The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 17, 2006

Waiting for weight-gain
My 11-year-old son weighs only 29 kg and his very slow increase in weight is a cause of concern. He's a very active child but is allergic to dust, chilled items etc. He plays tennis regularly, good at the game but requires more power. Suggest ... More

TAXATION

Getting overtaxed
I am running a Custom house agent business duly approved by the Customs. I incur a host of expenses — port trust charges, taxi charges, crane forklift charges, loading unloading charges, bank collection charges and customs duties — ... More

MANAGEMENT

60 SECONDS CHIEF!

`Delegation is a commitment to oneself'
Mr P. S. Rao heads the Global HR of the CSS Group that has over 3,000 professionals across nine facilities. He has over 35 years of diverse and hands-on experience in Information Technology, Consultancy, ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY

Dept of Post gets nod to invest in markets
Email: sticklish@thehindu.co.in

HUMAN RESOURCES

How far is it ethical to poach a rival's trained staff?
Story so far: I visit Naveen, a colleague, at his residence to enquire why he hasn't been coming to office. There his wife Puja laments about the market mania that has so much gripped Naveen that he has pledged all her jewels to buy ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

SBI's decision to go on strike
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated April 10 More

EVENTS

Just Do It
A. Jeyachandran - Madurai - jeyatmdu@ hotmail.com, A.B.Amutha - Madhura college - Madurai - amutha.b.87@ gmail.com, A.G. Vijay - Advertising Dept - Mahyco Seeds Ltd - Mumbai - vijay.annaldasula@ mahyco.com, A.S.Arockiam - DCTO (Retd) - Dindigul - ... More

INCOME TAX

Sharing the cost of education
My son is studying in an engineering college. Can both me and my wife claim deduction under Section 80C on account of tuition fee, which is Rs 2 lakh per annum, by paying Rs 1 lakh each? Prashant Dikshit, Allahabad Yes, that would be ... More

BOOKS

How to make it to the best B-school
Mohit Kumar Jain and M. Harindran, both IITians, have written Break the MBA Admissions Barrier, to help make it to `the world's best business schools'. The book, from Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.co.in), begins with the question ... More

Use active rather than passive prose
A handy dictionary for media novices is Key Concepts in Journalism Studies, by Bob Franklin, Martin Hamer, Mark Hanna, Marie Kinsey, and John E. Richardson, from Vistaar Publications (www.indiasage.com). From `absence' to `yellow ... More