
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 »