The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 01, 2005

Nuclear puzzle
THE nuclear deal between India and the US contained in the joint statement signed by the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh and the US President, Mr George W. Bush, has been hailed as a spectacular achievement by official quarters as also ... More

WIDE CANVAS

Running against time at the WTO
THERE IS now little doubt that the negotiations on the Doha Round are in deep trouble. At a mini-Ministerial at end January, the end of July was set as the cut-off point by when it was expected that the kernel (labelled ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Rains may dampen sentiment
Nobody is talking about a serious correction at a time when easy money is pouring into emerging markets and particularly to the Indian equities. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Fine-tune portfolio when necessary
SHUT your eyes for a minute and consider the portfolio of equity funds that you have created for yourself. Is it making money for you the way you want it to? Is it trailing the portfolio that your friend (or spouse or associate or advisor) has ... More

SAY CHEEK

Of tank tops and spaghetti straps
ONCE upon a time when Jenny Wren was young, so daintily she danced and so prettily she sung that Robin Redbreast lost his heart, for he was a gallant bird, as you'd know from a Mother Goose rhyme. "Oh, dearest Jenny Wren, if you will but be ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

How about a right to communicate?
A FRIEND tells me how some schools bar cell-phones on their premises, and that the rule applies not only to children but also to teachers and other employees. There is a coin phone near the principal's room and one can use it in case of need, ... More

CHAT

There's no buy call for this week
Sridevi sat near the window watching Mumbai getting drenched, Khan tried to fit various logic theories to explain the market movements, and Dakshinamoorthy kept singing, "Rain, rain, go away. to Tamil Nadu!" But Jogin brought the chat meeting to ... More

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