The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Becoming bankable
BANKS ARE IN fine fettle, with their net profits to total assets for the quarter ended June 2003 at 0.32 per cent against 0.24 per cent for the corresponding previous period. Spreads have gone up by 19.5 per cent in 2002-03, as an easy interest ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Number portability — India not ready to get connected
NUMBER portability is a feature that allows a mobile subscriber to use the same number across different service providers. The person/user has the liberty to opt for any service provider without the time-consuming ... More

CORPORATE

Don't distrust the company board
THESE days, the institution of the board of directors of a company is receiving the focussed attention from all directions — corporate governance reports, regulators, self-regulating bodies and the media. The ... More

ECONOMY

Mid-Term Review of the Economy — Fine-tuning of policies needed
If the Mid-Term Review of the Economy holds any lesson, it is that the Government should shun the business-as-usual approach and instead go the whole hog by fine-tuning policies to keep the economy on an even keel, and cashing in on the cosy fundamen tals to make development meaningful to a larger section of the populace, says G. Srinivasan. More

POLITICS

L'affaire Judev puts BJP in dock
EQUITY analysts have been at pains to point out that in the current stock market rally, liquidity has been provided mainly by retail investors. While the foreign institutional investors and institutions have been ... More

TNCC turntable
I HAVE never been in such a fix as when I was frantically casting about for the right title for this piece. Should I call the happenings leading to the dismissal of the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Build consensus on divestment
Once a consensus is achieved, political logjams can be averted and petitions in court that lead to delays and derailment of the development process reduced, if not eliminated. It will also improve India's image internationally. More

LETTERS

HPCL ruling

Pension judgment

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