Lok Sabha dissolved; Polls unlikely till July
The President on Monday dissolved the 12th Lok Sabha and ordered a mid-term poll at the end of a gruelling, but abortive, nine-day exercise to set up an alternative government.

ICICI net crawls up in a difficult year to Rs 1,001 crore
Term-lending institution ICICI has posted a marginal increase in its profit after tax net of extraordinary income at Rs 1,001 crore for the financial year 1998-99.

Industry in a bind over tax provisions
The industry will have to live with confusion for some more time as the Government has failed to either clarify or rectify certain tax provisions in the Finance Bill 1999.

CORPORATE
P&G net jumps 33% to Rs 13.44 crore
TVS Suzuki net rises 18% to Rs 81.39 crore

ECONOMY
RBI may modify net-owned fund norms for NBFCs
IMF clears new crisis prevention funding

EXPRESSIONS
One-way rationalisation of interest provisions
Complexities of public utility privatisation

MARKETS
If it's June, Sensex is safe: Brokers
HPCL leads select recovery

LEISURE
Bonanza for rural subscribers, courtesy President Telecom
Secretaries are joining the ranks of the rich in the Internet age