The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 01, 2004

OFFHAND
Meaningless ritual
OCTOBER 2 is Gandhi Jayanthi. All over the country, politicians and other luminaries will solemnly troop to the nearest statue of the Mahatma and deck it with outsize garlands. They will also lecture on his greatness ... More

EX PARTE
Perversions that adults can inflict on the young
THIS case is not for the weak-hearted because the topic is sexual violence against a three-year-old girl. The story in Harland Craig Renfrow vs State of Mississippi, decided by the Court of Appeals on September 21, began on June 11, 2000, when ... More

COMING TO TERMS
`We come within our awful banks again'
A FOUR-LETTER word of current interest is `bank'. Original civilisations flourished on riverbanks — that is, "land alongside or sloping down" the waterfront. Now, banks — that is, financial establishments ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Reprieve for auto stocks
FRONTLINE auto stocks like Tata Motors, Hero Honda, Bajaj Auto seemed to gain some of their lost sheen on the bourses today. Auto stocks had come in for some pressure in the last few trading sessions. Market sources maintain that FII support ... More

SENSOR
Markets propped up by GDP data
THE BSE Sensex rallied for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with the bellwether closing at 5583.61 points, 56.05 points (or 1.01 per cent) higher than Wednesday's close. The announcement that India's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) by 7.4 ... More

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Omax to set up captive unit for Tenneco of US

Consultancy firm to help infotech cos deal with IPR issues

`Telecom, entertainment sectors poised to be big online spenders'

`Cos have to chart HR retention strategies'

Banks keen to offload NPAs to global funds

External debt at $112.6 b

Fiscal deficit for Apr-Aug higher

Block rubber shoots up as exports spurt

Looking back
Sep. 19-Sep. 25
Joy ride may continue on short covering