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ACCOUNT SPEAK
Loyalty is a depreciable asset, at 100 per cent
THIS day counts as important, despite being a thirteenth, because of results that would start pouring in from EVMs. Numbers are going to make the difference between winners and losers, and tally is what all political ...
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IMPRESSIONS
Can a CM be a CEO too?
CAN a chief minister in India wear the hat of a CEO of the State carry the day? The answer seems to be an emphatic no going by the verdict of the people of Andhra Pradesh. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, during his ...
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REFLECTIONS
Perfect blend
AAP ithna kagaz padthe hain?(Saab, you read so many newspapers every day?), asked my newspaper vendor, the other day. He cannot believe that one reads or rather glances at six English newspapers every morning when most residents in the ...
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BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
Add `pollution' to your knowledge
ACCOUNTING is highly polluted, thinks a general reader of published statements, even as elected representatives of the profession would glibly state that this is a pristine vocation, much to the disbelief of their own ...
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GLOBE TROT
Visions or high refraction?
VISION essays that institutions and corporates are happy to flaunt are usually heavy-duty rhetoric that may not be far removed from their political chums, the party manifestos. Thus, the result of a new survey — ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Buyers galore
Surge in global crude oil prices saw ONGC witness good volumes on the bourses on Wednesday. With crude oil having touched $40 a barrel, reportedly a 13-year-high, sentiment was bullish at the counter. However, brokers said that the crude oil ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Reliance: Outlook positive, buy May futures
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: Reliance Industries: The stock closed at Rs 497 in the spot market. The immediate outlook appears positive. The upside price ...
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SENSOR
Mid-caps bounce back as markets recover
OPTIMISM took over once again on Wednesday's trading as the markets recovered ground after three consecutive days of losses; but the gains were at best marginal. The BSE Sensex inched up by 32 points, or 0.6 per cent during the day, to close ...
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