Stock markets fell for the sixth straight session on Tuesday with the BSE Sensex down 28 points. During the day, the market had seen sharp swings of 200 points on either side.

NCP state general secretary Gurunath Kulkarni passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 71.

The bloodbath continued for the second day on Dalal Street as heavy-selling FIIs saw blue chip heavyweight stocks butchered. India has lost flavour with FIIs at present with unresolved issues like inflation, high interest rates, stalemate in policy decisions at the government level and various high-profile scams, like the bribes for loans scam, involving big names.

Hrithik Roshan, who celebrates his 37th birthday, says that he is very happy today. Though his knees hurt him a lot, but now he is taking life on a positive note.
He was chosen as the most desirable man recently.

Even as Maharashtra is trying its best to control the skyrocketing prices of onion, traders in Nashik, one of the largest onion producing regions in the country, have called for a two-day strike from Monday. With this, the prices of onions are expected to shoot up further in the next few days.

The state government has finally appointed a committee to probe the Adarsh Housing Society scam. A two-member committee will be headed by retired high court judge J.A. Patil.

Aamir Khan’s Peepli Live is India’s official entry for the 83rd Academy Awards, but Shah Rukh Khan’s My Name Is Khan has also made its way to the prestigious awards.

A Paris-bound Federal Express flight via Dubai with two crew on board landed back under emergency conditions due to a suspected fire, 57 minutes after it took off from the city airport.

Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission member Subhash Lalla submitted his resignation from MSHRC to state governor K. Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Monday. Mr Lalla’s name had cropped up in the Adarsh Society scam. The governor accepted the resignation with immediate effect.

Former India captain Anil Kumble on Tuesday pulled out of this weekend’s Indian Premier League auction, citing his involvement in cricket administration and other commitments.