Ecovid - 19: The Economy and The Virus

First Principles

Money, Risk, Wealth

As the world gets financially complex, it's time to understand just what's going on—and profit from it.

Mar 17, 2003

| Gautam Chikermane
Taxation

A Less Taxing Budget

There was a proposal by Kelkar that the rebate system should be abolished and in its place a higher ceiling limit of non-taxable income of Rs 1 lakh should be introduced. This has not been accepted by the government.

Mar 17, 2003

| R. Bupathy
- Bonanza Time
Insurance

Taking Cover

That policy is not just to ensure a gift from beyond the grave. It is also a disciplined way of saving.

Mar 17, 2003

| V. Venkatesan Gauri Bhatia
- Voices
Housing

Buy Your Home Now

Buying a house is now more attractive, affordable and can provide you a tax break to top it off

Mar 17, 2003

| Himalee Bahl Charubala Annuncio
Loans

It's A Buyer's Market

Don't beg or steal. For borrowers, there's money out there and it's cheaper, more accessible than ever.

Mar 17, 2003

| Clifford Alvares Arijit Barman
- Who's Offering What
Small Savings

Positive Returns

There are ways of tweaking out more from the schemes available

Mar 17, 2003

| V. Venkatesan
- Small Is Bountiful
Mutual Funds

The Expert Advantage

Mutual funds offer an alternative way to invest, both to the uninitiated and the savvy investor

Mar 17, 2003

| Avinash Singh Kayezad E. Adajania
- Five Star Funds*
Stocks

The Seven Deadly Sins

Low interest rates means double-digit returns are possible only by investing in equity. But with caveats.

Mar 17, 2003

| Avinash Singh Sagar Patel
Pension

A Time For Action

People may not have realised it yet, but Jaswant Singh's maiden budget can change the lives of 89 per cent of India's workforce.

Mar 17, 2003

| S.A. Dave
Financial Planning

A Money Roadmap

If life is one long journey, the trip can be made a lot more comfortable with some simple fiscal navigation

Mar 17, 2003

| Monika Halan
Jobs

The Great Indian Workout

Jobs are for the asking in the sunrise industry. As for striking out on your own, the time is as good as any.

Mar 17, 2003

| Archana Rai Arindam Mukherjee Gauri Bhatia
- Voices
Value for Money

Driving A Hard Bargain

Effective haggling is about giving an inch to take back a yard. Don't feel squeamish about penny-pinching.

Mar 17, 2003

| V. Venkatesan
2030 AD

The Future Of Money

Imagine an information exchange into which all requirements for all imaginable goods and services are stored and available to all those who care to access it.

Mar 17, 2003

| Uma Shashikant
Bad Money

The Root Of All Evil

My own experience as a political aide to a minister taught me to keep quiet when bundles would have 95 to 97 notes in them. This was called "democratic money". The missing notes were called "income tax". If this is not evil, then what is? Black, oily

Mar 17, 2003

| Veeresh Malik
Good Money

The Root Of All Good

Most of us feel and fear our dependency on others (society), and seek security, power and "independence" in money.

Mar 17, 2003

| Sanjay Sachdev

UP

The Hiss Of The Angry Serpent

Mayawati has deftly negotiated another scandal sprung on her by Mulayam. Now, as is her wont, she will hit back real hard. More Coverage

Mar 17, 2003

| Sutapa Mukerjee
- All Is Maya, Maya Is All
STATES OF THE NATION

State Gazette

The other mujahideen; Playing Russian roulette, almost; The zombies of terror; Adil Farooq ko gussa kyon aata hai; One marriage, one divorce, a funeral and The fading aura of a demagogue.

Mar 17, 2003

| Suneeta Patnaik
shiv sena

Spot The Bete Noir

Uddhav, the inheritor, is up against his swashbuckling cousin

Mar 17, 2003

| Priyanka Kakodkar
himachal pradesh

Exeunt, Followed By Modi

Gujarat is a far cry in Himachal, so the BJP discovers. Is it time for a strategy rethink elsewhere? More Coverage

Mar 17, 2003

| Saba Naqvi
OPINION

A Sign From The Hills

Himachal was the next lab for the Modi thesis. That its nearly all-Hindu vote was cast purely on local issues has curbed his momentum.

Mar 17, 2003

| Prem Shankar Jha
ayodhya

Notes From The Underground

Will the latest twist in a 50-year-old tale prove a temple existed or is it just digging for trouble? More Coverage

Mar 17, 2003

| Poornima Joshi Ranjit Bhushan
- From Pillar To Post

US-iraq

The 'Lone' Superpower

America's going all out to get requisite support in the UN but will have its way even if it doesn't More Coverage

Mar 17, 2003

| Shiraz Sidhva
- The Great UN Divide
OPINION

Disarming A Tyrant

Saddam a Hitler? Is the US serious? Leave alone something like world conquest, Saddam could not even hold on to Kuwait.

Mar 17, 2003

| Vinod Mehta

economy

The Future Is Now, Or Is It?

It's a shy at a please-all budget but the new debt—and its use mainly as a bailout package—is a source of serious worry

Mar 17, 2003

| Paromita Shastri
- Dream Dialogue

body

Done Your Derm Yet?

Beauty junkies are starting from scratch—at parlours that confer all-new claws and fur on them

Mar 17, 2003

| Mallica Singh
- Beauty Bazaar

TVS Victor Profile

Big, Bigger, Bichel

An unassuming and hard-working player, Bichel is consistent. To the extent that in his ten overs against England, he did not bowl a single wide or no ball.

Mar 17, 2003

| V. Krishnaswamy
- Bichelania
Captainspeak

Playing For Immortality

The way we are playing now, nobody needs to do us any favours. The boys are raring to go. They recognise how close we are to lifting the Cup.

Mar 17, 2003

| Sourav Ganguly
Mark My Words

Bridesmaid Revisited

Sachin can fire in any match, and the Australians will be hoping that it won't be against them. India are the biggest challenge to Ponting's men now.

Mar 17, 2003

| Mark Waugh
Diary

After Play

Manu Joseph's jottings on off-the field action.

Mar 17, 2003

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Bangkok Diary

Half-Breed Bodhi

Mar 17, 2003

| Daniel Lak

Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news

Letters

Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats

10 Questions

Mandira Bedi

On World Cup, Extraa Innings, and her knowledge of cricket

Mar 17, 2003

| Manu Joseph
Opinion

Bull's Eye

It is presumptuous for a never-has-been belonging to a has-been era of journalism to intervene in the media debate raging in the press. Nevertheless, ...

Mar 17, 2003

| Rajinder Puri
Making A Difference

Show us a sign, the deaf and mute said. The MP cops have obliged.

Mar 17, 2003

| K.S. Shaini
Showtime

Catch Me If You Can

A hugely watchable film that disappoints nonetheless.

Mar 17, 2003

| Namrata Joshi