COLUMNS
OFFHAND
"Very innocuous"?
The Union Home Secretary, Mr V. K. Duggal, must have surely perplexed concerned citizens within the country and put off the US Embassy officials in Delhi, and through them the US Government in Washington, by ...
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ON THE MOVE
Has the shippers' movement sprung a leak?
A strong shippers' lobby, it is felt, is vital to ensuring this segment of the sea trade gets fair services at competitive rates from the shipping lines and others. But this requires the government to issue clear-cut guidelines and provide budgetary support. Else, the shippers movement will flounder.
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Consolidation mode may extend
Foreign funds continue their buying spree; mutual funds too turn net buyers
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Build retirement assets thru MFs
`Retirement nest eggs' in US jumps 40% to $14.5 trillion
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ADR WATCH
ADRs, underlying equities see divergent trend
Tata Motors, VSNL score sharp gains
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RANDOM WALK
The cola muddle
The government should undertake scientific studies on all aspects before imposing outright ban on cola drinks. It can be guided by the findings of the NGO, but should not follow its conclusions blindly.
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CHAT
And every fair from fair sometime declines
Khan was reading with interest a posting on www.allheadlinenews.com about Uncle Sam's warning to India of investment fall in response to cola ban. Dakshinamoorthy sat pondering over N.R. Narayana ...
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EUROSCAPE
Flying without frills over Europe
These are boom times for cheap air travel in Europe, with fares on some routes as low as € 10, one-way, including tax.
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JOTTINGS
The multi-layered pesticide mess!
The problem of pesticide residues in Coke and Pepsi dominated the front pages of newspapers last week, despite strong competition from floods, moles in government and Iraqi oil for food. The issues connected with unacceptable levels of pesticide ...
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