Orissa Criminal Investigation Dept probing rape of a 29-year-old Catholic nun in Kandhamal appealed to the victim to contact the police to help identify the culprits quickly.
The Wall Street crisis is having its ripple effect being felt in some unexpected quarters - the world of Bollywood.Bollywood too is tightening its purse strings, citing lesser funds from banks and lenders and an increasingly cautious audience.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that India, the biggest democracy with a booming economy, could play an important role in Middle East peace process.
At least 22 people, including the opposition leader of SL's North-Central provincial council, were killed and 35 others injured when a suspected LTTE suicide bomber blew himself up near a bus stand in Anuradhapura.
With hawk-like vigil stepped up on the new and traditional infiltration routes along the LoC, three-tier border fencing along Indo-Pak zeroline has proved to be a 'death trap' for heavily armed militants.
The NSE Nifty is down 216 points at 3,602. The market breadth was extremely negative - out of 2,677 stocks traded, 2,369 declined, 281 advanced and 27 were unchanged on Monday.
C B Bhave, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, said on Monday that the 40 per cent limit on investment through offshore derivative instruments, or Participatory Notes, will be removed.
Several firms, which were facing problems in meeting even their working capital requirements, expected banks to loosen their purse strings for lending. "Today we are seeing a lot of credit constraints in the market even for working capital. In this
Selling pressure gathered momentum after gold in London fell for a fifth session as the dollar strengthened, curbing demand for the metal as an alternative investment. Marketmen said the metal lost its demand among retail customers and moved along with
The buyback will open on October 15 and would close on July 9, 2009, that is 12 months from the date the board of directors approve the offer, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. In
The Bombay high court on Monday suggested that the warring Ambani brothers could approach an independent body to resolve their dispute relating to supply of natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin. "The MoU is not able to resolve the issue
Stringent regulatory norms and the financial impact of the global credit crisis on some research companies may hurt half a dozen molecules of Indian companies, such as Glenmark, Nicholas Piramal and Ranbaxy Laboratories, that are close to launch, experts and
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of India's largest oil producer, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, is holding talks with the Iranian government for exploring an oil block in the northern part of the country. Chinese company Sinopec is also
If the Bajrang Dal comes to be viewed as a suspected terrorist organisation, the first to feel the pressure and adverse effect will be the supporters of the organisation in the Hindu diaspora abroad. It is in their interest to
The US till date was depending on the Chinese for imports and to finance them as well for such imports. Now they will have to be considerably dependent on the Chinese to protect their currency as well as to ensure
