The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 16, 2005

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car
THIS is the story of an unhappy owner of an Opel Astra — not owing to any automobile glitches, but because the Karnataka authorities imposed on him a `life-time tax' on `value basis', under the Motor Vehicle ... More

VIEW POINT

Asian century
THE JUST-CONCLUDED visit of the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr Wen Jiaobao, to India has set alarm bells ringing in capitals such as Washington, the central point of concern being whether the visit heralds the beginning of ... More

E-DIMENSION

How surplus accumulates in our villages and towns
GANDHIJI said, "Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position." The law of development, however, is that ... More

SAY CHEEK

Can we have a break after every ball?
AS if to set a cat among pigeons, or lob a bouncer at tailenders, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has started talking seriously about a channel of its own. And people have started flicking their remotes wildly, clueless as usual. ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Ripple effect buoys ABB
THE better-than-expected financial performance by ABB has helped buoy another electrical equipment and switchgear maker Alstom Ltd's stock to touch its 52-week high on Friday. Dealers say the expectations from the company's results are that it ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Short throwback likely in Reliance, ONGC, Nifty
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. The strategies are constructed to take advantage of short throwbacks in futures prices. The position may run counter to the primary trend. Protective ... More

SENSOR

Stocks tumble across the board
THE bellwether indices took a nose-dive on Friday, with the Sensex falling below the 6300-mark after more than nine weeks. The fall is also its steepest since May 17. The lower guidance from Infosys appears to have given the market the jitters. ... More

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