The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 10, 2005

Thou shalt not do what's not permitted
IN the Disciplinary Section of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the telephone never stops ringing. More so, these days, after somebody told a court that CAs need authorisation from the Institute for writing articles in ... More

IMPRESSIONS

Resolving disputes
THE sequence of `thesis-antithesis-synthesis', somewhat cyclical, is what characterises the progress of history, according to Hegel. This came in handy for Marx while expounding the view that the state would ultimately ... More

SAY CHEEK

There are no fun times in Bihar
ON rail or off, there's always something to rail at if it's about Lalu. The latest is his comment about still being in power. Paswan should be angry that Lalu is now a tension-free, relaxed man, saying things such as: "I'm not worried about loss ... More

INDIA UNINC

NBFCs — creditable but unrecognised role
In a large country like India with substantial service sector activity, it is important that the role played by NBFCs in credit provision is recognised. They have an extensive network and credibility among their constituents, both borrowers and lende rs. In fact, for the unorganised sector they are the source of finance. But they are being given the short-shrift, says R. Vaidyanathan. More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Following his foot step
MARKET players have turned bullish on construction and engineering companies and within this segment they are looking at McNally Bharat. Dealers said there is selective interest in this stock on the grounds that the company would show good ... More

SENSOR

Reliance, HLL lose ground as markets cool off
ENDING a five-day rising trend, key market indices ended Wednesday on a weak note. After a strong trend in the opening session, the sentiment turned weak, pushing the indices to their intra-day lows. Though they bounced off the day's low, they ... More

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