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Questions of autonomy apart, time is not yet opportune to experiment with new institutions for debt management when there is no dispute over the expertise developed by the RBI. When efforts are on to ensure financial stability, let us not destabilise existing institutional framework merely in...

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Charles Ornstein (ProPublica) 12 November 2013
Many state and federal insurance pools covering patients with pre-existing conditions are set to close 31st December, but it’s an open question whether patients will be able to find policies on Healthcare.gov in time “This is what keeps me up at night,” Tanya Case told me earlier this...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 November 2013
As much as Rs6,139 crore was redeemed from equity mutual fund schemes during October 2013, leading to a huge net outflow of Rs3,542 crore for the month Equity mutual fund schemes have reported a net inflow of funds in just three of the past 18 months. Over the past twelve months, as much...

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According to Sesa Sterlite, it has lost Rs100 crore in revenues due to delay in commencing its mining operation, and the forest department should be held responsible for this lapse Recently, on 1st November, more than 5,000 strong mining engineers met at the National Mining Day...

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More inflows and a rising index are possible, but may take some time The markets made new all-time highs on the Muhurat trading on Sunday, 3rd November. It has been a remarkable rally over the past two months as domestic institutions consistently sold and foreign institutions overpowered...

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Marshall Allen (ProPublica) 11 November 2013
Telling a patient about another doctor's medical error can mean losing business or suffering retribution. Now, some physicians are looking for ways to break the code of silence Patients don’t always know when their doctor has made a medical error. But other doctors do.   A few...

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The 3rd Plenary Session of the Communist Party last weekend has proposed massive reforms to transform China over the next few decades. But these reforms could actually make things worse   Last weekend the Chinese leadership held a meeting grandly called the ‘Third Plenary Session of the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 November 2013
Dr Subramanian Swamy who launched the book— 'The Descent of Air India' authored by Jitender Bhargava, discusses the turmoil in the Indian aviation industry while Mr Bhargava talks about all that went wrong with the national carrier   At an exclusive event, Dr Subramanian Swamy,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 November 2013
The CIC directed the deemed PIO to file an affidavit stating that there was no imminent danger to the appellant's building after inspecting the site. This is the 190th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or...

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Charles Ornstein (ProPublica) 08 November 2013
Lack of kids' dental benefits, other coverage gaps help "tank" couple's Kaiser Permanente insurance plan - but so did contracts with California's health insurance exchange Kaiser Permanente’s decision to cancel the insurance policies of lifelong Democrats Lee Hammack and JoEllen Brothers...

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Due to tightening of the foreign exchange situation in India, Iran decided not to accept more than 45% of the money in Indian rupees. The shipment has come down to 194,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude oil as against 324,000 barrels per day last year Imports of Iranian crude, during...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 November 2013
The CIC directed PIO of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs department at GNCTD to publish details of application for ration cards suo moto on their website. This is the 189th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used...

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While a few last minute approvals and clearances are expected shortly, NTPC is now set to get coal from its own captive mines at Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand, a major step in the right direction NTPC is India's largest power generator whose coal requirement for 2013-14 is...

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In India, laws and regulations are in place but implementation is abysmal. The enforcement machinery is extremely toothless. The miniscule penalties that are levied are not at all commensurate with the offence and ill gotten gains One fails to comprehend the soft peddling attitude of the...

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KK Sharma 07 November 2013
Nothing is known as to what either happened or is happening inside the regulatory bodies responsible for clearing the Jet-Etihad deal. What is clearly known is that it is pending before the Competition Commission for quite some time now. It may not be a big surprise if the 210 days time limit...

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Vinita Nair  and   Aditi Jhunjhunwala 07 November 2013
Considering that there are only around 5,800 Practising Company Secretaries or PCS in the country, each one will get to sign a reasonable number of annual returns, even if all such companies were to be distributed evenly. So all the practising professionals surely have a reason to cheer!

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Cora Currier (ProPublica) 07 November 2013
A guide to what's changed - and what hasn't - since the president laid out a plan for transparency and tighter guidelines on targeted killings November 6: This story has been updated to reflect new developments.   Nearly six months ago, President Obama promised more transparency...

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Akshay Gupta 06 November 2013
Major expenses are mostly pre-planned. If they are unplanned, they may cause a deeper hole in our pocket that may be difficult to stitch quickly unless you follow simple and basic principles of investing throughout A major expense may not only set us back financially but also...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 November 2013
With growth momentum yet to see a pick-up, margins for Jubilant FoodWorks continued to be under significant pressure during the September quarter. Yet its share price jumped over 16% on Tuesday just because it decided to increase product price? Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL), which runs...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 November 2013
Proceeding in an adjunct matter highlighted the need for certain proactive disclosures by the public authority like the University of Delhi. This is the 188th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in an...

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