The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 23, 2007

READING ROOM
Intensive `immersion' for language edge
Knowledge of the local language is a great advantage, says Kishan S. Rana in The 21st Century Ambassador, from Oxford (www.oup.com). For instance, an ignorance of French can be `a serious handicap' in Paris; and in countries such as ... More

FOR THE ASKING
Assurance vs insurance
The Concise Oxford Dictionary brings out the subtle difference between the two terms. Assurance refers to those insurance policies which guarantee payment on death of the person whose life is insured or on expiry of the prescribed ... More

RACY CASES
When peace on campus was shattered
A Korean student Cho Seung-Hui, who sprayed bullets in classrooms (he began much earlier at the dormitory) on April 16 morning snuffing out 32 lives at Virginia Tech University before turning the gun on himself, was stated to be a loner. MSN news ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Can Mumbai become an IFC
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated April 16 More

`Future technology breakthroughs will come from Asia`
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STORIES RETOLD
A gift to my child on World Books Day
"Potential market for your book," the Author's Questionnaire read as I prepared to send my latest manuscript to the publisher. "Dwindling rapidly and nearing extinction — both domestically and ... More

AT YOUR SERVICE
Incentive is service taxable
We are a company engaged in real-estate business and primarily work with builders. As we are a sales organiser for these builders, we bill them for the area sold and get a commission out of that. We levy service tax on the bills and deposit ... More

60 SECONDS CHIEF!
`Don't take marks too seriously'
Ms Devita Saraf is Executive Director, Zenith Computers. She is responsible for the creation and execution of marketing and communication programmes for Zenith's range of computers, servers and laptops. Devita began her career six years ago in ... More

WHACKONOMICS
Pros and cons of convertibility
Please explain Kindly elucidate what is rupee convertibility and what are its merits and demerits if we go for it? Gopalan S. Gounder Rupee convertibility or capital account convertibility is a very simple concept. All it means ... More

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