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(Please click on the Newspaper link to read the full article)   INDIAN ECONOMY Net direct tax collection up 15% in Apr-Nov Cong Now Sans Oppn Licence for Bank Reforms BJP ACTS TOUGH, BSP SEEKS QUID PRO QUO Reveal true income or face action: Govt Seeks Advance Tax Payment By Dec 15 Finmin looks at 70,000cr bonanza INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY French Business Confidence, Industrial Output Decline Japan Sinks Into Recession as Abe Calls for More Stimulus Italy Vote Will Test EU Nobel Winners After Greek Buyback China's November factory output jumps to 8-month high EQUITY MARKET NMDC issue price fixed at Rs 145-150 offer tomorrow Brokers Slash Fees as Volumes Nosedive Bharti Infra Raises . 651 cr from 18 Anchor Investors Diwali Fails to Light Up Car Market, Sales Skid Over 8% Sensex ends flat; banking shares gain on reform hopes DEBT MARKET RBI unlikely to cut rates on Dec 18: Report 'Credit demand in FY14 expected to pick up' Lok Sabha Okays Changes in Debt Recovery Law Call rates edge marginally higher on Monday Bond yields edge lower ahead of OMO, key economic data COMMODITIES/FOREX Copper futures have longest run of weekly gains in 10 months Gold firms on expectations of US monetary stimulus Brent steady above $107; China, US data spur demand hopes Sterling hits near 3-week high vs euro, Italy risk drags No accounting relief for short-term forex loans, Ministry tells India Inc MUTUAL FUNDS Features of a mutual fund Direct plans likely to bring down costs for MF investors Jain, Padwal-Desai are BS Fund Managers of the Year INSURANCE Higher FDI Cap, not FIIs, will End Woes: Insurers Insurance firms being probed for evasion of service tax, says P Chidambaram REAL ESTATE Finmin Tells RBI to Help Build Up Housing Segment India's Top Residential Destinations to invest in - Knight Frank Research Report CCI investigating five realty companies for alleged anti-competitive practices Tata Housing not to pull out of Maldives OPINION Shyam Ponappa: To control inflation, use structural reform Ficci opposes inheritance tax India’s Gold Mine KNOWLEDGE CENTER What are the Options for Elders before Rates Dip? Save more in PF, take home lower salary every month Is it the right time to invest in public issues? How Non-Residents in India can claim tax relief under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Identify your Life Insurance needs before signing up for a larger cover