The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 31, 2006

AGRICULTURE
FARMER SUICIDES
Statistics may not tell the real tale
The Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr Sharad Pawar, speaking at a meeting in Pune on May 8, categorically stated that suicides by farmers are not a new phenomenon and that there has been no ... More

POLITICS
Of a leader and a hero
Ms Jayalalithaa deciding to take on the mantle of leading the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and Aamir Khan refusing to recede from his position even as his new release is threatened in Gujarat brought out the leader and the hero. More

Doctors' strike
Now that the Supreme Court is seized of the issue of reservation, one hopes that by the time this column appears, the striking doctors and medical students would have called off the strike which had put at risk ... More

TERRORISM
TERRORISM IN SRI LANKA
Saving the Serendip
While the EU has shown forbearance in dealing with the LTTE, it is now clear that the patience of the international community is wearing thin. It is perhaps time to move the UN Security Council to declare the LTTE an International Terrorist Organisat ion. India will be justified in proposing such an action given the LTTE's numerous terrorist activities, says G. PARTHASARATHY. More

IPOS
Is IPO scam a thing of the past?
IPO, as a topic, more so with a `scam' tag, has been gobbling up many a column centimetre in newspapers. To those who ask what IPO scams are, here's a zero base to help. IPO, as you can see on Encarta, is short for initial public ... More

RETAILING
For a healthy food chain
The "development package" of the Prime Minister rooted in the three I's of investment, infrastructure and implementation must find acceptance across the broad spectrum of producers and consumers. If the rural production scene is to change, the ... More

TRENDS
Toning up `private morality'
The system of peerages is not a part of the Indian republic's social structure, but to point this out is not to imply that the malaise does not exist in India. More

LETTERS

Dividend tax