The southwest monsoon has not advanced much in the last few days because of lack of speedy winds but the Indian Meteorological Department is sticking to its prediction that it would set in over Kerala on May 30.

European markets received a boost on Thursday after China said that it would maintain part of its foreign reserve in Euro zone bonds.
This boost to the European markets, coupled with short covering of open positions in India pushed up the Sensex for the second day.

Under the National Mission for Delivery of Justice and Legal Reforms, aimed at reducing the number of undertrials in the country’s jails, more than 92,000 undertrials have been either discharged or granted bail from custody till April 30.

It looks like the duo of Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh have a fight on their hands for the control of Singapore-based hospital firm Parkway Holdings.
Fortis, the hospital chain promoted by the duo, had acquired a 25.3 per cent stake in Parkway in March. Now their hold is being challenged by Khazanah Nasional, the M

A petty officer of the Indian Navy has been arrested by the Delhi police’s special cell on charges of spying.
Police officials said the accused, identified as Chand Kumar Prasad, was held at the New Delhi Railway Station by a team of special cell officials on Wednesday evening a

The Congress high command has invited Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi for talks here, raising the possibility of an alliance for the Rajya Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh. It has also told party MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy not to embark on his “Odharpu” yatra in the Telangana region, which had witnessed large-scale protests over the statehood issue.

Ice Breaker, Rare And Precious and Day Trader impressed most in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Thursday.

National carrier Air India continued its blitzkrieg against two unions of Air India (domestic) by dismissing and suspended more union leaders on Thursday, de-recognising the two unions and sealing its offices but the unions threatened to hit back by calling for another strike from June 12 or another flash strike even before that

May 27: Following are the acceptances for the races to be held at the Bangalore Turf Club here on Saturday.

The one-room tenement in Yashoda Nagar Ganga colony of Kanpur is witness to a glorious success story.
Abhishek Kumar Bharti, who lives in this cramped house with his mother, father and three siblings, has ranked 154 in the IIT entrance examination.