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Arjun Parthasarathy
Fixed Income is the flavour of the day
India’s benchmark ten-year government bond yields have fallen 15 basis points (bps) since the beginning of April 2013. Yields on corporate bonds have declined in tandem with five- and ten-year benchmark AAA-rated papers falling by around 15 bps. Falling bond yields lead to rise in price of fixed income securities and #Bonds #Fixed income #Rate cut #RBI
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NS Ramnath
It’s all about employee metrics: Paradox of HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies, founded by Shiv Nadar, has often been called the dark horse of Indian IT. It’s also in some ways a paradox. And that came to the forefront when several fresh engineering graduates who received offer letters but no jobs from the company, went on a protest. The protests were #Employee satisfaction #HCL Tech #HowThisWorks #Shiv Nadar
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Ramesh Nair
New FTP: Why SEZ reforms are a boon for real estate and IT
In a landmark move that will have wide-ranging implications for commercial real estate in India, the Government has done away with the mandatory requirement of 10 hectares of minimum land area for setting up a IT/ITES SEZ. With immediate effect, the minimum built-up area requirements to be met by SEZ #Commercial Real Estate #developers #foreign trade policy #IT #SEZ
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Dakshin Adyanthaya
IPL 6: The million dollar babies who are failing the test
A decade ago, my father was of the opinion that becoming an engineer or a doctor is the most respectable job one could make a living from. Like the dialogue in '3 Idiots': "Degree nahin hogi toh koi job nahin dega, koi baap apni beti nahin dega, society respect nahin #IPL 6 #IPL6 Fan Blogs
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Seema Singh
Bird flu: How myopic govt burnt bridges with vaccine makers
The number of infections and deaths from bird flu in China is increasing, so is the mystery around its origin. Since early March when the first case was reported in Shanghai, it's still not known where this virus resides and if it's transmissible from human to human. Though China suspects the #Bird flu #China #Immunization #India #ToWhatEffect #Vaccines
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Mahesh Vijapurkar
Thane bandh: The govt-politician-builder nexus in cover-up bid
The legality of the daylong bandh in Thane city today could well be argued what with the High Court frowning on the tendency to organise bandhs and slapping fines on the organisers on earlier occasions. In fact, the very purpose of the bandh - protection of illegal constructions - deserves to #HowThisWorks #Mumbra collapse
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Kunal Gwalani
IPL and money: It’s a rich man’s world
For over 100 years, tears have been shed, blood spilled, bones broken and cold wars raged. All for the game — a national sport. Playing cricket for your country was the epitome of your career. The proudest moment in your life was to wear a baggy green cap if you were an #IPL 6 #IPL Fan Blogs #Lalit Modi #Ravindra Jadeja
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Ajay Rotti
Does the Super Over go by any logic?
The previous five editions of IPLs between them had two matches being decided in a Super Over, a one-over-per-side eliminator. The first IPL match to go into the Super Over was Royals Vs KKR match in IPL 2 played at Cape Town. In the next edition of the IPL a match #IPL 6 #IPL6 Fan Blogs #Ravi Rampaul #Super Over
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The Business Blog
Falling oil and gold doesn’t mean we are out of the woods
By R Jagannathan It is too early to celebrate the decline in oil and gold prices. Reason: while this will benefit the current account deficit (CAD) and lower the prospects for further fuel price inflation, the critical question is what happens to the rupee. If the rupee stays weak, or it #CAD #CrystalBall #Gold prices #rupee-dollar
