Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the Muzaffarnagar riots as “very tragic incident” and said that the guilty must be punished. The Prime Minister said that the top priority of the Central government would be to ensure that people displaced from their homes due to the riots are sent back safely.

Experienced as they are there will still be a few first-night nerves this week as Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho set off on new Champions League journeys with plenty to prove and reputations to polish.

The rupee on Tuesday fell 54 paise to end at 63.37 against the dollar, the biggest drop in 2 weeks, on fresh demand for the US currency from importers ahead of the Federal Reserve’s 2-day policy meeting.

The CBI on Monday received a fresh set of files and documents from the coal ministry as a part of its probe in the coal block allocation scam.

The economy is in bad shape and a pragmatic approach is needed to be taken on providing subsidies, the Supreme Court said on Monday while setting aside the stay orders by the Madras and Kerala high courts on the implementation of the Centre’s policy on deregulation of diesel prices.

The three Indian boxers, who had alleged manipulation in the World Championships selection trials, have submitted their response to the show cause notices issued to them by the national federation and a decision on their fate will be taken by September 20.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex added 62 points after a choppy session today ahead of the two-day US Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to determine the timing and extent of stimulus tapering.

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Inflation based on the wholesale price index accelerated to a six-month high at 6.1 per cent in August due to soaring food prices and high fuel costs.

Asian champion Amit Kumar assured India of at least a silver by storming into the finals of the 55kg category on the opening day of World Wrestling Championships here on Monday.