The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 30, 2006

OFFHAND
Science and politics
One can only hope the Prime Minister and his aides would have learnt the lessons from the nuclear deal turmoil that threatened to create a chasm between the political and scientific establishments. The consultative process had been stood on its ... More

VIEW POINT
Guidelines for the media
These days everyone in the Capital is talking about the proxy war between the Congress party and the BJP, the two outfits focusing, respectively, on the December 1999 Kandahar episode — where terrorists were bartered for hijacked passengers ... More

RANDOM WALK
One hundred tepid days
The LDF Govt's first hundred days in government reveals that being swept into power is one thing, solving Kerala's industrial and developmental problems, quite another. More

ZERO BASE
Wet lease for those wet behind the ears
Airline industry jargon can be notoriously difficult to understand. For instance, code shared flights aren't about secrets a la Da Vinci, as much as APEX fare isn't the highest. In all probability, you may toss in sleep if told about ghost ... More

STICKLISH SINGLES
Cartoon
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EAR TO THE GROUND
`Essel Propack buys Packaging India'
Essel Propack Ltd is learnt to have acquired Packaging India Pvt Ltd, a packaging company headquartered in the South. Packaging India, which has an annual turnover of Rs 100 crore, is in the business of speciality packaging ... More

Ceat hits ceiling on real estate talk
Ceat Ltd today hit the upper circuit on Tuesday in the last trading hour with a surge in volume. On the BSE, the stock closed up around five per cent at Rs 103.80, after touching Rs 104.05; some 2.95 lakh shares changed hands ... More

SENSOR
Sensex witnesses early bull rage; closes at 11,707 points
The stock markets witnessed another early hour bull surge on Tuesday. With positive sentiment derived from the previous day's developments such as the dip in prices of crude and the vibes from the rise in the major stock market indices across ... More

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