The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 23, 2005

CA amendment Bill: GoM relief for council members
THE Group of Ministers (GoM) that went into the Chartered Accountants Amendment Bill has given some relief to the members of the CA institute in respect of the number of consecutive years for which they could hold office as central council ... More

Greater Visakha comes into existence
GREATER Visakha has come into existence, after the clearing of all legal hurdles, with the merger of Gajuwaka municipality and 32 villages in the vicinity in the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. The Government Order was issued in Hyderabad ... More

POLITICS

RJD reign ends in Bihar; Nitish likely to be next CM
Though the Bihar election results have come as a dampener to the ruling United Progressive Alliance at the Centre and a boost to the sagging morale of the main Opposition, the BJP, political observers see no immediate threat to the Manmohan Singh gov ernment. More

Sensex slumps 75 pts on Bihar poll results
STOCK prices fell for the second day in a row taking the BSE Sensex down by 75 points on Tuesday on political concerns following the defeat of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), an ally of United Progressive Alliance. Unwinding of positions ahead of ... More

A fiery tribute
A huge flame fills the air as an LDF supporter blows into a torch with his mouth full of petrol to celebrate Mr Pannian Ravindran's victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha byelection with a margin of 74,200 votes over his nearest rival, Mr ... More