The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 19, 2005

One-size-fits-all approach may not fit
WHAT tops the headlines posted on www.sec.gov, the site of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, is `Statement on Implementation of Internal Control Reporting Requirements' dated May 16. It discusses issues that arose during "the ... More

IMPRESSIONS

Three cheers for the rebel
MOST Indian organisations have hordes of "yes men", who faithfully say yes to whatever the men in authority do or even think of doing. And many organisations simply wink at this practice. But little do such firms realise that they stand to lose ... More

REFLECTIONS

In the dark...
IF anyone asks how India is doing it is best to refer him to the banner item in the The Indian Express dated May 17: "State swelters in the heat, Energy Minister has 10 ACs at home." The correspondent, Chitrangada Choudhury, finds out the ... More

SAY CHEEK

The new ji on the block
FOR a long time, we knew only Nehruji, Indiraji, and Rajivji, till other jis came on to say cheese before TV cameras. But now the talk is about 3G, a technology that all big mobile phone operators want to jump on to. Some quick help, ... More

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

Ignorantia juris non excusat
THAT'S Latin for `ignorance of law is no excuse', a maxim that justifies the presence of a good lexicon in the shelf of any professional. A fit offering for the purpose is from Oxford University Press (www.oup.com), A Dictionary ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Akash Opti gains on order expectations
Dealers said the interest in the stock is mainly on expectation of an order soon. However, the exact amount and from where this order will come were not known. But the talk is that this order is not from BSNL from where the company regularly ... More

SENSOR

Auto, IT, media stocks drive down indices
TUESDAY'S negative sentiment continued on to Wednesday's trade. After opening on a weak note, the markets continued to trade in the red. SEBI's announcement ruling out the banning of FIIs from issuing participatory notes appeared to have ... More

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