The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), on Tuesday reported a sharp fall in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 at 20.9 crores, as various provisioning measures, including those for pension, hit the bank's bottom-line.

For the first time in Asia, there is now a method to treat the common problem of fibroids in uterus without surgery. Fibroids are tumours of the womb which occur in 15 to 20 per cent of women.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) could use the Rajya Sabha byelection for the seat vacated by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to “teach a lesson” to the Congress.

The value of transactions carried out through cheques declined by 2.6 per cent to Rs 101.33 lakh crores in 2010-11 and only Delhi and Bengaluru, among the major centres, reported a rise in value of clearances in the fiscal.

Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed to put in place a business intelligence gathering mechanism with an aim to enhance its surveillance and protect investors' interest.

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will be awarded with the Polly Umrigar Trophy for being the best cricketer during the 2009-10 season, the Indian cricket board said on Saturday.

In yet another case, key files related to the Adarsh housing society went missing from the office of the union ministry of environment and forests, Central Bureau of Investigation officials said on Saturday.

Gujarat high court on Thursday came down heavily on state government and rejected its proposal for transfer of 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case to special task force (STF), while appointing a new chairman of the special investigation team (SIT) formed by it to probe the case.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at Rs 44.91 per dollar and the euro at Rs 64.03 per euro, as against Rs 44.79 per dollar and Rs 63.59 per euro on Thursday.

Mumbai Indians would look to excel in home conditions and confirm a play-offs berth by getting the better of bottom-placed Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League clash here on Saturday.