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Sensex in red again, falls over 300 pts ...

Sensex in red again, falls over 300 pts in volatile mid-day trade

After recouping around 400 points from Monday’s mega fall in morning, the benchmark BSE Sensex plunged back into the negative zone in late morning deals and was down by 326.88 points at 25,414.68. The index slipped in late morning trade following sustained selling seen in tech, power,... read more »

BCCI looking to better it’s public image...

BCCI looking to better it’s public image, says Anurag Thakur

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking to change it’s public image, according to BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur. BCCI, the richest board in the world by far, is commonly perceived as an organisation that uses it’s power to bully smaller cricket boards and has also received... read more »

IPL 2013 spot-fixing’s Lodha Committee o...

IPL 2013 spot-fixing’s Lodha Committee office burgled

A month after the Lodha Commission panel suspended the two Indian Premier League (IPL) teams — Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the office of the Supreme Court appointed committee in Delhi was burgled. According to a report in Times of India, burglars may have stolen cash some... read more »

This ton will give me great confidence: ...

This ton will give me great confidence: Ajinkya Rahane

COLOMBO: If there was a vote for the ‘Man Friday’ in the Indian team, Ajinkya Rahane will win it hands down. Whatever the conditions, whatever the situation or whatever the demands, Rahane has almost always managed to come up with the goods. Not often does a cricketer play 16 out of... read more »

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Monetary policy to focus on inflation, liquidity, says Rajan

Monetary policy to focus on inflation, liquidity, says Rajan

With seven more days to go for the next monetary policy review, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it will focus on controlling inflation and roll back measures taken to check rupee volatility to... read more »

Govt of the day pays the price for high inflation: Chidambaram

Govt of the day pays the price for high inflation:...

New Delhi – Apparently admitting that price rise was one of the reasons for Congress defeat in recent elections, Finance Minister P Chidambaram... read more »

India’s trade deficit up $9.21 bn in November

India's trade deficit up $9.21 bn in November

New Delhi – India’s trade deficit rose to $9.21 billion in November, as imports declined sharply, government data showed Wednesday. According to... read more »

States must act strictly with hoarders, profiteers: Chi...

States must act strictly with hoarders, profiteers: Chidambaram

New Delhi – Finance Minister P Chidambaram has criticised states for not acting against profiteers and hoarders to check inflation. Addressing the Delhi... read more »

Rajan says to unveil steps to tackle financial stress

Rajan meets FM ahead of monetary policy review

New Delhi – The Reserve Bank of India will announce next weeks steps to recognise and resolve financial stresses, including making it more expensive for... read more »

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Acche din derailed? Mumbai locals fare hike may be staggered not ...

With public anger mounting over an unprecedented fare hike on suburban Mumbai trains, the government is now reportedly considering staggering the hike for local trains. a top government official... read more »

Second high level Cabinet meeting on gas price tod...

New Delhi: The second high level Cabinet meeting on gas prices is scheduled to be held on Tuesday. Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra will be... read more »

PM Modi’s journey to ‘achhe din’ may involv...

To his admirers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who completes a month in office Tuesday, has made a great start – from reinvigorating the ossified hand of a... read more »

No Information on Black Money List from Switzerland: Fi...

The government has not received any communication from Switzerland about “black money” suspected to be stashed in Swiss banks, Finance Minister... read more »

Honour killing rocks Ganjam, 3 arrested

Berhampur: In another case of ‘honour killing’ in Ganjam district, police on Sunday arrested a man and his two sons for allegedly strangulating his... read more »

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Iraq crisis : Emboldened Kurd secession bid faces major hurdles

Baghdad – Iraq’s Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the federal... read more »

Seventeen coal miners die after blast in west Chin...

Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported on Monday. The... read more »

Andy Coulson receives 18 month jail for phone hacking c...

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, a onetime aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for participating... read more »

Japan to withdraw some sanctions on North Korea

Japan took a tentative step toward improved relations with North Korea on Friday by agreeing to lift some of its sanctions in response to the North’s... read more »

Putin wants better relations with US

Putin favours amnesty proposal for inmates

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Barack Obama in an Independence Day message that he hopes the countries can improve relations. In a statement... read more »

Bengal Tiger-Sourav Ganguly turns 43

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends here today as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over... read more »

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir

Army today foiled an infiltration attempt by three armed militants from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector in the Jammu region a Defence spokesman said. “Three... read more »

Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan gets Turbo Megha Airways flying licence

based Turbo Megha Airways today became the fourth company to receive flying licence from aviation regulator DGCA in the past two years to launch a regional airline. The company, which is... read more »

New born dies in Delhi after 3 govt hospitals refuse treatment

A day-old baby born was turned away by two government hospitals on Monday and died while waiting at a third. The baby was born prematurely to a 19-year-old woman on Sunday at a private... read more »

Rupee down 13 paise against dollar in early trade

The rupee weakened by 13 paise to 63.59 against the US dollar in early trade today, extending losses for the second day, due to appreciation of the American unit against other currencies overseas... read more »