Tough Talk: Kapil Sibal, Law Minister, addressing the media in the Capital on Saturday. — Kamal Narang

As the Indian Premier League sinks deeper into the controversy of spot/match fixing allegations, the Government is set to bring in a standalone law to deal with dishonest practices in all kinds of national.... »

BCCI chief defiant as resignation call gets shrill

A file photo of BCCI President, N. Srinivasan.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N Srinivasan today remained defiant, rejecting demands for his resignation in the wake of the arrest of his son-in-law and CSK te... »

How to benefit as interest rates fall

Borrowers have reaped little from the central bank’s recent rate cuts.

Look to switch your home loan, lock into long-term deposits and steer clear of high-debt companies. »

Chhattisgarh: Major Maoist attack, senior Congress leaders killed, kidnapped

Carrying out a major attack, Naxals on Saturday targeted a convoy of Congress leaders.. »

Press Club Mumbai lifetime achievement award for N. Ram

The Press Club Mumbai honoured N. Ram, veteran journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu Group, with its RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013 for being a fearless cr... »

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Sharad Yadav

Root causes of farm distress

Increasing productivity is crucial, given the land constraint.

The alarming decline in the area under cultivation needs to be addressed amidst rising food security concerns. »

V. K. Sharma

Don’t leave banking to machines

Technology is a good servant, but a bad master. — P.V. Sivakumar

High-speed banking ramps up efficiency, but can lead to instantaneous ruin. »

Editorial

Tackling rogue algorithms

SEBI needs to work with other global regulators to clamp down on the more virulent algos while allowing the benign ones to thrive. »

Opinion

Are housing finance companies relevant? - YES

Housing loans in India are offered both, by banks as well as housing finance companies (HFCs). »

Are housing finance companies relevant? - NO

The current demand for bank credit is being driven by the retail segment, particularly housing loans ... »

Investment World

Forget IPL, worry about market-fixing
Sports regulators can take some cues from the securities market regulations. And vice versa. »

Banking

RBI will take some time to act against banks flouting KYC norms
The Reserve Bank of India may take some time to act against banks violating the know-your-customer (KYC) norms, according to Rajiv Takru, Secretary, Department of Financial Service... »

Investment World

Index Outlook: Two steps ahead, one back
It was time for reckoning for the global stock markets last week. After the heady rally that had taken benchmarks of many developed markets to life-time highs, global equities were yanked back sha... »
Companies

How Reliance Ind moved funds around to make cash yield more
Expecting interest rate dip, shifted to debt funds, long-term deposits in 2012-13 »

News

Veteran playback singer TMS is no more
"I am the song, I am its import; hey, you singer, I am the one who makes you sing." Thus, sang Lord Shiva addressing conceited musician who throws a challenge to the Pandya king to find one person in his entire kingdom... »

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BCCI says IPL final will go ahead, no threat to Chennai Super Kings right now
The growing scale of the IPL spot-fixing scam notwithstanding, tomorrow’s final of the event would go ahead as per schedule and the embattled Chennai Super Kings would also continue to be a part o... »
Logistics

SpiceJet expects unbundling to pay, but waits for norms
SpiceJet expects a “significant" difference to its income from the Government’s decision to allow domestic airlines to charge separately for various services, including prefer... »

Sports

Action will be taken against Gurunath: Srinivasan
Claiming that he has no knowledge of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan’s involvement in betting, BCCI chief N. Srinivasan today said that there will be no discrimination and action will be taken a... »

Markets

Investment Focus - Hindustan Zinc: A good option in metals space
Investors can buy the Hindustan Zinc stock in view of the company’s financial strength, improving mineral demand and share buy-out prospects. The company is among the largest domestic pr... »

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