The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 19, 2008

REFLECTIONS
An adda session after a trip to Sunderbans
Our boatman, Mahadev Gayan earns Rs.1,400 every month while his assistant Debabrata takes home Rs. 800. Mahadev, his wife and child, apart from aged parents, have to live within Rs 1,400. Absence of funds is a nagging constant for them. They ... More

DETAXFICATION
When ESOPs had to sweat it out
A sweat equity case had to sweat it out at the apex court recently. It was about the ESOP (employees stock option) scheme of Infosys, the Bangalore-based information technology giant. As you may know, the current law is clear. The benefit ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Cement stocks survive market storm
Cement stocks managed to hold fort in the battered markets on Friday. Hopes of a better quarterly performance brightened after strong numbers were posted by India Cements (net profit grew 59 per cent to Rs 1,271 crore). Analysts expect ... More

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Union Budget 2007-08

Railway Budget 2007-2008

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Direct tax collections up 42%

Burgeoning subsidies, poor targeting

Growth across segments boosts NPIL net 70%

When ESOPs had to sweat it out

TCS working to clinch five domestic deals

Rlys hikes demurrage, stabling charges

Looking back
Jan. 6-Jan. 12
Is military rule more efficient?

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Central banks succeed in easing liquidity