High pitched transfer pricing adjustments equals tax evasion? Huh?

Lubna Kably30 August 2013, 10:42 PM IST Zenobia Aunty's niece is caught up in too many different projects, mind you she isn't complaining. She merely thought that she could put this column on the back-burner, for another day. But requests from...

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The PM speaks up

Jyoti Malhotra31 August 2013, 01:28 AM IST For nine years, Manmohan Singh kept the humiliation close to his chest, of how the BJP, newly minted in the Opposition, refused to allow him the courtesy of introducing his Council of Ministers to the...

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Why is the BJP always so rude?

Prashant Panday31 August 2013, 09:42 AM IST The one other word that rightly describes the BJP's conduct in Parliament, apart from obstructionism, is "rudeness". Whether it is senior leaders of the party or ordinary spokespeople, the common trait...

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Is cricket still an Indian game?

John Cheeran30 August 2013, 02:31 PM IST India, and in turn, Indian cricket, continues to fascinate the outsider. No wonder, then, that James Astill, political editor of the British magazine The Economist has written a highly readable account,...

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Footsteps of the Buddha @ Sotheby's

Uma Nair30 August 2013, 04:14 PM IST A world in total turmoil, needs the peace and gentle calm of Lord Buddha-and in a historic first in the decade, Sotheby's New York will present Footsteps of the Buddha: Masterworks from Across the Buddhist...

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Settling down on Mars, Indian style

Manas Gupta30 August 2013, 05:37 PM IST Eight thousand Indians have signed up to settle down on Mars some 10 years down the line. Land, it seems, is very cheap there.  Besides, it appears to be in line with Indians' quest to settle on every...

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A moment of reckoning for Asaram

Dileep Padgaonkar29 August 2013, 04:00 PM IST Every murky controversy that involves a self-appointed dispenser of cures for all physical, psychic and societal ailments sheds a harsh light on two on developments that have surfaced across the...

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Character, community and country: The essence of sports

Narendra Modi29 August 2013, 04:35 PM IST Greetings to my fellow countrymen on National Sports Day! On this day we remember the legendary sportsman Major Dhyan Chand, who mesmerized the world with the magic of his hockey stick and made India...

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Old advice in new bottles?

Rumy Agarwal29 August 2013, 05:14 PM IST Parents and teachers are so alike in some respects. Like, they are so chock-full of uplifting adages and proverbs which they dole out to their wards with pathetic sincerity, in the happy belief that they...

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How we got Chennai to say ‘meter podu’

Arun Ram27 August 2013, 04:17 PM IST On September 4, 2012, I pinned up the jacket of The Times of India in my cabin. The headline read: METER DOWN. It was the day we launched the 'Bring Back Auto Meters' campaign. "Chennai has everything going...

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September: Christie’s Asian Art Week

Uma Nair27 August 2013, 05:43 PM IST Asian Art Week, New York at Christie's promises to hold a legacy of rare and rich provenance boasting avante garde Indian art in September. On September 17, Christie's will present the Fall sale of South...

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Gopi, Srikanth are smash hits

Amit Karmarkar27 August 2013, 06:53 PM IST Lee Chong Wei's face during his IBL battle against K Srikanth said it all. The world No. 1 Malaysian was not sure about winning.In one of the most exciting matches of the inaugural tournament, Srikanth...

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Kaun Banega CEO

Abhijit Bhaduri25 August 2013, 12:22 PM IST Booz & Company has been tracking CEO succession for more than a decade. The picture that emerges every year has some clear lessons for us. Their latest report says: In 2012, 15 percent of CEOs...

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What’s your bridal style?

Vinita Dawra Nangia25 August 2013, 06:39 PM IST Years ago, it was swaddles of clothes and veils, a dazzling glitter of gold, dazed eyes peering through heavy headgear and cakes of make-up, as a bride walked tentatively to the mandap, weighed...

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The answers lie within

Santosh Desai25 August 2013, 07:09 PM IST Protection and punishment. The two standard responses to tragedies like the Mumbai gang rape. We have television channels talk about the death penalty again and we have a minister talking about special...

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Coalgate files: Much ado about nothing….

Prashant Panday24 August 2013, 10:28 AM IST I know its election time. And meaningless issues will be blown sky high for political gains. Even at the expense of the functioning of the country's Parliament. But the issue of the Coalgate missing...

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Why is Uma Bharti defending Asaram Bapu?

Jyoti Malhotra24 August 2013, 11:41 AM IST How dare Uma Bharti defend Asaram Bapu's alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl child. It's bad enough that our political parties are contesting the Supreme Court judgement seeking to cleanse politics...

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Look what it says in today’s newspaper!

Rumy Agarwal24 August 2013, 04:38 PM IST The newspaper vendor is an eagerly awaited man every morning. But that's by sheer force of habit I guess—we've been conditioned to see our parents, and their parents before that, enjoying the morning...

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De-Indianisation begins with elimination of Sanskrit

Tarun Vijay23 August 2013, 05:32 PM IST We may have to have a Chinese name if Sanskrit is no more in India. From birth to death, from naming a child to having a family identity, from marriage to pilgrimage, from wearing an introduction as an...

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