COLUMNS
DETAXFICATION
Taxman was in a huff till the fag end, but his dreams went in a puff
THE cigarette company case, ITC Ltd vs Commissioner of Central Excise, recently created a flutter at the apex court. The dispute before Justices Ruma Pal and P. Venkatarama Reddi of the Supreme Court was about ...
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VIEW POINT
Much ado about the `foreign hand'
THERE is an element of high tragedy involved in the entire controversy about the Planning Commission being contaminated by the presence of consultants from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other foreign ...
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E-DIMENSION
The invisible hand of market is still groping
CRICKET is too serious a game to be left in the hands of umpires and players, so we have TV channels, lawyers, and so on actively involved. Similarly, we know that markets are not so wise that we could allow "the ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Betting on futures
STEEL Authority of India (SAIL) was among the major gainers list of Nifty stocks. The rise in the stock price was along with huge trading volumes. The stock price of the company gained 4.73 per cent at Rs 43.15 on the BSE with volumes of 2.34 ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Outlook positive for Tata Power, Bharat Electronics
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and derivatives segment on the NSE. Tata Power: The stock closed at Rs 303 in the spot market. The outlook appears positive. The upside price target is Rs 320. Continual ...
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SENSOR
Index heavyweights propel market
EXPECTATIONS of good earnings announcements by corporates, indications of a cooling down in inflation and greater FII inflows, have the markets upbeat. The markets soared on Friday, registering their highest weekly gain in 19 weeks. The BSE ...
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