Mumbai: Most of the base metals rallied at the non-ferrous metal market here on Wednesday on sustained demand from stockists, amid a firm trend at the London Metal Exchange (LME). Meanwhile, brass sheets cutting softened...
Kolkata: Targeting Congress-led UPA again on the issue of corruption, BJP on Wednesday accused it of looting the country and stuck to its allegation of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi having close proximity with Congress president...
Johannesburg: India and South African nations are expected to sign a trade agreement by the middle of this year, which aims at reducing tariffs on certain items traded between the nations, Commerce and Industry Minister...
New Delhi: In fresh trouble for Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, the I-T department has sought details of appointment of over 2,000 people amid allegations that many were "ghost employees". In a letter to the OC,...
Mumbai: Snapping its 6-day falling streak, longest in a year, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday shot up 338 points as investors bought fundamentally strong stocks, available at lower levels, amid firming global markets. The...
New Delhi: Attributing rising prices partly to growing economic prosperity, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday exuded confidence that food inflation would come down by the end of this fiscal. "Yes it...
Lahore: A Pakistani court has sentenced an imam and his son to life imprisonment after convicting them on controversial blasphemy charges after they removed a poster containing Quranic verses, officials said. Less than a week...
Karachi: The lawyers representing Pakistan’s suspended pace bowlers Mohammed Asif and Muhammad Aamer on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the proceedings of the six—day ICC hearing into spot—fixing allegations in Doha and are hoping for a...
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders` co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday said leaving out former India captain Sourav Ganguly from the team was a decision taken by the "cricketing brains" of the franchise and not...
New Delhi: Under fire over allegations of foreign exchange violations in IPL, BCCI`s top officials on Wednesday blamed sacked Commissioner Lalit Modi for "mistakes" as they told a Parliamentary panel that they had given approvals...
New Delhi: Government on Wednesday decided on a slew of measures to check high inflation, particularly of food items following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s consultations with his senior Cabinet colleagues yesterday. The Prime Minister`s meeting...
New Delhi: The three-member group of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, appointed by the Centre in October last year, today said that there has been a positive change in the atmosphere in the state. "There...
New Delhi: In a major relief to commonman, Delhi onion traders on Wednesday withdrew their strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during which they were assured of not being "harassed". "Prices of...
New Delhi: Five years after courting controversy for praising MA Jinnah, senior BJP leader LK Advani still seems to be haunted by it as he remarked that he had "personally" experienced what the Pakistan founder...
New Delhi: The NCP on Wednesday hit back at Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for holding coalition politics responsible for price rise, saying it was an injustice to blame Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar alone for...
Kolkata: A Railway advertisement triggered a fresh political spat between the West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress with the ruling CPI-M on Wednesday accusing Mamata Banerjee of using railway funds to propagate her party`s cause....
New Delhi: Insurance regulator IRDA is in the early stages of drafting a regulation for covering nuclear accidents. The move assumes significance as India is expected to be a major player in this sector after...
New Delhi: The top brass of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), including President Shashank Manohar, on Wednesday appeared before a Parliamentary panel to answer queries related to the organisation of the cash-awash Indian Premier League....
Washington: NASA has said it will aim to launch the space shuttle Discovery February 24, after engineers found a way to shore up cracks on its external fuel tank that have delayed its final liftoff....
Karachi: Amidst debate that who should lead Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi showed keenness for the job, saying the team has seen improvement under him. Afridi while speaking at a...