The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 24, 2004

OFFHAND
Apathetic voters
THE alienation of voters from the electoral process is common to all democracies. A recent report from the US, where the presidential election is nine months away, says that Americans feel "disconnected" from government ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN
Modest inflation no cause for worry
AFTER a long time, India's headline inflation rate fell below five per cent last week. Is it a portent of better things to come? If there is a single factor, which has deterred the RBI from cutting interest rates, it is the stubborn behaviour ... More

REFLECTIONS
A simple fix to India's problems
MONDAY morning after the Sunday day-night India-Pakistan one-day cricket match at Lahore. Gandhiji was sipping cold Bisleri water in the park trying to battle an uncommonly cruel Mumbai summer. Bapu was sweating like Dravid at Lahore and ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Confusion in choppy market
EQUITY investors are a bewildered lot. While jumpy indices have drawn worry lines on their brows, rumours of "index management" by a few are compounding investors' confusion. According to a source, daily FII investment numbers — an ... More

SENSOR
Sensex ends in positive zone thanks to Infosys
AFTER the steep correction on Monday, the markets staged a rebound, albeit of a moderate magnitude, which saw the Sensex breach the 5400-mark. Infosys Technologies, Reliance Industries, HDFC and Bharti Tele-Ventures were the ... More

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