The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 03, 2005

Independent directors
HAVING independent directors on the Boards of listed companies had long been an accepted canon of good and sound corporate governance. However, how independent is independent is a puzzle that has not been solved to ... More

REFLECTIONS

Tribals & tribulations
Tribals have to be given a better life outside the parks as otherwise, there will not be any forest or animals left. More

SAY CHEEK

Smoke raised with the fume of sighs
A for Anbu, B for ban, C for cigarette, and you already know the story about the recent notification from the Ministry of Health. From August 1, movies and TVs should not show tobacco products, and the actors must abstain from these taboo things. ... More

ON MINT STREET

A birthday wish for SBI
IN the banking industry an SBI official commands a premium, being a stride ahead of the crowd. Despite ICICI Bank, SBI and its seven associates continue to be a lap ahead of the pack, having been vetted in the virtues and vices of over 200 years ... More

COMING TO TERMS

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic
WE HAVE been coming to terms with independence ever since the clock struck 12 to usher in August 15, 1947. So too, company boards may have to grapple with independent directors if what Irani panel has recently ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Siyaram gains on bonus talk
THE Siyaram Silk Mill stock is on a flight this time on an expectation of a bonus issue, according to market sources. The counter on Thursday weaved its new 52-week high at Rs 170.70 and closed at Rs 161.05, up 2.48 per cent on the BSE with a ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Small reversal likely in BHEL, Maruti
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. These strategies are constructed to take advantage of small reversal in futures prices. The positions may run counter to the primary trend. ... More

SENSOR

Metal sector takes a beating
THE markets shot down concern of poor monsoon this year, after opening almost flat on Thursday. Selling pressure set in after reports of an expected lower than average rainfall this month. Metal stocks went for a spin for the second consecutive ... More

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