The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, July 17, 2005

Witching hour passed, fans pour into bookshops
WHILE one Muggle, at least 30 years old, camped outside the bookstore in a Bangalore mall, another in her 20s went to the extent of hiring a taxi to reach a Chennai bookstore at 4.30 a.m. A much younger compatriot staked out another bookstore ... More

SPORTS

Govt to allot land for 40 five-star hotels in Delhi
THE Government has decided to expedite the process of allocating land for 40 new five-star hotels in Delhi in expectation of huge tourist influx during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Stating this at a national conference on `Is Law Keeping Pace ... More

RETAILING

Satellite adds speed to Wal-Mart
THE latest issue of Fortune magazine has a story about Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton that runs something like this. Twenty-two years ago one of his subordinates proposed a $24-million investment to put a satellite network in an outer space ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Shaved off by loose leaf & a snatcher on a scooter
THE latest issue Consolidated Commercial Digest (www.cliofindia.com) reports about an interesting consumer dispute, Dena Bank vs Dina Ram. The complainant had a savings bank account with the ... More

TRENDS

The French (rail) connection
"YOUR train has gone," said the woman at the enquiry counter at a Paris railway station looking at my ticket. "Gone"? I couldn't believe her. "Yes, it was at 10.15. The next train to Brussels is at 12.40. Now you go and change your ... More

BOOKS