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AIRLINES: Aviation mistrust
The father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, said: “Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.” On July 22, the meaning of the word “trust” was ...

ECONOMY: The unfolding economic downturn in US
Floundering financial institutions and credit markets, falling stocks, uncontrolled inflation and rising fuel prices have made the life of the common man difficult in the US. Not used to such devastating experience in the recent past, the ...

EDITORIAL: Time to deliver
With the Union Cabinet approval for a 28-40 per cent hike in the basic pay of Central Government employees, based on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, government servants must concede they are well-paid. They should now stand up ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Pay hike for government staff: What about guarantee of output?
Any increase in the emoluments for government servants raises the hackles of the aam aadmi. Conversely, any strong action against them and their unions such as what Lady Margaret Thatcher, as the British Prime Minister, or Ms ...

ECONOMY: Cloud over Bengal
Suddenly, it seems that all the promise of a bright economic future which was in store for West Bengal is about to recede into the background, leaving the State where it was during the past three decades or so. The State government will, of ...

TRENDS: Ever the whipping boy
Bureaucrats are ever the whipping boys not only in India but even in supposedly advanced countries. The mention of bureaucracy very often conjures up the apparition of a government set-up. This is natural and inevitable: It is with the ...

LETTERS: Attaining equilibrium
This refers to the article “Economic downturn” (Business Line, August 18). Equilibrium is a position of rest or normalcy which all individuals (in their personal life), companies (in their business) and ...

LETTERS: Insurance cover
This is with reference to the article “Gaps in insurance cover for parents” (Business Line, August 16). The premium for mediclaim policies is high; this has been on the rise over the years. ...






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