Nifty hits record high; HDFC & Axis Bank up 3-4%, GAIL dips
The Nifty touched record high at 8628 today, up 68.55 points or 0.80 percent at 8619.25 while the Sensex rose 249.88 points or 0.88 percent to 28511.89. About 1557 shares have advanced, 1142 shares declined, and 300 shares are unchanged on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Indiabulls Housing shares in... read more »
Air traffic rises 15% in December, SpiceJet registers highest percentage of...
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers — up from 55.86 lakh in the corresponding month last year, official data showed.According to data from the civil aviation ministry, passengers carried in 2014 rose 9.70 percent and stood... read more »
Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing startup ZipDial
Twitter has just acquired an Indian startup ZipDial, a mobile marketing and analytics company based in Bangalore. ZipDial came into prominence in 2013, when it effectively converted missed calls into business, allowing users to call a business and hang up before being charged, and subsequently... read more »
Sri Lanka: Police raids Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home
Colombo – Embattled former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home in the southern province has been raided by police who were looking for a luxury sports car but the search drew a blank. “They raided our house in Tangalle yesterday looking for a Lamborghini car,” said... read more »
Roy: Jacqueline Fernandez lost Rs. 2 lac while dancing for the film
A Tango dance sequence in Bhushan Kumar’s Roy cost Jacqueline Fernandez a bomb. The actress broke her shoe heel while doing Tango dance with Ranbir Kapoor. She tripped on a curb and... read more »
‘Tevar’ review: Superman Arjun Kapoor, baahubali Manoj Bajpayee at their best!
We have seen a lot of northern India and heard the dialect which strikes a hit note with the audiences, recently. Still, when you open your eyes to the world of Arjun Kapoor aka Pintoo in... read more »
‘Directionless’ AAP has no agenda: Manish Tewari
With Arvind Kejriwal questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would fulfill his promise to grant full statehood for Delhi, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday said one should... read more »
Bangladesh cricketer Rubel remanded in actress rape case
DHAKA: Bangladesh cricketer Rubel Hossain, who has been named in the country’s World Cup squad, was behind bars on Thursday after being remanded in custody over allegations that he raped... read more »
Massive breakthrough: Scientists create first new antibiotic in n...
LONDON: In a massive breakthrough, scientists have created the first new antibiotic in more than three decades, Teixobactin, that can treat many common bacterial infections such as tuberculosis,... read more »
