The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 01, 2006

IMPRESSIONS
Getting at the root
Tak...tak... The steady beat caught my attention after I'd stopped singing and began to dip a biscuit into my early morning cup of tea. Out of the back window, a furlong away, loomed the steep bund that hid a ... More

DETAXFICATION
A tough cookie for the taxman
In As You Like It, Jaques speaks of a motley fool's brain, "which is as dry as the remainder biscuit." But this crunchy story from the dossiers of the tax tribunal is of interest: Cookie Man Foods India (P) Ltd vs Commissioner of ... More

E-DIMENSION
Every third poor person on the planet lives here
If the poverty of the poorest is not addressed immediately, it may become intractable and costly, says a collection of essays on chronic poverty. Another compilation of articles sees a growing confidence among the poor, while a third book notes that we have moved from simplistic beginnings to a sophisticated conceptualisation of poverty. No poverty of ideas, says D. MURALI. More

REASSESSMENT
Tax-netting a service
Instead of meandering into lengthy definitions of services, would it not be less cumbersome to tax all services and exempt only a few? More

EAR TO THE GROUND
LKP: Up ahead of merger move
Even though it was made official after the trading hours, market got the wind of positive development in LKP Merchant Financing. The company finally reached an agreement on Friday for the merger of its whollyowned subsidiary, LKP Forex Ltd, ... More

Pearl Global: Retail foray buzz
The current market buzz around Pearl Global counter is that the company may rope in a strategic partner. The stock opened trading at the 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 95.05 on the BSE on Friday. According to grapevine, the company has chalked ... More

SENSOR
Frontline stocks steal the show
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