The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 22, 2005

Where the assessee won because the taxman slept on
THIS is not about Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, a TV sitcom, but about Sarabhai M. Chemicals vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara, a case that occupied the Supreme Court recently. The company manufactures ... More

VIEW POINT

A shaft of sunlight
THESE DAYS, without fail, the papers are full of news stories which invariably suggest that there is a devaluation in standards relating to human behaviour. There are screaming headlines about rape, about bank ... More

PLANTATION PANORAMA

New profile emerged for tea exports in 2004
2004 will go down in the history of Indian tea industry as a year which ushered in a new profile for exports. The traditional importers disappointed the producers; still, the overall exports rose over the previous year due to the support ... More

E-DIMENSION

After disaster people don't give up, but bounce back
IN MUMBAI, a woman rents out her comfortable apartment and moves out to a shack beneath a bridge, despite the risk of flooding and fire in the new place. Why so? "That way, she can pay for her daughter's education," ... More

MICROSCOPE

Wipro: Powered by global performance
THE global IT services segment continued to power the earnings performance of the diversified Wipro, contributing 75 per cent of overall revenues and 87 per cent of profit before interest and tax (PBIT) for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. ... More

Reliance: High refining margins, prices drive growth
EXTRAORDINARILY high refining margins and strong petrochemical prices have combined to show a remarkable growth in Reliance Industries' bottomline for the third quarter. The main push to growth appears to have come from the oil refining ... More

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