The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 04, 2006

Of winding queues and endless wait...
"HOPE you are coming to office," asked Kurup, one of my many bosses. "Boss, I am taking a day off to stand in a queue at the rationing office," I replied and one could hear Kurup laughing. "So you will be watching the India-Pakistan Test match at ... More

DETAXFICATION

`Lethargic and adamant attitude' of taxman
A CASE that raised "substantial and important questions of law of great general public importance" was Sandvik Asia Ltd vs Commissioner of Income Tax-I, Pune, decided by the apex court on January 27. The main ... More

VIEW POINT

`India everywhere'
AT Davos the theme song, as far as New Delhi is concerned, was "India Everywhere". As a publicity ploy, the message could not have been better constructed, specially at this juncture when foreign investors see great ... More

E-DIMENSION

Globalisation `is now officially dead'
John Ralston Saul traces the rise, plateau and fall of globalisation in The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World, and explains why it is officially dead. On a similar theme, A Fair Globalisation: Creating Opportunities for Al l, from the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalisation, echoes Saul when it states that successful policies, to respond to globalisation, need to start with local communities. Good global reads, says D. Murali. More

EAR TO THE GROUND

RPG Life Science up on favourable negotiations
RPG Life Science is understood to have completed its negotiations with Hindustan Antibiotics in its favour. The company has been negotiating with the PSU to find a solution to the problem of losses of around Rs 5 crore annually on the lease ... More

SENSOR

Sugar, tea stocks shine on third day of weak sentiment
THE markets extended their losing streak to the third straight day. Weak sentiment has ruled since Wednesday, when the 10,000 mark eluded the markets. Opening on a weak note, the bellwether indices moved flat until the final hour of the ... More

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