The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 19, 2002

Dangerous drift
IT was hitherto assumed as an immutable axiom that the organised services constituting especially the permanent bureaucracy and the police were the only sure and firm prop that people have in a parliamentary system of democracy for safely ... More

SLOWBURN

Cricketing ferraris
THE Indian cricket team fascinates me. It is like an Ambassador car with parts that just do not work together. The gears do not mesh, pistons misfire, tyres blow, horns do not work; it breaks down frequently and is constantly taken back to the ... More

STATES

EAR TO THE GROUND

NIIT rises on order rumour
IT major NIIT has been in the limelight in the last few days on rumours of the company bagging a large order from China. Dealers said that there was also talk about Chrysalis Capital picking up 10-15 per cent stake in the company. On the BSE, ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Selling Satyam call may pay
SELECT call options lost value during the day's trading in the derivatives segment on the National Stock Exchange. Top traded options included Satyam Computer, Digital GlobalSoft and Sterlite Opticals among others.

The April 300 call on ... More

SENSOR

Weak trend in HLL continues; cement, steel gain
THE weak trend in the Hindustan Lever stock played a key role in affecting market movement during Thursday. The Sensex closed at 3420.94, down by 0.88 points in comparison to the previous day's close. The index never seemed like gathering any ... More

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