COLUMNS
REFLECTIONS
Sound of music in the forest
The Melghat forest sets its terms for offering birds and bird songs to its visitors.
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DETAXFICATION
All in a jeep drive with gold in the boot
ABOUT 12 years back, Amrutbhai Dhudhabhai Prajapati was driving his jeep taxi (GRW 7181) from Deesa to Dhanera, and he had five passengers. On the way, Deesa Rural Police intercepted the jeep and recovered foreign ...
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VIEW POINT
The `exit' problem
THE exit-poll problem is now with the courts, and there is little doubt that it will take awhile for a decided view to crystallise. In any case, the Supreme Court has made it clear that the elections for the 14th Lok ...
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E-DIMENSION
Voters are faceless and politicians mere faces
MARKETS are fidgety as much as netas whose fates are sealed in ballot boxes. Even as the guessing game continues and the last phase polling is several days away, you can save yourself some tension by reading ...
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MICROSCOPE
ICICI Bank: All-round improvement
ICICI Bank has turned in a picture-perfect performance spoilt only by the recent RBI restrictions on dividend declaration that ensured zero growth in dividend per share and a fall in dividend payout ratio. ICICI's net profits have grown at a ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Driven up by concerted buying
THE stock of Dai-Ichi Karkaria, a company that makes detergents, chemicals and drugs has been in the limelight for the past few sessions. According to an informed source, a few Mumbai-based traders are accumulating the stock. The source said ...
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ON THE HEDGE
HPCL near-term outlook positive
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and derivatives segments on the NSE: HPCL: The stock closed at Rs 460 in the spot market. The near-term outlook appears positive. The upside price target is Rs 484. ...
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SENSOR
Markets back in negative zone
THE stock markets shed more points on Friday, after witnessing volatile trading activity. Although the market showed signs of a revival in the earlier trading hours, the negative sentiment that prevailed during this week took its effect. More
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