OPINION
EDITORIAL
A choice for the TV viewer
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on distribution of television channels can improve choice for consumers. Classifying the country into three groups for distribution of pay channels the option depending on ...
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ECONOMY
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council Taking on an uphill task
Quietly the Government has set up National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council. It has been made responsible for delivering the goods on so wide a front evolving policies and conditions which encourage competitive, sustainable and efficient indigenous creation of value through manufacturing sector as to make its task daunting. But it can profit from similar outfits set up abroad and think-tanks at home.
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POLITICS
Maharashtra Assembly polls Advantage, Congress-NCP
The opinion polls give the Congress-NCP alliance more than an edge in the ensuing Maharashtra Assembly elections. If the combine wins the election, it would be in defiance of the anti-incumbency factor and would only strengthen and further stabilise the UPA Government at the Centre. Rasheeda Bhagat takes a look at the Maharashtra election scene.
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TERRORISM
Flare up in North-East
THE sudden flare up in Assam occurring simultaneously in several districts, close on the heels of disturbances in Manipur, has ominous overtones. The Government should take every conceivable possibility into account in ...
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BANKING
M&A success in banking Enhancing value with BrandDueDiligence
AS SHAREHOLDERS bank on increased merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the financial markets, analysts' views are mixed on what could be the potential benefits. Consider Oriental Bank of Commerce snapping up a ...
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INTERVIEW
`Regulated tariffs more important than pipeline competition' -- Mr Proshanto Banerjee, Chairman, GAIL (India)
The adoption of a well-defined tariff methodology will promote healthy competition among gas marketing entities, and consumers would then have the option of sourcing gas from different locations or producers through the common grid. ...
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