September 3, 2013
MUMBAI: The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex on Tuesday fell 651 points as the rupee once again breached the 68-mark to the dollar after a spate of negative news, including escalating tension in Syria.
All sectoral indices led by banking and consumer durable were in red.
September 3, 2013
NEW DELHI — A series of recent high-profile gang rape cases in India has ignited a debate: Are such crimes on the rise, or is it simply that more attention is being paid to a problem long hidden within families and villages? The answer, experts say, is both.
September 2, 2013
RBI, govt take steps to curb demand for gold after imports of the metal widen current account deficit
New Delhi: With a view to curb appetite for gold, banks are sanctioning advances, including personal loans, only if borrowers agree not to use the proceeds to buy the metal beyond permitted levels.
September 2, 2013
Modi was the IPL chairman-cum-commissioner during the first three editions but was suspended on charges of financial irregularities
New Delhi: The BCCI in all likelihood will impose a life ban on former IPL commissioner and its vice-president Lalit Modi at a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be convened in Chennai on September 25.
September 2, 2013
JODHPUR: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl, was Monday sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a court here in Rajasthan.
According to Jodhpur Police, Asaram Bapu claimed innocence before investigators and denied the allegation of sexual assault leveled against him.
September 2, 2013
So much for the friendly skies.
In-Flight Entertainment Unit Calls Passenger 'Idiot'
A passenger aboard an Air India aircraft lodged a complaint recently when her in-flight entertainment unit allegedly insulted her, according to the Times of India.
September 2, 2013
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaida, Hamas, Hezbollah and other hostile groups have repeatedly tried to infiltrate American intelligence agencies, forcing US authorities to re-investigate thousands of employees every year to counter the threat, according to a classified budget document.
September 2, 2013
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee trimmed its initial losses but was still quoted down by 14 paise to 65.84 per dollar on demand for the US currency from banks and importers due to higher global cues amid firm equity market.
The rupee resumed lower at 66.15 per dollar as against the last weekend's level of 65.70 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market.
September 2, 2013
HINDON (UP): Giving a major thrust to IAF's capability to swiftly move troops and tanks to battle fronts, defence minister A K Antony on Monday formally inducted its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base.
September 1, 2013
For patients who have developed resistance to currently available HIV treatments, the decitabine-gemcitabine drug combination could prove an effective alternative and secondary line of defence.
