COLUMNS
OFFHAND
Ready-made ruse
JULY 7 marks the end of the era of jumbo cabinets. After that date, the number of Ministers cannot exceed the Constitutional ceiling of 15 per cent of the strength of the Lower House. Ministers in several States have ...
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FINANCIAL SCAN
Carry trade loses sheen
LAST week, the US Federal Reserve got out of the market's way - for another six weeks at any rate, till the next meeting. The Fed's interest-rate and policy-setting body, the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC), decided to up rates 25 ...
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REFLECTIONS
In the forest in the rain
At the Melghat Reserve, when the browns of summer give way to lush green...
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DOWN TO EARTH
A jawan returns; a kisan departs!
The death in action of a jawan from a Maharashtra village and the suicides of two farmers in an adjoining hamlet highlight the pathetic state of the once flourishing farming community of this district.
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Budget hopes stir up interest
THE counter of Jain Irrigation, a company engaged in drip irrigation, has been on the rise over the last couple of weeks. Several market players are accumulating the stock ahead of the Union Budget. The talk is that the Budget is likely to lay ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Buy MTNL, GAIL futures at higher levels
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: MTNL: The stock closed at Rs 135 in the spot market. The outlook appears positive but the upside will be confirmed if the stock ...
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SENSOR
Large-cap stocks favoured in the rally
STOCK prices opened on a flat note and stayed in the negative territory for much of the morning. Prices began to firm in the afternoon trade and just before close, rose strongly and select stocks ended the day with handsome gains. Sensex ended ...
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