The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 13, 2006

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Why a sentence should not be disturbed?
The power to commute death sentence vested in the President by the Constitution bristles with possibilities. It is not that it has been abused by any occupant of the august office. But like with any discretionary power, its existence is ... More

Ensuring activism leads to action
It is only by vigilantly ensuring implementation of its own orders that the Supreme Court can uphold the sanctity of the judicial process. More

FOREIGN TRADE
India-EU Bacchanalian cup runneth over
Whisky may be too small an item to spoil India-EU trade and economic relations. But there could be twists and turns. More

FOREX
Tarapore Report II — Little light on deficit, gold
The Tarapore Committee II could have emphasised fiscal deficit reduction, suggested ways to bring idle gold stocks into the system and touched on modernising and strengthening the banking system. More

POWER
Power theft short-circuiting growth
It is time the Government made power pilferage a cognisable offence, deserving condign punishment. The path to attracting private investment in infrastructure is paved with stringency of the regulatory regime, says G. SRINIVASAN. More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
When mergers emerge by the hour
Tata Steel is considering merger with Corus rather than takeover. An Alcatel-Lucent merger predicted by end of 2006. Google merger ups pressure on Yahoo to strike deal. And Indian Hotels seeks board nod for merger. These are only a few of the ... More

LETTERS

Checking corruption

Urban chaos

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Expert panel on security may favour ranking of cos

IFFCO-Tokio to cover risks of infotech sector

Reliance introduces Re 1 STD card

DLF plans bigger IPO; more land acquired

Rs 5,200-cr plan for Mumbai airport unveiled

HLL brews a `live' hoarding idea

H1 cargo traffic up at major ports

Looking back
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Runners vs travellers