OPINION
EDITORIAL
Calls go cheap
THE COMPETITION IN the telecom industry continues to rain goodies on consumers. The latest is the decision of Bharat Sanchar Nigam to slash both international and domestic long-distance (ILD/STD) tariffs by 15-25 per cent. BSNL has turned the ...
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COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
SC and Parliament
MY friend and noted columnist, Mr Pran Chopra, in one of his recent articles published in The Hindustan Times, has raised a Constitutional conundrum which had so far escaped attention. In fact, it is so very ...
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ECONOMY
Revisiting the 1980s and the vital groundwork
At a time when protagonists of "India Shining" are claiming credit for the country's statistics, and the initiators of the reforms of the 1990s are reluctant to claim the high ground, a study by two Harvard University economists shows that some of th e credit for the later high growth legitimately belongs to the changes introduced by the policies of the 1980s.
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The idea of India
A transformation is happening, not just economically but socially too. Yet, many commentators talk of where India is found wanting but not of how far the country has developed beyond where it was. What critics paint is one-sided picture. India may b e shining even if only here and there, but still it is shining as never before, says P. V. Indiresan
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EU keeps an eye on market power
THE European Union (EU) has decided to levy a fine of about $613 million (Rs 2,820 crore) on Microsoft. For a company that is sitting on approximately $50 billion (Rs 2,30,000 crore) in cash, this is not a big deal. ...
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POLITICS
Evolution of the `swadeshi' idea
There is little doubt that the repositioning of the `swadeshi' concept in its `saffron' avatar is the result of a watering down of the original "Be Indian, Buy Indian" orientation.
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CINEMA
Unionised glamour
THE ongoing feud between the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) and the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce has a long and chequered history. The antagonism between the two organizations has only worsened with the financial crisis that ...
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STOCK MARKETS
Index funds have a `weighty' problem
ONGC will be included in the S&P CNX Nifty from April 12. The composition of the Nifty index has changed nearly 40 times since 1996. Such reconstitution hurts index funds. Each time there is a change in the benchmark ..
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INTERVIEW
`Daewoo acquisition, a function of reforms' — Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Motors
Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Motors, has a lot to be pleased about the way things are going for the company. Backed by rising cash flows from a booming domestic market and a smooth acquisition of Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company, Tata Motors ...
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CONSUMERISM
Brands are expected to behave properly, always
THAT garbage trucks spew a lot of smoke, or that water lorries waste the precious liquid all over the road, is not new. Nor too that auto rickshaws ferrying kids to and fro schools let the bags and lunch kits hang precariously outside the ...
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