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Perking up police
IT IS good that the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms Jayalalithaa, is paying close attention to measures to perk up the police in the State. She was the first to have thought of all-women police stations to take up cases of special concern to ... More

REFLECTIONS


Meet the desperate forester
The passion for forests and tigers still flows deep in Father Rathore. But the uncaring attitude of the forest department really disturbs him. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW


This 2-day week may set the short-term direction
DALAL Street benchmarks are perilously close to bear zone at the end of the trading year. This week's two sessions are important for sentiment reading. A token support at the current levels of the Sensex and the Nifty, is likely. However, this ... More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE


ONGC, Bharti top in Fidelity holdings
IF you have been waiting patiently for newcomer Fidelity Mutual Fund to announce its full portfolio, here's some relief in the shape of a statutory advertisement, featuring its un-audited half-yearly performance, released by the fund house. The ... More

ADR WATCH


Another weak week for Indian counters
WHILE the US markets rose this week on the back of positive GDP report and on better-than-expected performances from corporate majors such as DuPont, Verizon and Merck, the Indian markets suffered on account of foreign institutional investors' ... More

VISION 2020


Why Bangalore is not Silicon Valley
While the government apparatus is to blame for the poor condition of many a city, in the case of Bangalore, to some extent, the IT industry is also responsible. Simply because it did not choose to imitate its model, the Silicon Valley, in civic sense — moving away from cities or building away from main roads. P. V. Indiresan says the salvation lies in businesses moving to the rural areas and developing the facilities they and their employees need. More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED


Management of mass casualties
DAZED by the Delhi blasts and wincing at the visuals of victims wheeled into hospitals, you'd agree that coping with `mass casualties' has become necessary owing to the rising incidence of violence. "The use of sophisticated weapons and ... More

CHAT


10,000-mark achieved on Diwali eve!
Jogin sat sombrely watching the TV coverage of blast aftermath. Sridevi tried to analyse the impact of disasters on financial markets. Dakshinamoorthy prayed a bit too hard at a nearby mandir for peace. Khan worked by the clock and drew them all ... More

JOTTINGS


Is it goodwill or lubrication?
Giving away discounts and commissions for business has a long and respectable history; still it is fraught with a potential hazard which managers must keep a sharp eye out for. More

AMERICAN PERISCOPE


That's me and my history on the card
A business card packs a whole lot more information than just a name and phone number. And what we put on our cards can reveal much about ourselves, from where we work to our line of business, sometimes even extending to details of our various career and academic achievements. More



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