The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 14, 2006

Power conflict
THE RECENT RULING of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity on an inter-State power transmission project, and the policy twists that led to the Tribunal's ruling underscore the fact that the country is yet to come to grips with the operational ... More

TAXATION

Inter-company deals cross-country
As cross-border business operations become more complex, there is need to update the transfer pricing laws, says T. C. A. Ramanujam More

Ad in tax fine-print
Mohan R. Lavi on the service tax changes that the advertising industry merits More

Fast Becoming a Trauma
R. Anand sizes up the FBT regime More

Will the taxman read first chapter in history of medicine?
THIS story is on saffron confusion. Not what a political party may chronically be suffering from, but about what brought Khosala Kesharwala (KK) to Bombay High Court recently. KK, a registered dealer under the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 (BST), ... More

TERRORISM

Rendition for Dawood Ibrahim?
IMITATION, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why then, given New Delhi's obvious desire to ingratiate itself with Washington, can't the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government take a cue from the Bush Administration and move for ... More

ECONOMICS

Value opportunities lie at the edges
Companies that "find themselves walking a fine line between significant value creation and commensurate value destruction" may find some survival lessons in The Only Sustainable Edge, while another book Capitalism at the Crossroads assu res us that salvation lies in the hands of `sustainable global enterprise' that makes profits and raises the quality of life. Books to sustain you through the weekend, says D. Murali. More

TOURISM

Sea-change in Puri
THE last time we visited the Orissa seaside resort of Puri was in 1981 when — apart from one old hotel which had by then become a seven-storey monstrosity and a couple of new establishments which had come up on the southern side of the ... More

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