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Gandhi's torch
A TIME there was when the nation was deemed supreme, and those who had its interest at heart were prepared to lay down their lives at its altar. Alas, those days now seem relegated to misty antiquity. It is now each ...
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Testing times ahead for Dalal Street
This week, there is a possibility of liquidity chasing the IT stocks somewhat. In the eyes of FIIs and the long-term investors, the Indian equities have not lost their shine
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Equities may deliver good returns in medium to long term: UTI
YOU can't be a serious investor in mutual funds and ignore what is being done by UTI, the country's No 1 fund manager. The latter, thanks to the new image it has nurtured in recent months, has been in the thick of things, its activities spanning ...
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ADR WATCH
Tech counters price, premium gain
THE US and Indian stock markets moved in different directions with the former making handsome gains for the second straight week despite oil price concerns. While the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 2.9 per cent, the S&P-500 improved 3.1 per
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VISION 2020
Engineering solutions to inflation
Conventional economic theory holds that interest rates will have to be raised to reduce money supply and curb inflation. But this is a win-lose option as it will also slow down economic growth. Is there a win-win option? Yes, says P. V. Indiresan, if we take an engineering approach to economic problems.
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
Price for fuel is real, but its cost is only a statistic
WHEN an emperor struts around, he doesn't want to see anything other than bowed heads and mutters of praise. To say anything about his new clothes would be inappropriate. Something similar was played out a couple of weeks ago when an oil company ...
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RANDOM WALK
Kerala: Cashing in on the tourist dollar
AS Kerala opens its doors to the thousands of tourists who are expected to come to taste the offerings of God's Own Country this season, some recent happenings in the State's travel and tourism sector do not augur well for the future of the ...
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MARK TO MARKET
Fixed maturity plans: Managing interest rate risks through them
FIXED maturity plans that most fund-houses offer under their umbrella of bond funds have largely gone unnoticed. Or at least, these plans are not as aggressively marketed as the floating-rate bond funds. That is, ...
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AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Individual self-interest overrides system's needs
THE electrocution of Anish in Bangalore and the deaths of the children in the Kumbakonam fire highlight the severe consequences when public officials fail to do the job they are paid for. But the lackadaisical work ...
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