Last Word

Updated : May 26, 2011

More Anna Hazare's, Jan Lokpal Bill will ensure corruption free future

The proposed Jan Lokpal Bill seems to be the first step towards ensuring that future generations inherit a cleaner country that provides greater opportunities for wealth creation and a better life.

Updated : Apr 25, 2011

Pranab Mukherjee's 5% service tax on healthcare will backfire

Pranab Mukerjee's decision to impose a 5 per cent service tax on healthcare services has been promptly called a 'no-ball' by observers.

Updated : Mar 28, 2011

Timing Matters

Events do happen. A search in time could help avoid some pain, at least on the financial front.

Updated : Feb 24, 2011

Banker's checks

Is it time for a know-your-banker (KYB) norm? Perhaps it is, given the recent scam, wherein the relationship manager of a premier foreign bank duped his high net worth clients.

Updated : Jan 25, 2011

Year of scams

If you are the average Indian, who invests with caution and pays taxes with exemplary consistency, you'll remember 2010 for two reasons: CWG and scandals.

Updated : Dec 24, 2010

Are you game?

Is it a winning market? You could play it for profit if the set of favourable factors, such as improving corporate performance, FII inflows and the upswing in hiring, continue.

Updated : Nov 29, 2010

Markets: Then & Now

A massive influx of FII money in recent months has taken the Sensex close to its 2008 high. In September this year alone, FIIs pumped in Rs 29,195 crore into the equity markets.

Updated : Aug 2, 2010

The soft tax target

The income-tax authorities gun for individual defaulters even as corporates devise ways to circumvent the system and escape lightly.

Updated : Jun 7, 2010

Cooking the books

At the time of declaring results, many corporates resort to financial manipulation, or creative accounting, to present an impressive picture of their performance.

Updated : May 12, 2010

After the slowdown, builders have been desperate to sell their projects. As real estate is primarily about location, they have been peddling projects with false information on the distance from landmarks as well as accessibility.

Updated : Apr 9, 2010