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OFFHAND
Derrida's derring-do
ALTHOUGH Jacques Derrida (who recently died) is hailed by Western scholars for having performed a philosophical derring-do by propounding his theory of deconstruction, the fascination for the mysteries of words is as ...
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ON THE MOVE
Grading maritime institutes — DG Shipping takes the plunge
IF THE indications are anything to go by, the government decision to grade maritime training institutes by rating agencies is expected to go a long way in improving the quality of education in this field. The three ...
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Crude reality may hit sentiment further
A probable sharp fluctuation in LME prices is likely to give sleepless nights for the operators in metal stocks here.
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Better to stay close to cash funds
'Let oil prices increase, inflation rise and markets be volatile'. If you are a keen follower of mutual funds, chances are that you will have noticed this line, part of an advertisement issued by a fund house promoted by one of the country's top ...
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ADR WATCH
Strong show by IT counters
WITH oil prices soaring, the US stocks fell on renewed concern that higher energy costs would check economic progress and profit growth. The S&P-500 declined 1.2 per cent last week to 1108.20; according to Bloomberg, this was a second straight .
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VISION 2020
Getting the cream for civil services
If the quality of Indian administration is to improve, staff selection must be pushed down, even beyond the Hota panel suggestion, to the school level. Like the khoa test of dairymen, it will force colleges and schools to send their cream without adu lteration, or face the risk of having their quota reduced and even disqualified altogether. Such multi-level selection is more egalitarian than the mass examination system now followed, says P. V. Indiresan.
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
Banks are `too sophisticated' for the common man
AN angry reader has sent in a fuming mail that his bank is not giving `good service'. If you are among the many who think that getting service from banks is itself tough, the word `good' may appear to be redundant. But first, let me ask my friend ...
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MARK TO MARKET
No advantage, global investing
UTI Mutual Fund proposes to launch a fund that will invest in stocks constituting the Dow Jones Global Titans 50. This proposal brings to the fore the broader issue of Indian investors taking exposure in global stocks. ...
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AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Significance of China's economy to global growth
IT SHOULD come as no surprise that China is a dominant player in the world economy today. A huge economy that has maintained a consistent record of over 9 per cent annual growth for over two decades will naturally ...
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