How real are the ‘distress’ killings?

Friday, 31 October 2008 18:40 by Bala Murali Krishna
The last time I checked — when the United States suffered massive job loss and a recession as the dotcom boom ended in 2000 — immigrant Indians didn’t kill their families or themselves because of financial distress. Many packed their bags, parked their leased BMWs at airports, defaulting on their car loans, and took flights back to their homes in India. Some others just violated their visas, worked illegally at grocery stores and waited out the recession. [More]

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Kumble’s dilemma: To be or not to be

Wednesday, 29 October 2008 06:13 by Rajan Bala
After Amit Mishra, the Haryana leg-spinner, had a major role to play in India’s victory at Mohali in the second Test, speculation was rife as to what would be Anil Kumble’s future. [More]

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Chetan Anand on his way now

Saturday, 25 October 2008 16:43 by N Jagannath Das
It has been a glorious run for 28-year-old Chetan Anand in the European circuit. The national badminton champion, who was beaten in tough three games by fourth seed Kenneth Jonassen of Denmark in the quarter-finals of the Denmark Super Series tournament, has raised hopes of resurrecting his international career. [More]

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Ganguly's riposte

Saturday, 25 October 2008 07:45 by Rajan Bala
Dada, as Sourav Ganguly is fondly addressed as, makes news all the time. Sometimes it is for the wrong reasons. [More]

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Mass layoffs? No chance, buddy

Thursday, 23 October 2008 10:20 by Bala Murali Krishna
The last time around we had layoffs it was after the Internet bubble burst in 2000. Pink slips – both the term as well as the phenomenon – were relatively new to India. Since it was restricted to the IT space, most people were mostly amused, not really affected, and the media had creativ... [More]

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Is it time for Dhoni to take over?

Monday, 20 October 2008 10:05 by Rajan Bala
When American President Abraham Lincoln was told General Ulysees Grant had a drinking problem, at the time of the Civil War, all that the former asked was whether the General was lucky. When told that he was, Lincoln appointed Grant as chief of army staff and probably sent him a bottle or two. [More]

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Diwali Bargains, Time to Buy …

Monday, 20 October 2008 07:27 by Musa Kaiser
On 14 Oct 08, the Sensex is below 10,000 (at 9,975) and all the folks who entered the market after July 2006 (seems a long way back no?) are wondering if this madness is ever going to stop! Certainly, it will stop but the more important question is what you and I are going to do when the fall stops? Are we going to buy or sell? [More]

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India's cricketing Ravana

Saturday, 18 October 2008 09:22 by Rajan Bala
Harbhajan Singh, the tempestuous Indian cricketer, is under fire from a Hindu organisation for acting like the mythical Ravana, the demon king who epitomises evil to many people, in a TV dance show. [More]

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Why the paranoia is unnecessary

Thursday, 16 October 2008 17:23 by Bala Murali Krishna
Many in India have quickly abandoned the discredited theory of decoupling but are needlessly reflecting the gloom and doom of the American economy. [More]

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Market Madness & Life’s Realities

Tuesday, 14 October 2008 15:57 by Musa Kaiser
At the rate of 10% fall per day, the world would have come to an end in 10 days. Don’t be surprised if we have more quick changes of mood. You are very likely to be much richer and much poorer from week to week if not day to day. [More]

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