The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 11, 2005

Tough going for salaried class
THE Budget-making exercise has started in right earnest and, once again, the portents are ominous for the salaried class. The system of EET — Exempt, Exempt, Taxable — is likely to be introduced, and will ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Profiting from emotions
CONSIDER this. You buy a stock for Rs 100 expecting it to move to Rs 150. Instead, the stock declines to Rs 60. What will you do? If you behave like how my friend did recently, you would keep the stock till it moves back to Rs 100 and then sell ... More

TAX TALK

Market-savvy management student
I AM a student doing my MBA. I did some trading in equity shares in the previous year 2004-05. The trading was usually with a short-term holding. All the trading was done on or after October 1,2004 and was through a ... More

FUND WATCH

Dividend spree fron UTI MF

UTI Mutual Fund has announced a flurry of dividends. It has declared dividends of 50 per cent each on UTI Petro Fund and UTI Dynamic Equity and 15 per cent on UTI Software Fund. The record date for all three is December 27. A dividend of ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Castrol, at your service
MOST two-wheeler owners would have at some time felt the absence of an efficient, manufacturer authorised service centre near their locality. In many cases, even when there are workshops or service centres nearby, ... More

BOOK VALUE

Planning prevents panic
CHECK if you agree with the following statements: "I don't want to spend my final days in a nursing home. I don't want to be on welfare (aid). I don't want my family's health and finances ravaged because of my aging and death." If yes, here is ... More

LAW LANE

Negligence apportioned
HERE is a snatch from a recent news story (www.hindu.com, dated November 22): "There was nothing to prevent Mohanasundari from falling to her death from her college bus. No door, no armrest. When the driver ... More

QUESTION 'N' AUTO

Adding turbocharger not possible to existing engine
It is not possible to add on a turbocharger to an existing diesel engine in the aftermarket. Considerable changes need to be made to the engine. More

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