COLUMNS
DETAXFICATION
Sometimes some people can ride on a tractor
IS TRACTOR a road transport vehicle? This question came up before the Allahabad High Court recently when deciding the case of an investment allowance claim by a UP Government undertaking which was giving on hire ...
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VIEW POINT
Professionals need crutches in politics
THE other day, in his first address to the nation on television, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said that "well-meaning citizens" who had strong views on the decline of "morals and ethics in public life" should ...
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E-DIMENSION
No one gets paid until the consumer releases cash
AS PEOPLE we have grown to accept things that our institutions are yet grappling with. For instance, it is all right if our PM addresses us on the TV rather than on the floor of the House, or if his predecessor frets ...
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SAY CHEEK
The science of staying young
AMONG people on this planet, the fastest-growing segment is "the so-called oldest old, aged 80 and above," writes the editor in the latest issue of Scientific American, a special on aging. The comparatively younger ones, that is 65 and ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Birla Corp gains on active buying
AFTER witnessing sharp fall in the last few weeks, the counter of Birla Corporation gained sharply on Friday. Volume in the counter also increased sharply. The stock gained 11.24 per cent at Rs 85.60 on BSE, with volume of 2.90 lakh shares, and ...
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SENSOR
Mid-caps outperform major indices
FOR the second straight day, the markets looked up. This time, the gain was across sectors such as steel, cement and telecom. A number of mid-caps too gathered momentum as the price rise was accompanied by a good rise in volumes. However, ...
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