The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Is service tax `the rent we pay to be living'?
A HYPERACTIVE group in the Finance Ministry has been training its collective nose to catch the scent of any new service that can be included in the tax net. It seems somebody proposed inclusion of the ubiquitous barber but a bald-headed colleague ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Nocil up on hopes of good show
SELECT market players are accumulating the shares of National Organic Chemicals (Nocil). Dealers said the accumulation is mainly on expectation of good financial performance of the company in the next few quarters. The recent debt ... More

SENSOR

Sensex turns cautious, ends lower
THE market opened on a firm note but failed to sustain the pace and traded for most of the day in the red. Caution seems to be the buzzword in the run-up to the Budget announcements, the market ended lower for the fourth day. After opening ... More

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