The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 14, 2005

Auditor versus audit committee chairman
WHEN at an annual general meeting (AGM) both the chairman of the audit committee and the statutory auditor intervene on a financial matter, whose view would prevail? Sadhna Mirchandani, New Delhi The law arms the two functionaries with ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Not a nightmare as feared
V Pattabhi Ram reviews the November 2005 PE 2 CAFM paper More

EDUCATION

Free education for `single' girl child
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated November 7 More

STOCK MARKETS

Baskets of X
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Bull's Eye
E-mail your response by Tuesday to BullsEye@thehindu.co.in

EVENTS

Number Crunch - 393
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Just Do IT
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NATURAL CALAMITIES

Do we make enough room in our calculations for risks from natural calamities?
STORY so far: My wanderings during the general strike take me to a group of protesting employees. Their exercise seems more symbolic than passionate. Have strikes lost their relevance as a form of protest, I wonder, though the labour ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Business-a-Verse
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PEOPLE

Sticklish Issues
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BOOKS

Difference between a rut and a grave is the depth
THAT chilling line leaps from `the confessions of an aphorism addict' in James Geary's We are What We Think, published by John Murray (www.madaboutbooks.com). "Less travelled roads offer the most stunning views, open minds ... More

The best thing we can do for competitors is hire poorly
CELEBRATING its tenth anniversary, Fast Company magazine's editors have put together `timeless truths' in The Rules of Business, from Currency Books (www.currencybooks.com). The first rule is, `Adapt or die'. In sage ... More