Dragged down by losses in stocks of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) giants ITC and HUL, the benchmark S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensex Thursday dropped 286 points to end below the 20,000 mark at a two-week low of 19,804.76.

Paring all early losses, the rupee Thursday rose by 21 paise to 58.92 in late morning deals on fresh dollar selling by banks and exporters, tracking a weakness in the US currency overseas.

The whole truth in the Ishrat Jahan case is far from apparent yet.

Wednesday’s proposed meeting between representatives of the Indian Professional Football Clubs Association and the AIFF’s commercial partner IMG-Reliance was postponed without mentioning a new date, e

Samajwadi Party’s state president and MLA Abu Azmi has written a letter to Bombay high court chief justice Mohit Shah complaining against BJP leader Narendra Modi.

With 218.6 mm of rainfall in Colaba and 215.6 mm in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, Mumbai saw the heaviest rainfall of the season. Colaba covered 10 per cent of its average monsoon rainfall just in a day.

The Versova police has booked a doctor under several sections of the IPC including cheating, criminal intimidation, molestation and under Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act for allegedly carrying o

US vice-president Joe Biden, who was in Mumbai on Wednesday, described India as a “rising power” and said that the US was a stakeholder in its “vibrant” economy.

The admission woes at the University of Mumbai continue as website issues are causing numerous problems for students wanting to pursue degree courses through distance education.

US vice-president Joe Biden wonders if he can run for office in India. Mr Biden went “off script” to talk about a letter he received from an Indian namesake in 1972 claiming they were related.