The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 15, 2007

READING ROOM
Managed well, alliances can create value
Nicholas Piramal has signed a drug development pact with Eli Lilly. New Generation Computing has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Paxar Corporation. And Foundercontact India has entered into a strategic alliance deal with ... More

FOR THE ASKING
A tax poser from a CGHS beneficiary
My employer has paid me Rs 25,500, being medical expenses actually incurred by me for medical treatment undergone in a hospital approved under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) during the current year. I am a non-government employee. ... More

SWATI CA
Philanthropic acts need not be trumpeted from rooftops
Story so far: I sit through a speech by Rahul Bajaj at a B-school fest, where he emphasises the duty of the elite towards society. I wonder if there is a need to adapt the curriculum of our management courses to the real needs of the ... More

RACY CASES
Shelter: Better to buy than pay rent
Romakanto Biswas systematically squelched any enthusiasm for any form of ownership. His stand seemed sound. "I came into this world empty-handed, and I leave empty-handed. If I acquire things, there will be a war among claimants," he said. His ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Can Apple's iPhone upset the mobile cart?
Blog at http://SticklishIssues.blogspot.com

Stiglitz cautions against capital account convertibility
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated January 8 More

AT YOUR SERVICE
Service tax on residential complexes
Is service tax will be applicable to residential buildings in a housing colony in which each of the buildings does not have more than 12 residential units but there are more than 12 residential houses in the same complex? Ramesh ... More

SOFT SKILLS
The heart of communication
Empathise, involve, and engage. These are the keys to connecting on an emotional level, says David Hill in Getting Heard, from Jaico (www.jaicobooks.com). The book, which is on `the science and art of effective communication', cites ... More

60 SECONDS CHIEF!
The potential to learn from mistakes is enormous
Mr Suri Venkat is COO of Sify Ltd. He passed out from Delhi University with an Honours Degree in Economics, and then did his Masters in Human Resource Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Here's his take on four questions from Business Line: ... More

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