Be present in court on 26 Feb, SC to Sahara chief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to be personally present in the court on 26 Feb for the failure of his real estate companies to return Rs 19,000 crore to investors which they had collected through optionally fully convertible debentures (OFCD). A... read more »
Sensex gains more than 100 points, banks rebound
Reuters Market Eye – The BSE Sensex and Nifty rise more than 0.5 percent, heading for their fifth gain in the last six sessions. Banks lead the gains, recovering from falls on Thursday sparked by weaker global shares. State Bank of India gains 1.1 percent on value buying after the stock fell... read more »
Indian rupee up 9 paise against US dollar
The Indian rupee recovered by nine paise to 62.14 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased selling of the US currency by exporters. The local currency had lost three paise to close at 62.23 per dollar on Thursday due to late demand for the American... read more »
Telangana, India’s 29th state, now a signature away
New Delhi – Telangana, India’s 29th state is a signature away. The Rajya Sabha on Thursday evening passed, amid complete chaos, the legislation that creates the new state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. (Track LIVE updates) The President will sign the bill to make it law and the new... read more »
Ukraine crisis: Renewed Kiev assault on protesters
Police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev have launched a fresh attack on anti-government protesters as the death toll in renewed clashes has climbed to 25. The new attempt to uproot the protest... read more »
Shoulder injury forces Jeev Milkha Singh to escape golf tourney in South Africa
Mumbai -India’s ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh, who has been struggling with a right shoulder rotator cuff injury, said he will skip the Tshwane Open in South Africa scheduled later... read more »
New Zealand media shower praise on Brendon McCullum
New Zealand media today showered praise on triple centurion Brendon McCullum, describing him as “Captain Fantastic” and his epic 302-run innings as their “greatest... read more »
Hockey India League: Mumbai Magicians bloom too late in the day
Mumbai Magicians stunned Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3-2 on the latter’s home turf at the Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow, on Tuesday. Though the result was inconsequential given that the Wizards... read more »
Tamil Nadu govt to release all 7 convicts in Rajiv gandhi assassi...
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said it had decided to release all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, including the three prisoners whose death penalty was reduced to... read more »
