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19 April 2012   Moneylife Exclusive This can happen to you! Sucheta Dalal & Raj Pradhan Mis-selling is usually blamed on distributors and agents. Many people implicitly trust insurance companies, especially since insurance has been sold by nationalised companies for decades and LIC is seen as a highly trusted brand. Private insurers reinforce the trust by getting Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and Irfan Khan to assure us everyday that it takes only a few minutes to ensure the safety and security of our loved ones. Sucheta Dalal and Raj Pradhan present you the chilling reality of what can happen when a gullible customer walks into an insurance office...   ADVT Other ML Exclusives   Max New York Life ad shows off its ethics but will it turn into a self-parody? Max New York Life Insurance has come up with ad campaign titled 'Aapke Sachche Advisor' to change consumers' perception of an industry badly tarnished by rampant mis-selling. The ad only proves admission of guilt and desperate efforts to overcome years of misdeeds... .................................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Sensex, Nifty may be headed up The Nifty has to close above the level of 5,380 for the uptrend to continue further... .................................................................................................................................................... Bedside Medicine: A Forgotten Art "Cure rarely, comfort mostly, but console always" was the advice of Hippocrates and still remains valid to this day of hi-tech stuff. To practice each one of them the doctor must be a great communicator... .................................................................................................................................................... Bad Advertising: End of tolerance The advertising industry has certainly been given a long rope by the government to come up with a more proactive self-regulatory mechanism which it hasn't, as yet... .................................................................................................................................................... TV Channnels: Throwing in the towel? Now even the haughty India Today needs capital to survive... .................................................................................................................................................... Right step to weed out corruption: 'On Time' service delivery enactments The introduction of Right to Service Acts by various state governments is a step in the right direction that will help in bringing about transparency, accountability and efficiency in public service, thereby reducing corruption in public places... .................................................................................................................................................... Mumbai rail mess shows how off-track the Indian Railways is Our politicians play ducks and drakes with the lives of millions of passengers travelling on this vast rail network either on work or holiday... .................................................................................................................................................... Flat owners urge Maharashtra government to retain MOFA Ramesh S Prabhu, chairman of the Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association said, "MOFA has been in force for almost 60 years. It is more consumer-friendly. The new Bill has many shortcomings"...         Personal finance today - ICICI Bank cuts lending, deposit rates by 0.25% - Consumer Forum asks Delhi police to file cheating case against Kotak - Punjab National Bank cuts interest rate by 0.25% - India tops consumer confidence in Asia: Survey - FirstRand enters into retail, commercial banking in India - WGC offers gold at 6% discount for 'Akshaya Trithiya'   At a Glance   - Indian government says global trade bodies cannot pressurise in Vodafone case - Chief Justice's remarks may dampen RTI journey says Information Commissioner - No major economic reforms in India before 2014 polls says Kaushik Basu - India's FY12 trade deficit shoots up to $184.9 billion - Government may set up inter-ministerial panel on misleading ads   Corporate Wrap-up   - ACC Q1 net profit falls 57% to Rs151.5 crore despite higher sales - Ruia group's stake in Dunlop may decline to 38% from 65% - Lupin resumes anti-diabetic drug sales in US after court nod - Infotech Enterprises Q4 net profit up 87% at Rs70 crore     FROM the ARCHIVES   Ministry of defence had questioned 'precedence' of allocating defence land for President Pratibha Patil's retirement home RTI documents reveal that the President's office twisted home ministry rules in its communication to Defence Estate Office, Pune, to get allotment for President Patil's much-desired land in Pune. The very nature of the land 'A1' makes occupation illegal for any civilian which includes the President ... ...................................................................................................................................................... Cereal Offenders Doctors, stunned by the increase in patients with gastro or digestive-system linked cancers, are suggesting the need to do away with sugar—and breakfast cereals...   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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