http://feeds.business-standard.comThe latest news from India's most respected business daily.enBusiness Standard LimitedTue, 02 Dec 2008 04:30:01 GMTNewspapersBS RSS Generator10http://feeds.business-standard.com/images/logo_small.gifhttp://feeds.business-standard.com14428Business Standardhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471615274/storypage_c.phpWhat did you do today? That is the innocuous question that the chairman of Power Finance Corporation, Satnam Singh, asks his 30-odd team leaders to write an answer to, everyday, before they leave.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341963Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:04:07 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341963http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471615275/storypage_c.phpPrivate investment needs activation, because fiscal expansion may create a crisis, says M Govinda Rao??The global financial meltdown, recessionary trends in the US, Europe and Japan will have ahttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341962Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:03:23 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341962http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471615279/storypage_c.phpManmohan Singh may be the best suited to take charge of the finance ministry after Mr Chidambarams shift to the home ministry. The problem is that Dr Singh already has a full-time job.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341961Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:02:29 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341961http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471615280/storypage_c.phpEven before he takes his first meeting, Home Minister P Chidambaram has one thing going for him he takes over from a man whose reputation was so poor that anything his successor does will be ahttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341965Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:01:33 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341965http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471582000/storypage_c.phpThe times seem to be getting tougher for auto and farm equipment maker Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M).http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341856Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:38:59 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341856http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471582001/storypage_c.phpWhat is surprising about Maruti Suzukis passenger car volumes in November is the extent of the fall. At over 27 per cent, this must be one of the sharpest declines in any month.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341863Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:36:47 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341863http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471582002/storypage_c.phpThis refers to your edit (Three sets of questions, December 1).http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341913Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:35:45 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341913http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471582003/storypage_c.phpAmidst all the political drama, the prime minister has taken over the finance ministry.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341917Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:34:14 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341917http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471582004/storypage_c.phpImagine if restaurants started serving stale food when their chefs are on strike.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341916Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:33:41 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341916http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/471582005/storypage_c.phpWhile agricultural credit has risen manifold, that to small and marginal farmers has actually fallen.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341914Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:30:51 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341914http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470510504/storypage_c.phpThree years ago, when R Karthik Shekhar started Union for IT/ITeS (UNITES) as a trade union for workers in the software/BPO sector, few took him seriously.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341810Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:47:44 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341810http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499987/storypage_c.phpThe Mumbai seige has at last come to an end. Brave men such as the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare laid down their lives fighting terrorists in Mumbai.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341817Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:46:02 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341817http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499988/storypage_c.phpAmidst what was happening in Mumbai, it was disgusting to see a headline on the online portal of a leading newspaper saying Turkish couple let off by terrorists for being Muslims.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341816Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:45:20 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341816http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499989/storypage_c.phpIt was heartening to see the images of Hemant Karkare putting on his helmet and bulletproof jacket before beginning his final assault on the terrorists.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341815Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:44:06 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341815http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499990/storypage_c.phpP>The horrendous terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, need to be condemned and investigated rigorously.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341814Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:42:10 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341814http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499991/storypage_c.phpI had quoted, last week, the Bank of Englands estimate of the aggregate central bank and government support to banks in US and Europe at 5 trillion.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341813Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:40:50 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341813http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499992/storypage_c.php??One can still appreciate the confusion between Trai and the telecom ministry on the issue of whether the 120 licences handed out by telecom minister A Raja should have been auctioned or whether theyhttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341812Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:39:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341812http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499994/storypage_c.phpOver the past few weeks, most forecasters have lowered their expectations for Indias GDP growth.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341818Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:37:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341818http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499993/storypage_c.phpEconomic and security conditions call for a speeding up of the electoral schedule.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341811Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:37:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341811http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Business-Standard-Opinion-Analysis/~3/470499995/storypage_c.phpThe country would like answers to three sets of questions.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341819Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:35:48 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=341819