The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 25, 2007

OFFHAND
Have they done enough?
The Constitution provides for the appointment by the Government of 12 eminent persons in public life as members of the Rajya Sabha for six years. The idea is to induct those who have distinguished themselves by ... More

WIDE CANVAS
Nation needs a new partnership
If India is to make real progress, it needs a marriage of hard-headed business interests with socially-sensitive activists. With practically no debate taking place in Parliament or in the legislatures, the polity appears to be steadily deteriorating. A united civil society is needed to bring some order into the political jungle, says P. V. INDIRESAN. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Both bull and bear lack conviction
Caution and compulsion may provide strong resistance and support More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Small countries make big strides in MF field
Scenario 1: The asset management industry in India is forging ahead, achieving growth rates that are flabbergasting even the toughest critics. Scenario 2: Indian funds are nowhere near many of their international counterparts in terms of range ... More

ADR WATCH
Infotech counters continue to slide
ICICI Bank sizzles; Sterlite makes strong debut More

RANDOM WALK
Bowlful of plans for Kuttanad
A special agricultural zone status for Kuttanad and the new focus on its rejuvenation will help the now-weakened heart of Kerala's agricultural sector beat with fresh vigour once more. More

CHAT
Open interest position at all-time high
Khan was carefully tracking Blackstone on the Wall Street charts, Jogin was studying the slowdown across-the-board in the sales of digital music players that Forbes spoke about, and Dakshinamoorthy was wondering if Bear Stearns would be ... More

JOTTINGS
The built-in obsolescence
Apple, which successfully combined its iPod with a unique non-MP3 format, has been celebrated as an iconic case study of innovation. Obviously this extends to the way Apple has you locked in as well, by what marketers would dream of as superior ... More

STICKLISH SINGLES
Cartoon
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AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Using rocket science to run an organisation
Can some of NASA's style be translated to running other entities? More

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