The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 10, 2007

OFFHAND
Reality check in West Bengal
The CPI(M) leadership in West Bengal, and particularly, the Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharji, need to rethink their strategy for the economic development of the State in the light of the chain of events ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN
Public sector not doomed to fail
France and the Nordic countries are outstanding examples of the successful functioning of public enterprises in utilities and transportation. More

IMPRESSIONS
Children of a lesser God
Scene at Kanchipuram bus-stand, 11 a.m.: Three Chennai-bound buses parked side by side. Between two buses, a small girl wearing a dirty salwar-kameez bends both the hands of a small boy, who, from his ... More

VIEW POINT
Extremists at work
If ever there was any doubt that Naxalites, Maoists and the like were behind the snowballing of the Singur issue and later the Nandigram problem, it has been blown away by the murder of a local CPI(M) leader in West Midnapur district of West ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
Freeing and empowering the Forward Markets Commission
Given the radical nature and the volume of changes involved in amending the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952, it would be better to scrap it completely and draft a revised Bill. More

EAR TO THE GROUND
ITC down on VAT reports
The stock of ITC Ltd has been under pressure following reports that the VAT panel has recommended phasing out of the Central Sales Tax (CST) over four years. This has raised concerns of the cigarette industry being hit by high taxes in the FY-08 ... More

Weak coking coal buoys JSW Steel
Reduced coking coal prices and higher sales volumes from its cold rolling mill has propelled interest in the counter of JSW Steel. The stock, which gained by almost 24 per cent month on month, ended the day 3.2 per cent higher at Rs 408.25 on the ... More

SENSOR
Markets slip further; Cairn listing disappoints
Losses on Sensex and Nifty continued for the fourth day on the trot on Tuesday, with the former and latter slipping by 86 points and 22 points, respectively. Unlike Monday, when the small-cap index put up a semblance of resistance, Tuesday's ... More

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