The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Investing in dollars
ONE HOPES THAT Indian investors will soon be able to invest in instruments designated in foreign currency against underlying shares of domestic and foreign companies (IDRs) as indicated by the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of ... More

BUDGET

Budget must focus on growth with equity
The major challenge before the Finance Minister is not only to initiate measures to sustain and accelerate the growth momentum of the economy but also to ensure that overall economic growth is accompanied by greater equity. To achieve this objective, the major emphasis of the Budget proposals will have to be on four focus areas: Agriculture and allied sectors, infrastructure, education and employment generation, says S. D. Naik. More

HEALTH

Health foods — Targeting the new age disorders
NEW age Indian patients comprise a growing niche segment which marketers have been quick to tap into with customised health-food products. More and more supermarkets are, increasingly, boasting separate health food ... More

POLITICS

The on-again, off-again nuclear deal
AS the Budget session of Parliament gets underway and Assembly elections approach in West Bengal and Kerala, the political atmosphere is hotting up. The Left parties, whose single biggest rival in the two States is the ... More

Budget session — Government on sticky wicket
WITH a slew of worrisome developments since the end of the winter session, Parliament faces an uneasy Budget session beginning February 16. Moreover, some old issues are still alive such as the Volcker report that had ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING

Media freedom or Muslim-phobia?
THE entire episode beginning from a Danish newspaper commissioning and publishing outrageous cartoons on Prophet Mohammed to their being subsequently reproduced, as if on cue, sometimes repeatedly, by the media of several European countries, ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

A jingle called `single brand'
GUIDELINES for FDI in retail trade of `single brand' products are out. These are contained in Press Note 3 (2006 Series) dated February 10, from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), the Ministry of .. More

LETTERS

Bonus on MIS
The Government of India's sudden decision to withdraw the 10 per cent bonus on monthly income scheme (MIS) has come as a bolt from the blue for depositors. This unilateral decision on the part of the Government, without prior and sufficient ... More

Dr Singh's predicament

Life insurance

FDI and the economy

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

Air Sahara strike withdrawn; Normal flights from today

Reliance Private Equity picks up 44 pc stake in DTDC for Rs 70 cr

Unit-linked policies are growth drivers — Insurers find it capital-efficient

Weather concerns worry shrimp exporters — Arrivals likely to be delayed by a month

The on-again, off-again nuclear deal

HLL back in the driver's seat

In Focus