How the West's central banks' turbulence will AFFECT India

A strong stock market and higher-than-expected job growth have put the US Federal Reserve and its governor, Ben Bernanke, under pressure to outline a possible road map for an exit from this......

Markets end flat as oil stocks decline

Markets ended up marginally, after recovering from the lows of the day.The Sensex touched a high of 18,527 in morning trades on the back of strong FII investmenets.However, weakness in oil & gas......

'Fiscal policy is at the heart of inflation'

For a long time, the government maintained that inflation was a price the country had to pay for high growth. Over the last few months, economists have debated whether high inflation should become......

Infosys, inflation dent Sensex

It was a double whammy for the markets on Friday as Infosys fourth quarter results were below analysts' estimates and inflation for the month of March surpassed the Reserve Bank of India target of......

Gukesh holds Ding: Chess C'ship heads for dramatic finale

IMAGE: Ding Liren managed to hold off a determined challenge from D. Gukesh. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Eric-Rosen/FIDE Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh tried his best but could not break past a......

World Chess C'ship: Gukesh and Ding Liren battle to a draw

IMAGE: The third draw in a row left both players on an identical tally of 3 points apiece. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE Indian challenger D Gukesh held defending champion Ding Liren of......

World Chess C'ship: Scores still tied after Gukesh draws with Liren

IMAGE: Game 5 ended in a draw after 40 moves of play at the 2024 FIDE World Championship between D Gukesh and Ding Liren. Photographs: Maria Emelianova/FIDE Indian challenger D Gukesh played out......

Chess C'ship: Gukesh's miscalculation costs him Game 1

Ding Liren draws first blood; beats Gukesh in World Championship opener IMAGE: D Gukesh lets it slip as Ding Liren draws first blood in World Championship opener.Photograph: FIDE/X Grandmaster D......

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

China’s Lu Shanglei and Wei Yi emphatically exhibited their rising chess prowess with convincing victories over Russians Vladimir Fedoseev, the top seed, and Mikhail Antipov, in the 10th......