After IOC, govt to sack directors of other oil cos

After sacking four independent directors of IOC, the Narendra Modi-government is now seeking to remove nine similar Congress-appointees from the board of ONGC, HPCL and MRPL. The National......

Crash may hit realty, consumer spending

The sell-off in the equity markets, especially by foreign institutional investors, could have a ripple effect across asset classes andimpact consumer spending. "Equity markets are a critical driver......

The RBI's gift to home buyers

Are you looking to buy a house in a Tier-II or Tier-III location? The reduction in the risk weightage on home loans up to Rs 20 lakh (Rs 2 million) from 75 per cent to 50 per cent in the Reserve......

Buying a home? Here's a masterplan

Those of us who tried buying a home in the past 18 months can easily identify with the experience of 32-year-old Rahul Mathur. For this Gurgaon-based senior consultant with recruitment firm Ma Foi,......

Barua held, but keeps lead

Commonwealth champion Dibyendu Barua's winning streak was halted by International Master Tahir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan in the seventh round of the Tata International Open Chess tournament in......

Harikrishna in sole lead

Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua shot into sole lead with an emphatic victory over compatriot GM Pendyala Harikrishna in the sixth round of the Tata International Open Chess tournament, at the J R D Tata......

Upsets galore in Tata chess

Upsets continued to be the order of the day in the third round of the Tata International Chess tournament, with unheralded Vinod Bhagwat defeating British Open champion Abhijit Kunte and Arindam......