The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 22, 2005

`Criminal conduct could be concealed in a thicket of detail'
IN THE accounting terrain, it is just one more routine day. Because there are enough stories of accounting going astray in recent news, as if to match the crime reports in the city pages. For instance, "Visco, false ... More

IMPRESSIONS

Trampled upon
THAT stampedes have become a regular feature in our country, particularly during religious festivals is clear, as governments pat themselves on the back when festivals pass off uneventfully. But a stampede causing the ... More

REFLECTIONS

The delightful pink fleet
IN the 1890s, Maharao Khengarji christened the Rann of Kutch the `City of Flamingos' and was followed by Dr Salim Ali who wrote an essay, the Flamingo City. The Sewri mud flats off the Arabian Sea in Mumbai can be termed the "Flamingo ... More

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

Measure measures by their reliability and validity
A QUALITY read from the American Society for Quality is Measurement Matters, by Brooks Carder and Patrick Ragan, Pearson Power (www.pearsoned.co.in). The book, which is about `how effective ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Ferro Alloys bets on mining wealth
FERRO Alloys Corporation buzzed with activity on Wednesday as punting continued on the possibility of the company encashing on its initial find of platinum at its captive chromite mine at Bhadrak in Orissa. The stock moved up to Rs 15.45 with ... More

SENSOR

Stocks search for direction on lacklustre day
It was a kind of day that stocks have not witnessed for several weeks now, as they have marched to new highs. On Wednesday, equities appeared to, however, have run out of steam, as they ended the day on a flat note. It was, however, a ... More

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