The Economic Times Daily Newsletter

	Dated:March 31,2011

Top Headlines Vodafone to pay $5 bn for buying out Essar in India Vodafone will take control of Essar's 33 per cent of the Vodafone Essar Limited company, giving it 75 per cent of the Indian operator overall. Indian companies have saved thousands of jobs in the US: Report Indian companies operating in the US have created over 2,500 jobs in America since 2005 on account of buyouts of the US firms, says a study. India's population rises to 1.21 bn; sex ratio lowest since Independence The population of India, at 1,201.2 bn, is almost equal to the combined population of the US, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together. Most Read Story Infosys faces charges of H1B visa misuse, age discrimination Over past few weeks, two individual suits alleging H1B misuse, age discrimination in local hiring have been filed against Infosys. Most E-mailed Story Cognizant poses challenge to Infosys, TCS in retail Cognizant's revenues have doubled from the retail segment; it has eight of the top 30 global retailers among its clients. Most Commented Story Infosys faces charges of H1B visa misuse, age discrimination Over past few weeks, two individual suits alleging H1B misuse, age discrimination in local hiring have been filed against Infosys. Latest Updates SEBI tells listed cos to run updated websites India eases JV norms to draw foreign funds Cognizant to provide finance, a/c services to Volvo 'Interest rates will rise next wk on euro inflation'		Market Round-up SENSEX 19445.22 155.04 NIFTY 5833.75 46.10 NASDAQ 2141.54 17.78 DJIA 10060.06 19.61 RS/$ 46.79 -0.14 NSE Gainers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change K Sera Sera Ltd. 13.30 + 20.36 Malu Paper Mills Ltd. 16.35 + 20.22 Peria Karamalai Tea & Pro 152.65 + 20.01 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mill 284.35 + 20.00 Goldiam International Ltd 42.70 + 19.94 NSE Losers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change Asian Electronics Ltd. 10.75 -16.99 Smartlink Network Systems 67.95 -13.00 Peacock Industries Ltd. 2.60 -11.86 Technofab Engineering Ltd 153.95 -10.55 Acropetal Technologies Lt 61.40 -9.97