The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 29, 2004

ACCOUNT SPEAK
A few urgent items for the accountants' agenda
SHIBU Soren has gone underground but the issues that occasioned such an inconvenience for him and everybody else are still alive. For instance, among the issues before the forthcoming AGM of the southern region of the Institute of Chartered ... More

INDIA UNINC
Predatory state, pauper households
The uncertainties of the future faced by households are aggravated by the profligate and predatory state, which furiously taxes the same hapless households both as direct taxes and also recently as service taxes. This grabbing of savings by househol ds by the state is an old "socialist" paradigm that needs to be completely reworked to give primacy to the education and health needs of communities, especially the senior citizens, says R. Vaidyanathan. More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Rumours brighten picture
RUMOURS of a stake sale continued to propel the stock of Balaji Telefilms northwards for the second consecutive day on the bourses. The market grapevine has it that Star TV is reportedly looking to pick up a stake in the company. The stock has ... More

SENSOR
Reliance Industries, IT stocks shine
THE market activity was distinctly listless during Wednesday's trading. Despite the flow of improved corporate performance, the benchmark indices were confined to a narrow range during the day. The BSE Sensex was closed 5.59 points lower at ... More

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