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OFFHAND
Trial by ballot
THE Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, and one of those included in the roster of "tainted Ministers" by the BJP, has advanced the postulate that any criminal charges against a politician automatically get quashed in ...
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FINANCIAL SCAN
Budget: `Supply side' economics in back seat
A NARROW tax base and poor tax compliance have long been the bane of successive Indian Finance Ministers. The 90s saw a qualitative shift from the earlier ideology of progressive and rising rates of taxation, based on the creed of President ...
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REFLECTIONS
The world of movies
"SAAB, ye multiplex kya hai, (What is a multiplex?)," asked Lachman Singh and my reply was, "Hum ko bhi maloom nahin hai (I don't know)." Lachman was keen on seeing Amitabh Bachchan in Dev and Lakshya and that too ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Monsoon blues hit cement stocks
AFTER the positive reports on monsoon, now is the turn for negative news. The first victim of the news that monsoon is likely to be below normal in the stock market is cement stocks. The fear in the market is that this might lead to lower demand ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Reliance: Outlook negative, sell July futures
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: Reliance Industries: The stock closed at Rs 431 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is ...
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SENSOR
Infosys scrip braves brokers' boycott
UNCERTAINTY regarding issues such as turnover tax and the increase in FDI in the telecom and insurance sectors continues to prevail over the market. The markets, which had a dull day on Monday, ended Tuesday on a negative note. Brokers, day ...
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