COLUMNS
OFFHAND
SC and Parliament
MY friend and noted columnist, Mr Pran Chopra, in one of his recent articles published in The Hindustan Times, has raised a Constitutional conundrum which had so far escaped attention. In fact, it is so very ...
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WIDE CANVAS
Evolution of the `swadeshi' idea
There is little doubt that the repositioning of the `swadeshi' concept in its `saffron' avatar is the result of a watering down of the original "Be Indian, Buy Indian" orientation.
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Positive undertone prevails
LAST week, key indices made a decent comeback. But more importantly, the broad-based upward movement was witnessed across the sectors. As anticipated in this column, the mid- and small-cap stocks improved lot better than the heavyweights. The ...
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Debt fund: Be patient
CONSIDER the attention that equity funds are getting from all quarters. And the fact that investors in debt funds are generally unhappy with the returns that their investments are generating. But does that mean that debt funds are at the end of ...
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VISION 2020
The idea of India
A transformation is happening, not just economically but socially too. Yet, many commentators talk of where India is found wanting but not of how far the country has developed beyond where it was. What critics paint is one-sided picture. India may b e shining even if only here and there, but still it is shining as never before, says P. V. Indiresan
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
Brands are expected to behave properly, always
THAT garbage trucks spew a lot of smoke, or that water lorries waste the precious liquid all over the road, is not new. Nor too that auto rickshaws ferrying kids to and fro schools let the bags and lunch kits hang precariously outside the ...
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RANDOM WALK
Unionised glamour
THE ongoing feud between the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) and the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce has a long and chequered history. The antagonism between the two organizations has only worsened with the financial crisis that ...
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MARK TO MARKET
Index funds have a `weighty' problem
ONGC will be included in the S&P CNX Nifty from April 12. The composition of the Nifty index has changed nearly 40 times since 1996. Such reconstitution hurts index funds. Each time there is a change in the benchmark ..
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AMERICAN PERISCOPE
EU keeps an eye on market power
THE European Union (EU) has decided to levy a fine of about $613 million (Rs 2,820 crore) on Microsoft. For a company that is sitting on approximately $50 billion (Rs 2,30,000 crore) in cash, this is not a big deal. ...
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