The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 01, 2005

`Consistency' in the skies
THE Union Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel, should be congratulated for retaining the very scarce quality of consistency in Government policy, especially when it comes to protecting the interests of certain ... More

E-DIMENSION

The spin that helped Bush into a doosra term
THE film Fahrenheit 9/11 depicts the US President, Mr George Bush, as doing nothing but watching kindergarten children several minutes after he was informed of the WTC attacks. Quite consistently, therefore, ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Merger hopes fuel interest in SBI
AFTER the rumour of GDRs being removed from the FIIs investment limit in State Bank of India, the latest market talk is the merger of the bank with its various bank subsidiaries. The subsidiaries that are likely to be merged include State Bank ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Outlook may turn positive for ONGC, Maruti
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segment on the NSE: ONGC: The stock closed at Rs 820 in the spot market. The outlook may turn positive if the stock moves above Rs 825. The upside ... More

SENSOR

Year 2004 ends on buoyant note
2004 could not have ended on a better note for investors and traders. Powered by the likes of Infosys Technologies, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank, the benchmark BSE Sensex gained 80.15 points to finish the calendar year at ... More

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Charges of violations — SEBI yet to complete Reliance probe

`Tsunami impact on marine sector brief'

`No major cancellations to SE Asia'

Treasury profits decline for banks, FIs, insurers — Dividend receipts may take a hit

External debt rises marginally to $113.6 b — Short-term debt up by 3.9 pc to $6.485 b in September quarter

Auto components make robust strides

Govt nod for over 5 lakh additional seats on foreign airlines during open sky policy

Air India to re-enter freight market

In Focus

BHEL Disinvestment