RIB collections trigger 3 per cent growth in deposits
Bank deposits witnessed the biggest spurt within a short span of a fortnight. Aggregate deposits of the banking sector jumped by a whopping Rs 20,711 crore (3.3%) in the fortnight to August 28.

Mulayam vows to take to the streets over plan to proclaim Article 356 in Bihar
Mulayam Singh Yadav strongly criticised prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, home minister Lal Krishna Advani and defence minister George Fernandes for making "irresponsible, inappropriate and undemocratic" statements on the fate of the Rabri Devi government in Bihar.

Rouble rubble will not affect economy: Yashwant Sinha
Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha has ruled out any adverse effect of the economic crisis in Russia on the country's economy. He maintained that 80% of the trade with Russia was on rupee basis and devaluation of rouble would not affect the Indian economy in any way.

CORPORATE
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ECONOMY
Income-tax sleuths seize assets worth Rs 13 crore
E-mail providers set to gain from cut in leased-line fees

EXPRESSIONS
"Intranet will provide cutting edge to medium-sized firms"
Small plywood manufacturers seek government help to beat recession

MARKETS
Members' identity move may hurt the market
Market fall won't hurt us, say Silicon Valley fund managers

LEISURE
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