COLUMNS
OFFHAND
Worldwide revulsion
It is a great pity and a matter of shame that the US is continuing to defy world opinion over the concentration camp it has set up at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. ...
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WIDE CANVAS
Eleventh Plan's reform approach
The reform thrust of the Eleventh Plan Approach Paper is clear though understated. As with the UPA Government's Common Minimum Programme, agriculture, FDI and the encouragement of FIIs form critical planks of the Plan draft.
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ON THE MOVE
Is Railway freight really south bound?
A few weeks ago, newspapers carried big advertisements with a beaming Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, proclaiming how the Railways responded to the diesel price hike by offering freight discounts. When the price of virtually everything is ...
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Sensex may top 11K mark
Higher interest rates and inflationary pressure likely to dominate sentiment
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Diversified funds provide 40% return in a year
FMCG funds delivered 43 per cent or so, while tech funds 32 per cent, followed by auto and pharma with 26 per cent and 18 per cent.
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ADR WATCH
Mixed week for Indian counters
VSNL, HDFC Bank, Infosys surge sharply
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SAY CHEEK
Into the exotic land of derivatives
You are not alone if there are umpteen questions you always wanted to ask about derivatives but were afraid of asking. Derivatives are an exotic topic. As if to compound the problems of the confounded, there are exotic derivatives too. A quick ...
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
Here are our very own Buffetts
Warren Buffett has created history by committing 85 per cent of his $44 billion fortune to charity. The lion's share of $31 billion goes to the Gates Foundation. "The donating starts this month with the first instalment of 5,00,000 shares, ...
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RANDOM WALK
Time to think smart
What is good for West Bengal may not necessarily be good for Kerala, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to examine. If West Bengal sees some merit in the Smart City promoters, surely pride should not be allowed to let potential investment skip Kerala.
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CHAT
A fellowship in a cry of players
Khan was deciphering the latest guidance of the RBI on derivatives; Jogin was reworking the winning probabilities of teams still in the World Cup race; and Dakshinamoorthy was trying to solve an M&A case study... Till Sridevi alerted them ...
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EUROSCAPE
Education: Learning from Europe
Education is seen in Europe as the principal tool for coping with the uncertainty implicit in a world where people at every stage of their lives can welcome change. The goal of the education policy is to provide each citizen with opportunities t o grow personally, professionally, and as a citizen. The state is to provide equal educational opportunities, for all.
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PEOPLE WISE
SMEs may not be Lions but can be Kings of jungle
As the labour market gets more and more difficult and the task of hiring and retaining people more challenging, it is the SMEs (small and medium enterprises) that are likely to bear the brunt of the problem. How can they overcome it? While th e SMEs have many problems in competing successfully in the labour market, the one that is most unique is their self-limiting belief about staffing. How small enterprises can survive the staffing battle?
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STICKLISH SINGLES
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