The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 30, 2004

EDITORIAL
Reengineering IDBI
THE UNCERTAINTY OVER the banking status of IDBI is over even as it comes at the cost of losing a quality institution like IDBI Bank. The board of IDBI Bank took an "in principle" decision favouring a merger with IDBI, which is not surprising as ... More

TERRORISM
9/11 Commission Report — An exercise in escapism
The bipartisan 9/11 Commission set up in the US to inquire into the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington spared the Bush Administration of any serious embarrassment, by also blaming the Clinton government for lack of vigilance and vision. Whi le the Commission has rejected allegations that Mr Saddam Hussein was linked with the Al Qaeda, its conclusions on how to deal with developments in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia reflect an absence of serious introspection and realism, say s G. Parthasarathy. More

SMALL SAVINGS
Salaried middle-class — Provident Fund no longer a lifeguard?
EVEN as a decision on the interest rate on provident fund (PF) contribution is proving elusive (the decision has been postponed to August 9 after the PF trustees, at their July 20 meeting, could not arrive at a ... More

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