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Captain’s knock: Kohli shows matur...

Captain’s knock: Kohli shows maturity in Sri Lanka Test series win

India, pleased as they must be at the series win, should still feel a bit disappointed that the scoreline is 2-1 and not 3-0 in their favour. India lost the first Test after having dominated the match for the most part, but a stunning batting collapse saw them lose from a position of strength. When... read more »

Sensex closes 587 points down on weak GD...

Sensex closes 587 points down on weak GDP data

MUMBAI: Renewed fears about the slowing Chinese economy, combined with the less-than-expected doemstic GDP growth for June quarter, spooked Dalal Street investors on Tuesday. As a result, the sensex lost 587 points (or 2.2%) to close at 25,696 with 29 of the 30 of its components in the red. On the... read more »

Gold tops Rs 27,000-mark on global cues,...

Gold tops Rs 27,000-mark on global cues, seasonal demand

Rising for the third straight day, gold regained the Rs 27,000-mark by gaining Rs 200 at the bullion market today in line with a firm global trend amid pick up in wedding season buying by jewellers. Silver too continued its upward journey and rose by Rs 150 to Rs 35,150 per kg on increased offtake... read more »

Ashok Leyland Sales Up 39% at 11,544 Uni...

Ashok Leyland Sales Up 39% at 11,544 Units in August

New Delhi: Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland today reported a 38.53 per cent increase in total sales at 11,544 units in August as against 8,333 units in the same month last year. Sales of heavy and medium commercial vehicles jumped 52.65 per cent to 8,903 units in August as against 5,832... read more »

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease liquidity as govt holds on to cash

Retailers to approach RBI over 0% EMI schemes ruling

Leading consumer durable retailers under the aegis of the Retailers Association of India (RAI), a body of regional and national chains, will make a representation to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)... read more »

Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor likely in Jan: Sharma

Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial C...

New Delhi – Commerce and Industry minister Anand Sharma Saturday said he will place the Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor project... read more »

Petrol price hiked by 50 paise, diesel by 11 paise

Centre may go for partial rollback of bulk diesel prices : PS Vivek Rae

New Delhi –  The price of petrol has been hike by 50 paise and diesel by 11 paise per litre, effective from Saturday. This has been done in the wake of... read more »

Gold price recovers, but ends the week at 3-1/2-year lo...

Gold price recovers, but ends the week at 3-1/2-year low

New York – Gold rebounded from an early dip to a six-month low on short covering on Friday, but is still on track for its largest annual loss in 32... read more »

Work begins on PepsiCo’s largest beverage plant i...

Work begins on PepsiCo's largest beverage plant in India

Hyderabad – Soft drink major PepsiCo’s largest beverage plant in India is coming up in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs.1,230 crore, its single... read more »

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Protests Over Price Rise in Parliament and Outside

New Delhi – The new government today confronted sharp protests over price rise in Parliament and outside, on the first day of the Budget session. There was no Question Hour in either House with... read more »

CAG gets high court nod to audit accounts of private telecom companies

Sumangal group MD held for money laundering

The managing director of Sumangal Group, Subrata Adhikari, was arrested in Mumbai on the charge of money laundering, police said on Monday. “He was... read more »

Leader of Opposition issue not raised in all-party meet...

The Centre on Monday slammed Congress leader Kamal Nath for his remarks that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision on the issue of grant of Leader of... read more »

VVIP chopper deal case: CBI records statement of Wancho...

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation officials on Friday questioned Goa Governor B. V. Wanchoo as a witness in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam. Mr.... read more »

Court relieve Amit Shah from appearance in encounter ca...

Amit Shah ordered police to tail woman for 'saheb': Report

The special CBI court in Mumbai yet again exempted BJP leader Amit Shah from appearing before it on Friday in connection with the alleged fake encounter cases... read more »

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I get offers from women for sex, says Jodie Marsh

I get offers from women for sex, says Jodie Marsh

London – Jodie Marsh has revealed that she gets offers from women who are interested to have sex with her. The ‘Essex’ star said that she is not short of offers and most of the guys see it... read more »

Pistorius to face gun charges

Pistorius to face gun charges

Pretoria – Two gun-related charges will be added to murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius at his trial, South Africa’s prosecution... read more »

Tendulkar bids adieu to domestic cricket in style

Tendulkar bids adieu to domestic cricket in style

Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell game in domestic cricket ended in a manner befitting his iconic stature, as the retiring legend singlehandedly guided Mumbai to a... read more »

‘Dawood entered Indian dressing room, offered cars to p...

‘Dawood entered Indian dressing room, offered cars to players’

Former skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Monday made a startling revelation about underworld don Dawood Ibrahim entering the Indian team dressing room and offering... read more »

Hamilton says Vettel `on his way to being greatest` aft...

Hamilton says Vettel `on his way to being greatest` after fourth straight F1 title

London – Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton was full of praise for Sebastian Vettel as he cruised to victory in the Indian Grand Prix to secure his fourth... read more »

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Two American-Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza

The US on Monday confirmed that two Americans who were soldiers with the Israel Defense Force have been killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. “We can confirm the deaths of US citizens Max Steinberg... read more »

NASA celebrates 45 years of moon landing

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Forty-five years later, NASA... read more »

Kerry leaves for Egypt to forge ceasefire in Gaza

Kerry, Karzai reach pact on U.S. troop stay beyond 2014

US President Barack Obama has dispatched his Secretary of State John Kerry to Cairo to meet Egyptian and other officials on the volatile situation in the Gaza... read more »

United Nations Security Council Calls For Immediate Cea...

United Nations – The UN Security Council today called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, even as UN chief Ban Ki-moon met Palestinian... read more »

Newcastle United pays tribute to fans lost on MH17

Newcastle United on Monday dedicated its New Zealand tour to two of its staunchest fans, who were killed on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 while en route to... read more »

Amitabh has sought police assistance for his house

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has sought police security for his house. When asked about the reason, Big B said he didn’t know about it. Two days ago, Bachchan said he has sought police... read more »

Four questions from CBI that may seal the CM’s fate

The BJP is claiming a virtue out of necessity. After refusing for months to hand over the Vyapam scam to the CBI, chief minister Shivraj Chouhan and his colleagues are now saying they are... read more »

PM Modi, Nawaz Sharif agree to cooperate to eliminate terrorism from South Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, who held bilateral talks in Ufa, Russia, have agreed to cooperate with each other to eliminate terrorism from South... read more »

Tweet about bomb forces emergency landing of Jet Airways plane

A Dubai-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai with 61 passengers and crew made an emergency landing at Muscat airport following a tweet about presence of a bomb onboard, but was cleared for... read more »

ISRO’s heaviest commercial launch today

Making the heaviest commercial launch, Indian space agency ISRO will on Friday launch five British satellites on board PSLV-C28 from the spaceport of Sriharikota. According to ISRO, the 62.5 hour... read more »