The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Right to notings
DOES the right to information envisaged under the recently enacted Central legislation include the notes of various functionaries contained in the files of Ministries and departments? The President, while giving assent ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

The Greenspan debate continues
THE debate on the Greenspan legacy continues. Is he the greatest central banker ever or is his reputation vastly overinflated? There are enough supporters for the Greenspan cause. In fact, the recent central bankers' conference at Jackson Hole ... More

DOWN TO EARTH

Agriculture knows no caste
POLITICIANS who are nothing but politicians are capable of limitless skullduggery. On the contrary, technocrats who get into politics generally do not fall below a certain level. Of course, there are invariably ... More

ZERO BASE

The battle of attrition between labour and the BPO industry
THE latest call to arms to form trade unions for IT and BPO (business process outsourcing) workers has the industry worrying about what it sees as a new problem. Because, for long, the no-brainer answer to `What bothers ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Pioneer Embroideries gains ahead of ex-bonus
TEXTILE company Pioneer Embroideries gained on Tuesday ahead of the company's stock going ex-bonus. The company has announced 1:2 bonus shares and has fixed October 17 as the record day. Dealers said the rise in the stock price is due to buying ... More

SENSOR

Bellwether stocks maintain momentum
THE bulls appeared to be on a rampage with the bellwether indices breaking their record for the second consecutive day. Most indices recorded gains in excess of one per cent. The scales were tilted in favour of the gainers with the ... More

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