COLUMNS
IMPRESSIONS
Modern-day Hydra
Corruption, particularly in India, is compared to a `Hydra,' as its manifestations are many venality, favouritism, fraud, perjury and so on. And the guilty are found to be from various sections of ...
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REFLECTIONS
Daily dose of 90-minute passsion ride
Passion jostles a football crowd with heroes continuing to be heroes even if they fail in some matches.
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DETAXFICATION
Sandwiched between law and commonsense
A newsy case to munch this week is a catering question concerning the BBC, that came up before the Supreme Court of Judicature Court of Appeal (Civil Division), UK: HM Revenue & Customs vs Compass Contract Services UK Ltd. The story ...
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E-DIMENSION
Reading the tea leaves amidst storm in the stocks cup
"Investing without understanding the economy is like planning a beach trip without checking the forecast," alerts Richard Yamarone in The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators. Over the past century, thousands of indicators have emerged, includin g even the fun ones such as the Super Bowl result, and the level of women's hemlines. Yamarone identifies twelve `must-haves in any analytical toolbox'. Ideal read over the weekend to hone your market skills, says D. MURALI
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REASSESSMENT
Time limits for claiming benefits
Enforcing compliance is a major problem for the Income-Tax Department. Only about 3 per cent of the population files I-T returns. And the regular filers take their own time to comply with the law. Penalty cannot be resorted to in each and ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
The fall after bull frenzy
Stocks of companies in automotive, footwear, textile and tyre sectors, after seeing some frenzied buying in the recent bull rally, have taken a big knock in the last couple of weeks. Most of these stocks have lost over 50 per cent from their ...
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BF Utilities: Bumpy road
The controversy relating to the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project seems to be reflecting on the stock prices of BF Utilities, a Kalyani Group company. The Pune-based company holds significant stake in Nandi Infrastructure Corridor ...
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SENSOR
Markets step into weekend in party mode
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