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03 Sep, 2010 02:30 pm

WHY DID MUKESH AMBANI CHECK- IN INTO EIH?
By Ruma Dubey Why did Mukesh Ambani pick up a stake in EIH? This is the biggest question doing the rounds at Dalal Street. Logically speaking, why would a petrochemical conglomerate, with interests in retail, want to get into hospitality at all? It’s like mixing oil and water but then i

02 Sep, 2010 02:37 pm

RAINS – AALA RE AALA!
By Ruma Dubey If last year, the rain Gods had decided to give a skip to the Indian subcontinent, this year, it looks like they have decided to bless the country with more. As per the latest reports put out by Indian Meteorologist Department (IMD), has stated that monsoon was 16% above

01 Sep, 2010 02:52 pm

IS THIS SUPERLATIVE GROWTH STORY FOR REAL?
By Ruma Dubey Till date, whenever India has published its GDP data, its authenticity, unlike that of China has never ever been questioned. But that is ‘till date’. The data which came in yesterday for Q1FY11, where GDP was at a jaw dropping 8.8%, making India the second fastest growing economy

31 Aug, 2010 11:01 am

REVISED DTC: HOW FAIR (FARE)?
By Geetanjali Kedia The Revised Direct Tax Code (DTC) Bill was tabled in the Parliament yesterday. The bill is expected to come into effect from 1st April 2012 i.e. the first returns are expected to be filed after 31st March 2013. This is seen by some as a very prolonged exercise, probably to

30 Aug, 2010 02:19 pm

HOW DOES A BILL BECOME A LAW?
By Ruma Dubey The much awaited event of the day, maybe for lack of anything else, is the tabling of the Direct Tax Code (DTC) bill in the Parliament today. The Parliament was adjourned today till 2PM and it is after this that the Bill was expected to get passed. But strictly speaking, wha

27 Aug, 2010 02:39 pm

CERTAINTY - UNCERTAIN ABOUT A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES
By Ruma Dubey As the market gets into the ‘weekend’ mode, more than cheer, it seems to be in a jittery mode. Apart from the big Bernanke speech expected today evening, there is worry rising over the Direct Tax Code (DTC) bill. It has been approved by the Cabinet and it comes up

26 Aug, 2010 03:11 pm

IS IT MICROFINANCE WHEN IT BECOMES SO MACRO?
By Ruma Dubey One IPO that generated a huge amount of interest and attracted more than its share of controversy was SKS Microfinance. Many were shocked by the very idea about how a microfinance company could nurture hopes of capitalistic gains. Microfinance is viewed like an activity of an NG

25 Aug, 2010 01:08 pm

WASTE RAISES NO STINK, ONLY WHIFF OF BIG MONEY!
By Ruma Dubey As India develops, we should look for cues in the developed countries for the probable new sectors which arise as a byproduct of this development. Just as water management is soon emerging as a huge industry of the future, there is one more such sector which will be hu

24 Aug, 2010 01:29 pm

DEVELOPMENT V/S ENVIRONMENT - A FACE OFF
By Ruma Dubey Dongaria and Kutia Kondh. These must be the two most hated words currently by Vedanta. The stock markets might rue all it wants but undoubtedly, it has been a victory for those on the side of protecting the environment. This is like a massive face off between development v/s

23 Aug, 2010 10:09 am

HINDENBURG OMEN – IS THERE ANY TRUTH IN IT?
By Ruma Dubey Is there a cloud burst, going with the name of ‘Hindenburg Omen’, threatening to come crashing down on the NYSE? This may sound Greek and Latin to most of us here in India but now that we are linked, globally, whatever happens there, surely concerns us he

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