The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 13, 2006

Financial independence and a dose of self defence
Story so far: Post-Budget analyses may seem endless but there is a lot one can learn from experts, both about micro and macro issues. While it is heartening to know that we in India save almost equal to what we invest, in China they save ... More

TAXATION

More services under the tax net
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STOCK MARKETS

Bulls Eye
Email your response by Tuesday to BullsEye@thehindu.co.in

Baskets of X
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

You can't run away from risks
Risk can be reduced by taking preventive steps More

E-GOVERNANCE

Can this be a quick way to empower people?
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EVENTS

Number Crunch
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Just Do It
Abirami Jothiramalingam - Chennai - abirami_jo@ yahoo.com, AGM (Govt Business) LHO - SBI - Chandigarh - agmgad.lhocha@ sbi.co.in, Anamik KumariI - SBI - anamika.kumari@ sbi.co.in, Anil Bhutani - SBI - ak.bhutani@ sbi.co.in, Anurag - ... More

INCOME TAX

Donors to charities will have to be on guard
This has been done more to know about the identity of the donor than to examine the genuineness of the accounts of the trust. Often influential persons launder their ill-gotten wealth through tax-exempt trusts whose trustees are their ... More

PEOPLE

60 SECONDS CHIEF!

There's always a road to success
Sameer Parekh, MD, Intellicon Pvt Ltd, graduated from Purdue University, US, in electronics and communications. He has plans to foray into software exports and offshore development. Here's his take on four questions from Business ... More

TRENDS

Business-a-Verse
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BOOKS

Five virtues and vices of family businesses
What is common to Wal-Mart, Fiat, Cargill, Ford, and Samsung? These are companies with a predominance of family ownership, point out Michael and Robert Allio in Practical Strategy for Family Business, from Tata McGraw-Hill ... More

BILL OF HEALTH
Brain is a great oxygen-guzzler
Toxin is a poisonous substance, generally of plant or animal origin. Known for long, toxins were used for tipping arrows. "Toxic elements are not just found in our food, environment and water, they exist in the form of highly dangerous emotions ... More

CARTOON