The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, February 12, 2006

Shocks and surprises: A take on Q3 earnings
Earnings of companies that account for 90 per cent of market capitalisation either equalled or surpassed expectations built into stock prices. Valuation levels are rich. The earnings performance does, however, make a case for staying invested in equi ties. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Economics of desire
THERE are three ways to get things done. You can do it yourself or hire somebody to do it for you. Or of course, you can forbid your kids from doing it! Adults also display this childlike tendency to do something when ... More

TAX TALK

Headed for new pastures
I AM a senior citizen. If I purchase agricultural land will it be possible for me to claim the stamp duty and registration charges as a deduction under Section 80C? If the agricultural land is gifted to my grand ... More

Relief for relief
IN TAMIL Nadu after the recent floods the State Government allowed flood relief ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000. This has been received in some cases even by professionals, Government servants etc. Will this sum be taxable in the hands of ... More

IN FOCUS

Ambanis...
... The argument continues
IT WAS, in retrospect, a short-lived truce. The settlement reached between the Ambani brothers in June last year was expected to put a full-stop to their dispute, but it was a mere comma. Here were the two brothers, both ambitious, eager to ... More

AUTO FOCUS

`S' is for Merc standard
MERCEDES-BENZ has always been known as a manufacturer of cars that epitomise quality, luxury, safety and cutting-edge technology. But not all its cars have been known to offer exciting design that are representative of ... More

BOOK VALUE

On how to become richer and happier
BORN `with cerebral palsy and hemiplegia, acute paralysis of left arm and leg', as son of `a labourer and a domestic cleaner', and offered at the age of six `a place for life in a residential home for the seriously mentally or physically ... More

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