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Alternative medicine
THE Prime Minister, Dr Mamohan Singh, has apparently lent his weight to a proposed reform meant to tone up administrative efficiency and accountability in government by replacing the present system of annual confidential reports (ACR) with ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN


Reverse repo rate hike: A pre-emptive strike by RBI
INFLATION is brewing. Last week, the WPI on a year-on-year basis for the latest reporting week rose to 5.91 per cent from 5.34 per cent previous. The latest data seem to bear out the RBI's fear about increasing inflationary pressures in the ... More

REFLECTIONS


Where's thy wand, dear PM?
SPRING flowers and laughter seem to have deserted our fine Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. Neither a statesman's decisive stride nor the bluff of a politician can describe Dr Manmohan Singh as he completes a year in office as the Prime ... More

ZERO BASE


Avoidance of double taxation can't do away with taxation altogether
OUR supreme audit institution, the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (C&AG) has faulted the Finance Ministry for being blind to loopholes in DTAAs that led to havoc in the bourses. Before we zero in on the foreign institutional investors . More

EAR TO THE GROUND


Dr Reddy's on `downgrade' fever
SHARES of pharma company Dr Reddy's Laboratories continued to slip downwards after its disappointing March quarter results. Dealers said sustained selling was seen in the counter following its results as several top broking firms have ... More

ON THE HEDGE


Outlook may turn negative for ONGC, GAIL
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: ONGC: The May futures contract closed at 874. The outlook may turn negative if the May contract trades below 860.50. The downside target is ... More

SENSOR


Markets turn weak in volatile trade
AFTER being on a roll for six consecutive trading days, the markets ended in the negative territory on Tuesday. In a highly volatile trading in the post-noon session, the Sensex shed 26.64 points (or 0.41 per cent) to close at 6,454.91 ... More


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