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Little merit
EXCEPT FOR THE come-back of lawyer Mr Arun Jaitley, the Vajpayee Cabinet reshuffle exercise has little merit and even less logic. It makes sense to allow Mr Jaitley lord over Law and Justice apart from Commerce and Industry Departments, as legal ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Wanted, fairplay in connectivity
A MAJOR step towards making available telecom services at affordable rates to a larger section of the population was taken with the Reliance Infocomm launch of telephone services in a number of States, especially in the rural areas, using the ... More

BUDGET


Why they are necessary
It is essential that the Finance Minister hears those who are likely to be affected by the decisions taken by his Ministry. Hence, various chambers of commerce, industry and trade, as also professional associations should continue to be invited to fo rward their memoranda before the Budget, says V. K. Srinivasan. More

POLITICS


Road incidents not accidents
ACCORDING to a television report, admittedly not the most reliable source of information though it made a fine visual, a skeleton was found in the grounds of the "Badri Palace" in UP. The palace and the four acres of ground belong to a ... More

Missing names
THE belligerence and Saddam-bashing marking the State of the Union address of the US President, Mr George W. Bush, to both Houses of Congress should cause little surprise. The US has crossed the Rubicon and its blitzkrieg against Iraq is only ... More

STEEL


Nth bailout for sticky steel projects
Even as many experts recommend the scrapping of sticky steel projects, lenders have gone on to bail them out yet again at severe sacrifice, the brunt of which will ultimately be borne by the taxpayers. More

INTERVIEW


The economy is not moving: Dr Raja Chelliah
EVEN as the Tenth Plan is postulated on a compound annual growth rate of 8 per cent per annum, the portents for performance to register growth of this magnitude do not seem anchored in reality, says fiscal expert Dr Raja J. Chelliah. In an ... More

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