The Hindu : Monday, March 01, 2004

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Looking beyond tomorrow
Politicians of the day must work in unison, irrespective of their party affiliation, to push drive these projects which are of immense significance to the society at large, says K. V. Rangaswami.

Potential minefield for banks
Derivatives can be highly complex contracts and, used with little or no knowledge of the implications, can prove extremely destructive, says R. Viswanathan

Plight of depositors
QUESTION: I have considerable income by way of interest from bank deposits. The bank in spite of my repeated requests does not deduct tax. In view of the expectation, that it will be deducted at least by the end of the year, I have not ...

Interest from PF is always exempt
Q: I am one of the ONGC employees having a sizable amount in recognised Provident Fund (PF)? I have opted for pension scheme, which involved conversion of part of the amount in the PF as contribution for superannuation benefit. Since the ...

Bourses look up after slide
IMPROVED SENTIMENT prevailed on bourses towards the close last week following reports that the response to the Government's massive disinvestment programme had been a success. The persistent slide during the early part of the week was largely ...

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