has more than 6,000 listed companies, but formal research is available only for some hundred-odd companies. Therefore, the Indian market is rife with mis-pricing...

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Dalbir Chhibbar 12 June 2014
All minor taxes and levies whether at central or state level or of municipal bodies must be abolished because these authorities may be spending more money on collection or recovery than the revenues All minor taxes and levies whether at central or state level or of municipal bodies must be...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2014
Even before the Monsoons arrive in Mumbai, the flooded coastal roads are a warning shot for the municipal corporation-BMC The sun is still out in full force, only a few dark clouds are visible, on their way North. Only a few pre-monsoon drizzles have yet fallen on Mumbai, barely giving...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2014
According to Rabobank, the newly elected Modi government is most likely to push ahead with large numbers of stalled public sector projects, invite FDI in sectors like railways and bring major administrative reforms There has been a dramatic transformation in India's prospects over the...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 12 June 2014
Sunscreens are marketed as a healthy choice, but some ingredients are controversial. Therefore,  consumers need to do their own research before purchasing a sunscreen Here’s what to look out for while selecting right sunscreen: Do you really need SPF 50? Many consumers...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2014
Expansion without dilution makes this market leader in Hydrogen Peroxide production an attractive buy. National Peroxide Limited (NPL) is the largest manufacturer of hydrogen peroxide in India, with an installed capacity of 84,000tpa (tonnes per annum). Hydrogen peroxide is used for...

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PNB Metlife's Met Family Income Protector Plus is an expensive term plan PNB MetLife has launched Met Family Income Protector Plus (MFIPP). It is a term plan which pays a guaranteed monthly income for up to 20 years to the family in case of death of the insured. The flexibility in...

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Will the move to require bank account details for policies impact LIC’s business? Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) norms, effective 1st April, make it mandatory for insurers to seek bank details of customers buying new policies. This move is expected to hit Life...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2014
Stories of Price Manipulation in Lifeline Drugs & Pharma Ltd. stock Lifeline Drugs (Rs248) The story of price-rigging in Lifeline Drugs & Pharma is truly breathtaking. This company was earlier trading in pharmaceutical products as a commission agent. However, since 2012, it has not...

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 Let's develop our own resources that are lying to be discovered and mined. We have wasted enough time in getting fuel supply agreements -FSAs signed without backing up and increasing domestic coal production Addressing the joint session of Parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee stated...

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Puneetkumar Pattar 11 June 2014
Do not invest because someone tells you that markets will rally and you will mint money. See equities as a long term wealth building opportunity rather than a short term cash cow Every Indian who has seen the stock markets rally over the past six months, but didn't invest, is definitely...

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Dalbir Chhibbar 11 June 2014
One of Prime Minister Modi's poll promises was to end this 'tax terrorism' and give relief to not just individual taxpayers from the middle classes, but also to business and small entrepreneurs all across the country Encouraging and building a non-adversarial tax regime is one of the...

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Mutual funds launch many irrelevant products. MIP is one of them, as we have pointed out repeatedly   For regular readers of Moneylife, this would not come as a surprise. Monthly income plans (MIPs) of mutual funds, which invest primarily in debt securities and a part of their...

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Could clear loudspeaker warnings, prominent caution signs or vigilance about the tour itinerary have averted the tragic death of 24 students in the Beas River? Here is an RTI guideline for parents to procure more information into such deaths With every passing day since 9th June, when 24...

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Lois Beckett (ProPublica) 11 June 2014
A Q&A with an expert who studies the relationship between mental illness and violence After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we actually know about the connections...

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After the special investigation team (SIT) was set up following Supreme Court orders, there are hopes of a decisive action to unearth black money stashed abroad One of the first actions of the Narendra Modi government was to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to track black money....

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Corporates and taxpayers alike have been harassed by the 'tax terror'. It is time to put an end to the income tax department's misadventures Prime minister Narendra Modi’s second major initiative within days of forming the government is initiating the much-needed tax and law reforms. The...

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Multiple director identification numbers (DINs) held by politicians, like Priyanka Vadra, Karti Chidambaram, Sachin Pilot and Piyush Goyal should be dealt with sternly and permanently before it becomes a hot issue The PM has asked all his ministers to come up with a 100-day agenda for...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 10 June 2014
TV, radio, and Internet ads do not give objective investment advice. They are trying to sell you something. Step back, be objective, and evaluate your own needs and investing priorities An investment in gold or another precious metal can be alluring. “This is a no brainer,” you say....

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