COLUMNS
OFFHAND
"Flawed democracy"?
THE US State Department has had the temerity, in a 71-page report on human rights, to call India, a "flawed democracy" for reasons of violence during elections, allegations of corruption influencing court decisions, ...
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FINANCIAL SCAN
US bond yields tumble as jobs data disappoint
THE woes of the US economy (and President Mr Bush) on the jobs front do not seem to be going away. The Administration's forecast of net 2.6 million jobs creation in 2004 is practically up in smoke. For, it means an average addition of about ...
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REFLECTIONS
Poll round up with Lachman
"Laloo ko Bihar mein harana mushkil dikhta hai (It will be hard to defeat Laloo in Bihar)," the security guard was telling Lachman Singh. He had just returned from Sitamarhi and was updating Lachman on Bihar politics. The home trip, ...
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SAY CHEEK
From silver screen to street corners
The selection process is fairly simple. They should be able to talk for at least 10 minutes; and their makeup should hold for a reasonable length of time.
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Big guys like Infy
COMPANIES like Infosys Technologies are too dear to investors, especially institutional ones, to be bogged down by restrictive legislation such as the one banning outsourcing Federal contracts approved by the US Senate last week. A large ...
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ON THE HEDGE
ACC: Consider buying March 260 puts
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE. ACC: The stock closed at Rs 271 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is Rs ...
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SENSOR
Markets plunge on profit booking
THE rally in the stock markets in the last two trading days was short-lived. The markets plunged on Tuesday led by tech stocks and some of the PSU stocks that witnessed profit booking after the recent spurt in their stock prices. More
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