The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 26, 2005

Puzzle that is US
IN MANY respects, the US is a puzzle even to those among non-natives who have seen it from the inside and are familiar with its lores and mores. Take, for starters, the nomination of Mr John Roberts by the Bush Administration for the post of the ... More

ON THE MOVE

Dedicated freight corridors — Will they come up with the goods?
THE DEDICATED freight corridor proposal, mooted in the Railway Budget for 2005-06, has evoked mixed reactions — jubilation and apprehension. Jubilation because the government has decided to act on a project that ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Benchmarks may shrivel a bit
The settlement of derivatives contracts on September 29 may exert downward pressure on cash segment. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Debates still continue on regulating distributors
THE debate on the scope of regulating distributors of mutual funds refuses to end in a whimper, not when the issue has already touched a raw nerve, and definitely not when most people tracking the asset management industry have a strong opinion ... More

ADR WATCH

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors hit new high
AFTER killer Katrina, it was the turn of Hurricane Rita to spoil the mood for the US equities, as it slammed the Texas and Louisiana coastline and once again igniting fear on oil price front. Following this, the S&P-500 Index declined 1.8 per ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

Subjunctive mood to add to surreal stuff
JUST as `dog bites man' is no news, so too, there is no surprise value when you hear about action against auditors for negligence. Haven't we had too many of them already? But the opposite should be of interest, you'd agree; and we aren't talking ... More

RANDOM WALK

A public health challenge ahead
SEPTEMBER 21 was World Alzheimer's Day and the whole of last week was observed as National Dementia Awareness Week. For Kerala, the observance was sombre and somewhat poignant for very good reason: Kerala has the greatest number of elderly among ... More

CHAT

Fear can't be banished, but it can be calm
Jogin was studying about the Mithi river management, after having seen the devastation that flooding can cause. Khan was trying to read between the lines of what the PM had said about the media. And Dakshinamoorthy sat analysing the Mukta Arts ... More

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