The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 26, 2006

READING ROOM
Use simple sentences to describe your business
"Surgeons learn by watching others perform operations and then by actually operating while under supervision. Entrepreneurship should be learned similarly." Thus advises Anthony C. Warren in one of the ... More

FOR THE ASKING
The phantom of double taxation
I am a B.Com student. Why is one required to pay tax twice — TDS (tax deduction at source) and advance tax? V. S. Panchapakesan, Mannargudi No, this perception of yours is not correct. At the time of calculation of one's advance ... More

SWATI CA
How can parents be sure that their children aren't getting into drugs?
While the law and order machinery needs to be sensitised to the issue of sexual harassment, the need for women to be able to defend themselves cannot be undermined More

RACY CASES
Keeping an eye on your investments
One sealed document in the will, marked for Mike, was written in Braille. Mina's sons were furious. They questioned the lawyer, "Who is this Mike?" The lawyer suggested. "Let's first see what message your mom has for the two of you. The first ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Bill Gates to step down in 2008
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated June 19 More

Sticklish Issues
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WRITE RIGHT
Blast the bombast
Is it true that we can impress people by using bombastic words? Will it get me more marks? M. Shivani Bombast can boomerang. It could mean either you do not know what you are writing and want to obfuscate or that you are flogging your ... More

AT YOUR SERVICE
Sales on high seas
Ours is an autonomous body funded by the Government of India and we are often offered `high seas sales' terms by the suppliers for the quotations we call for equipment purchases, and so on. We are exempted from Customs and excise duty under ... More

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