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11 July 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Did the Chief Information Commissioner subvert RTI provisions to protect a CIC officer? Girish Mittal Do CIC officials consider themselves above the RTI Act? Strangely, a larger bench to over-rule the decision of one of the most respected information commissioners of the CIC is not required to deliberate on the penalty...   ADVT Other ML Exclusives   Use RTI to inspect schools in your city JOSH, along with National Commission for Protection of Child's Rights, invoked the RTI Act to inspect documents as well as infrastructural facilities in government and government-aided schools in Delhi... ................................................................................................................................................... Many new products for senior citizens are not backed by proper regulatory protection Moneylife Foundation's seminar on retirement planning held at Moneylife Knowledge Foundation was attended by a packed audience... .................................................................................................................................................... Retail and residential demand continues to remain slow While there is low demand for retail and residential segments, office space demand as well as rents and capital values remained stable during June... .................................................................................................................................................... Farewell to Lebanon and goodbye to EEPC The strife between Palestinians and Lebanese resulted in the closure of the EEPC office in Beirut. The 58th and concluding part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business... .................................................................................................................................................... The race for the White House: Reading the tea leaves Opinion polls are only a snapshot at a particular time and election campaigns are dynamic and ever changing. As governor Romney ratchets up the attack on the failed Obama policies, the election dynamics could change... .................................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Sensex, Nifty range to break soon Range bound session on the Nifty ended lower on negative cues. Nifty will make its next 5% move soon...     At a Glance   - Monsoon covers entire country but still 23% deficient - MCX-SX to operate as full-fledged bourse after SEBI nod - Aamir Khan likely to come out with Satyamev Jayate II next year - Mall supply in India falls 30% during 1st half of 2012 on deferment - Lawyers in Maharashtra boycott courts over HER Bill - Nashik bank seals school for loan recovery     Corporate Wrap-up   - HDFC Q1 net profit up 18.5% to Rs1,002 crore - SEBI has nearly 300 consent applications pending - Strike fails to affect Air India revenues in Q1 - Kingfisher cancels 12 flights as pilots' strike continues - Indian SMEs, South Africa to work on expanding small business base   Personal Finance   - Insurance policy becomes effective as soon as payment is made says consumer court - RBI launches website to explain detection of fake currency - RBI to launch plastic currency on a pilot basis - RBI launches database on branches of banks     FROM the ARCHIVES   Quarterly Results: Non-commodity stocks expected to report better numbers? According to brokerages, IT, financials and pharma would come out with strong numbers during the first quarter of FY13 while realty, metals and mining would continue lag behind... ...................................................................................................................................................... America takes steps to protect investors with financial literacy; what about India? Regulators in developed countries are proactively taking measures to protect their investors while our regulators are oblivious to the real problems investors face...   To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

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