The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 23, 2006

Recognising cheer-leaders
It is a big mistake to imagine that the cheer-leaders — people who bring cheer to others, gently remind people on the urgent tasks, point out shortcomings in behaviour and so on — can only be ... More

BOOKS OF ACCOUNT

Ignorance of risks is high-risk
John Ruskin said, "Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labour." Of the three, the riskiest is often the second. For, large fortunes can be wiped off by bad loans. To avert such a ... More

INDIA UNINC

ICARUS PARADOX

Regional growth on the wings of wax?
Vested interest that is making local politicians hesitate to tax many non-corporate services or pursue reforms vigorously are some sort of wax wings that allow States to fly for a while. But not for long, as the bad policies leave the States with lit tle to invest, and as the wings melt away, soon enough they crash-land. States, says R. VAIDYANATHAN, must avoid this Icarus Paradox. More

EAR TO THE GROUND

TTK Healthcare: Shines on value tag
TTK Healthcare has improved by 16.47 per cent in the last one week on slowly rising interest in the stock. Wednesday's turbulent session witnessed the counter finish in the green at Rs 84.50 after creating an all-time high at Rs 87.85. A section ... More

Realty play at Kirloskar Electric
Kirloskar Electric is encountering a charged up activity of late. In the past fortnight, it has notched up an average volume of 13.57 lakh shares (Wednesday's quantity is 4.87 lakh shares) on the BSE. Ruling strong throughout the day and peaking ... More

SENSOR

Dr Reddy's stars on lacklustre day
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