The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 29, 2006

OFFHAND
Insensitivity of India's officialdom
Will India's officialdom ever learn to identify itself with the sufferings and hardships of the people whom it is meant to serve? Leave aside the aam aadmi whose lot is to patiently bear the ill-treatment ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN
Friedman's unexpected legacy
He was eulogised and lionised after he died and even more so during his life. Milton Friedman had won them all - the Nobel (though Paul Samuelson beat him to it by a few years) and the John Bates Clark prize for the best young American ... More

VIEW POINT
Value for money
The uproar over what the Indian cricket coach, Greg Chapell, said about MPs' public comments on the team's abysmal performance in South Africa can be said to be a perfect example of the adage `much ado about nothing'. In fact, the entire episode ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
Sixth Pay Commission — More of the previous panel?
No one knows what the consequences of the Sixth Pay Commission will be. But its questionnaire seeking public opinion shows that it is fighting shy of making radical recommendations that would be accepted by the government employees. More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Exide Ind gains on insurance foray
The Exide Industries counter, which on Tuesday hit a low of Rs 38.25 to close at Rs 40.10 on the NSE, is seen to derive value from the battery maker's decision to invest in ING Vysya Life Insurance Co. The company had a few months ago proposed to ... More

Apollo Hospitals turns active
Apollo Hospitals shares are under watch due to series of major initiatives being taken up by the company. The recent ones include an agreement worked out with a European health insurance outfit and a proposal to revisit its exposure to a Lankan ... More

SENSOR
Indices down on weak global markets
Tracking the wobbly international markets, the domestic markets came under pressure during the day's trading. The sharp decline in the Dow and Nasdaq and weak opening of the Asian markets contributed to a sharp decline in the BSE Sensex, which ... More

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