Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi kicks of his three-day fast on Friday with support also coming from his counterparts from Tamil Nadu and Punjab — Ms Jayalalithaa and Mr Prakash Singh Badal — and Shiv Sena leaders.

Concerned over high inflation, the Reserve Bank on Friday raised key interest rates by 25 basis points, its 12th such hike since March, 2010, making auto, home and other loans more expensive.

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell sharply around noon on Friday soon after the Central Bank announced a 25 basis points increase in the repo rate, but recovered within an hour to trade higher.

The BCCI is set to elect a new chairman for the cash-rich Indian Premier League at its 82nd annual general meeting scheduled here on September 19.

The two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives arrested by the crime branch on Tuesday were part of the sleeper cells of the terror outfit and had received training in terror activities way back in 2000, sources said.

Maharashtra Police have received inputs from Central intelligence agencies about possibility of terror attacks on luxury buses plying between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and steps have been taken to foil any such bid.

Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Monday said the Supreme Court ruling in the 2002 Gujarat riots case is a great relief to the BJP and to those who believe in the good administration of chief minister Narendra Modi.

The Gujarat government on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the Gulberg society riots case, saying there is no shred of evidence now against CM Narendra Modi, and ensured that all victims will get justice as early as possible.

“God is great!” — tweeted Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday summing up in three words his reaction to the Supreme Court direction in the 2002 Gulberg Society riots case.

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell sharply in afternoon trade, about an hour before closing bell as traders booked profits in heavyweight scrips like Reliance Industries and Infosys.