Former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi was his usual outspoken self when he said it will be a “doomsday” for the Indian cricket if N Srinivasan gets re-elected as BCCI president at the Board’s AGM on September 29.

Two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives Asad Khan and Imran Khan, held for their complicity in Pune’s serial blasts of 2012, on Monday urged bail from Bombay High Court saying that the investigating agency had not filed charge sheet against them within the mandatory period.

BPO major Convergys is confident about India’s growth story, which is one of the reasons behind the firm investing over $ 25 million (about Rs 157 crore) in centres and real estate in the country.

Reaching out to Muslims ahead of Assembly elections, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit Monday listed out Congress’ contribution for the welfare of people, including minorities, and its efforts to maintain unity among people.

Hitting out at finance minister P Chidambaram for attacking Narendra Modi, BJP on Monday accused him of indulging in “statistical jugglery” about the growth figures and making unfair comparisons of the UPA’s 9 years of rule with the NDA government’s achievements.

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was on Monday sent in judicial remand by a local court till October 17 in connection with the February 21 Dilsuknagar twin blasts case.

Falling for the second day, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex Monday ended about 363 points lower at 19,900.96 as investors continued to unwind positions in banking, realty and capital goods stocks on heightened fears that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will hike repo rates further to curb inflation.

India is among the countries that are most vulnerable to capital outflows as it relies heavily on external funding, global credit rating agency Moody’s cautioned Monday.

The Indian rupee continued to fall against the American currency, declining by 37 paise in the late morning trade to 62.60 per dollar on persistent dollar demand from banks and month-end buying from importers coupled with higher dollar overseas.

Super typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after it pounded south China’s Guangdong province with torrential rain and winds that blew cars off the road, crippled power lines and threw transport systems into chaos.