The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 07, 2008

FOR THE ASKING
Tax benefit for repayment of joint housing loan For the Asking
I and my husband have got a housing loan in our joint names. The first installment of the loan was released in January 2007 upon successful laying of foundation. Can we claim tax benefit for repayment of loan during the three ... More

SWATI CA
Should social networking sites be banned in office?
Story so far: Doesn’t Eastern culture allow celebration? Or is the real objection only to the word ‘party’? The problem with some of today’s elders is that they don’t allow ... More

RACY CASES
Why we jump traffic signals
From amber the signal had just turned red. And Wafers, the young CA, had stopped her bike. The road ahead was free. The car from behind honked. A second later, it honked again. Wafers felt annoyed; she turned around to stare at the man seated ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Will FDI in retail result in lower prices for consumers?
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated December 31 More

How urgently do we need a rate cut to spur consumption and investment?
Send in your responses to Sticklish@thehindu.co.in

WRITE RIGHT
The heady Indian Made English Language
Binoo K. John sees India as ‘a cacophony of English from the farthest village to the mega malls.’ His explorations of English’s evolution closer home stumble upon bureaucracy’s letters, all of which begin with ... More

60 SECONDS CHIEF!
Get a solid grip on fundamental concepts
H.V. Ananda is the Managing Director of Synplicity India and holds a doctoral degree after an ME in Electrical Communication engineering from IISc, Bangalore. He has over 34 years of experience in the field of semiconductor technology and design. ... More

QUANT-AT-EASE
‘Irrational’ exuberance
Teaching mathematics, like teaching any art, requires the ability to inspire the student, observe Gaurav Suri and Hartosh Singh Bal in A Certain Ambiguity ( More

WHACKONOMICS
Tracking clues from economics
When should I resort to clues from economics? During good times or bad?

D. MuraliAs an investor, the economic big picture should be something you think about ... More

THE FOURTH QUADRANT
Sell the ‘Pyramid’
Vipul Sawhney topped all the offers at campus that year to covet a high-end management consulting assignment. After ten years of reputation for hard work, he was denied elevation to a ‘consulting partner’ for the third year in a row ... More

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