The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 30, 2002

Philosophy of political liberalism
In this tribute to John Rawls, who passed away on November 24, P. R. Brahmananda describes the philosopher's ideas on political liberalism and underscores their relevance to the Indian polity, which is struggling to reconcile the principle of live and let live with the aggressive and powerful forces that are now usurping the political agenda. More

E-DIMENSION

There's not much trust going around

FOCUS

Should `officer in default' cover independent directors also?
SHOULD independent directors on the boards of companies be considered as officers in default if any contravention of the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 is found to be attributable to their consent, connivance or neglect on their ... More

SAY CHEEK

In a beautiful world
JULIA Morley, the Miss World president, has been hopping places with a bunch of beauties in tow and all eyes are on them. Not long ago, the attention getters were accountants of companies that went bust, but who then went on to the glossy pages ... More

ON MINT STREET

Will ground realities change for farmers?
"IN brief, the income changes that have taken place in both rural and urban areas over the past 20 years have ushered in a new demand structure for rural products that has gone largely unnoticed. Traditional approaches to agriculture focussed on ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Cefuroxime booster for Ranbaxy
RANBAXY Laboratories has been accumulated by institutional players. Dealers attribute the accumulation to expectation of higher-than-expected Cefuroxime sales in 2002. There were also talks on the milestone and royalty payments from Bayer for ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Buy December calls on Infosys, M&M
THE following are some buy strategies based on Friday's trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE: Equity options Infosys: The outlook on this stock is positive. The upside price projection is Rs 4,750, and the downside ... More

SENSOR

PSU, pharma stocks save the day; heavyweights down
DESPITE the selling pressure witnessed by the leading tech stocks and index heavyweights, the benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher on Friday, aided by the buying support in PSUs. Select second-rung infotech stocks also witnessed buying support. ... More

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