OPINION
EDITORIAL
Field levelled for deposits
It is time ordinary individuals enjoyed a level playing field with corporate assessees in the matter of income taxation.
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AGRICULTURE
End the `Dollar Auction' approach
Rather than beggar other departments, it would be best to experiment and innovate so that the country can have 10 per cent growth and its farmers can enjoy "inclusive growth". Outlining a plan, P. V. INDIRESAN says that a shortcoming of the Eleventh Plan Approach Paper is that it makes no provision for experiments with untried ideas. The Eleventh Plan Approach Paper must check how good new ideas are and correct teething problems that inevitably accompany these ideas.
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POLITICS
Welcome, the old world order
It is ironic that even the leaders who call for the new world order and who, one would think, have the power to make it happen, are complicit in perpetuating the old world. From the various pulls and pressures around the world, mainly by the US and Russia, one wonders if the Cold War has indeed ended.
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LIFESTYLE
A fairytale wedding
`Ruff!' said the dog I was feeding. I looked up at the cackle of women's voices and excited children walking through the front gate. "Grandpa, I'm going," said Minu, smiling nervously. Early morning gossip ...
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BANKING
The changing face of Indian banking
Bank CEOs are well aware that `clicks' cannot replace bricks completely. Even in the age of computerisation and core banking solutions, there is need for bankers to know their customers and be sensitive to their needs. The bankers are, therefore, com mitted to higher professionalism of their staff to cater to the diverse demands placed on banks by the emerging clientele. While KYC norms are desirable, they do impose a burden on customers from the lower-income groups.
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HOUSING FINANCE
Of rising rates and shaky foundations
Did the 25-basis-point interest rate revision by the RBI warrant the sharp scaling up of housing loan rates by banks? After dousing inflation, the Government would do well to ensure greater liquidity and smother rising interest rates. Else, the count ry's aspirations of inclusive development may remain a dream. There is a distinct possibility that a large number of potential borrowers will defer their investment plans, given the growth surges in housing loan rates.
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ARTS & CRAFTS
Theatre in the corporate world
This week Chennai celebrates once more The Hindu Metro Plus festival, now with participants even from far away Singapore. The festival, organised tastefully and on a considerable scale, also has incentives for the young aspirants through ...
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Cleansing by stings
When, some years ago, TV channels were all ablaze with the visuals of a sting operation mounted by Tehelka exposing the large-scale pay-offs in defence deals indulged in by some high officers of the Armed Forces ...
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LETTERS
Corporate social conscience
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