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Country in quandary
EVER since the references in the Volcker report to the Congress Party and the External Affairs Minister, Mr Natwar Singh, became public knowledge, the country has been in a quandary as to whom to believe, and whom to disbelieve. Here is a ... More

WIDE CANVAS


Doha Round on a knife-edge
The Doha Round is delicately poised and it seems only a miracle at Hong Kong, the last checkpoint of progress, can push it forward. If the Hong Kong meeting has nothing important to tell the world about the ongoing negotiations the completion schedul e of the Round itself would have to be pushed back, which would deal it a fatal blow. So, in the interest of the developing world that miracle is urgently needed. More

ON THE MOVE


To `contain' Maersk Line...
Shipping alliances plan joint services

ONE RECENT development has caught the attention of the world of shipping. It is the announcement by the two major shipping alliances — the Grand Alliance and the New World Alliance — that they are joining in ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW


Benchmarks may remain firm
Continuation of a relative strength in greenback against rupee appears to have enthused the market to place additional premium to exporting sectors, particularly IT. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE


Sector funds with broader themes provide substantial diversification
TILL some years ago, you could not have chosen a fund that allocates primarily to banking stocks, or one that has an overwhelming part of its portfolio invested in oil companies. Today, these are a reality, and what is more, the number of such ... More

ADR WATCH


Satyam, Rediff hit year highs
THANKS to the robust showing by Qualcomm Inc, the US markets ended on strong note for the second continuous week. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 1.8 per cent to 1220.14 last week while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.2 per cent . More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED


Spare the knife to let the golden goose lay on
THE Gowda-Murthy spat has spilled over to the streets. People are joining issue, voicing both pro- and anti-IT (information technology) views. Now, hot in my inbox is this mail from Ramachandran Balachandran (rbalachan@gmail.com) who takes on ... More

RANDOM WALK


An El Dorado for workers?
As Kerala turns into an El Dorado for migrant workers from other States - a deliciously ironic reversal of the traditional outbound experience for aspiring young Keralite jobseekers - it becomes all the more imperative to ensure the highest and most humane standards for labour. More

CHAT


The next trigger is 'results' in December quarter
Dakshinamoorthy kept calling his relatives in Chennai to find if they were sailing in the same boat that Mumbaikars had used. Khan spent 'oil for food,' by driving to a distant eatery. Sridevi rued the benefits she'd missed in the form of CBSE ... More

EUROSCAPE


Outsourcing captures Europe's imagination
SOME will cringe at, though others may delight in, a dictionary that defines historic monuments as `fixed assets' and lemons as `defective capital goods'. One of the most useful and entertaining dictionaries online is ... More

JOTTINGS


Retail: Bonanza or trap?
THE story is told by the late Mr Prakash Tandon, former Chairman of Hindustan Lever, in his memoirs of Unilever considering company-owned retail shops taking control of their retail distribution in India back in the ... More

PEOPLE WISE


The D factor — Making people deserve what they desire
MICHELLE WIE became a professional golfer, multi-millionaire and global brand between breakfast and the first bell at the nearby Punahou School where she studies, says a bbc.co.uk report, describing the latest ... More



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