The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 28, 2008

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INTERVIEW: PPP in infrastructure: Is India Inc. deriving value?
India will need investment of over $500 billion up to fiscal 2011-12 to upgrade its infrastructure if it wants to maintain close to 9 per cent growth, the Finance Ministry’s annual Economic Survey 2007-08 had noted. ...

TAXATION: Transfer pricing issues for IT companies
It is well recognised that India has developed as an investment jurisdiction for multinational enterprises (MNEs) for carrying on information technology, R&D and back-office operations. The resultant increase in transactions involving ...

INTERVIEW: ‘We plan to bring out innovative tailor-made cells for diseases’
Can you gain anything from someone whose job has not been determined? In sports, the guy who sits on the bench can only sit and watch the game, till he is called for. But we are in the 21st century and medical science can do wonders, ...

DERIVATIVES MARKETS: How is hedging different from speculation?
Is the line between hedging and speculation rather thin? Please explain with ...

INCOME TAX: Capital gains tax
That is a good question. FIIs have been ducking taxation thanks largely to the Indo-Mauritius tax treaty which vests the latter with the power to impose capital gains tax on gains made in the Indian bourses. But ironically there is no capital ...

INCOME TAX: Inheritance tax
I am about to land a property abroad through inheritance. Do I have to pay tax on the value of this ...

INCOME TAX: Losses of minor
Yes, it is a two-way street. Just as a minor’s income is added to that of its parent, the losses too are available for set off against the parent’s ...

INVESTMENTS: Investment options for senior citizens
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated July 21. The senior citizens of this country face many problems. Banks do not offer more than 9.5 per cent on term deposits. Mutual funds investments are subject to market conditions. Post-office deposits earn ...

BOOKS: Eight core business interests
Your ‘core business interests,’ meaning the activities that you most enjoy doing, can be eight, says a ‘pocket mentor’ publication from Harvard Business Press, titled Shaping Your Career ( ...

PEOPLE: 60 Seconds Chief

EVENTS: Just Do IT
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POLITICS: How long will the `candle' last?
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