The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Cultural geography
INQUISITIVE scholars will find it profitable to embark on a brand new field of investigation into why and how certain cultural traits cling to certain geographically specific areas, defying the impact of forces such as information technology, ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

SEBI will do its job
If,indeed, prices of some stocks are rigged by broker cartels, the stock exchanges and SEBI have enough teeth to bring the erring parties to book. More

REFLECTIONS

Only cuts & curves
FOR years one has been a regular at Bina Hair Cutting Saloon at Yogi Nagar. It is cheap at Rs 25 a haircut with a massage costing an extra Rs 15, and they do a good job of editing one's scalp. The turnover of barbers, mostly from Uttar Pradesh ... More

ZERO BASE

Will carbon credit be the next black bubble?
GLENEAGLES Plan of Action on `Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development' has a section titled `Financing the transition to cleaner energy'. Paragraph 22 (c) in that section speaks of promotion of ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Polaris Soft: Citi Bank exiting from it?
RUMOUR does not seem to die on the Street that Citi Bank NA, majority stakeholder in Polaris Software Lab, is planning an exit from the company. When contacted recently by Business Line, Mr Arun Jain, CMD of Polaris, declined to comment on ... More

SENSOR

Many index stocks breach 52-week highs
THE markets lost steam during the course of the day's trading on Tuesday, after getting off to a roaring start. The BSE Sensex climbed to a high of 8,585 points during the day, before plunging to 8,525 points at close. The Nifty closed at ... More

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