Eleven children today fell ill after they were administered deworming medicine under a state government's health scheme at Sultanpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, officials said.

Gold prices slumped and hit more than two-week lows at domestic bullion market on Friday on heavy selling by stockists and investors amid sluggish demand on the back of strengthening rupee value.

India and Japan have decided to more than triple their bilateral currency swap arrangement to $ 50 billion, a development that is likely to bring stability in financial markets in the country.

The G20 summit has failed to heal the rift over US plans for military action against the embattled Syrian regime, as world leaders today could not reach a consensus on the deeply divisive issue.

Rupee Friday jumped 77 paise to 65.24 and Sensex soared by 290 points to scale the 19,000-mark on continued hopes triggered by new RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s steps to push in more reforms in the financial sector.

India’s external debt rose by almost 13 per cent to $ 390 billion in 2012-13, mainly due to an increase in short-term trade credit and external commercial borrowings amid a high current account deficit.

Market regulator Sebi today slapped a total fine of Rs 3.5 lakh on five individuals for their role in alleged fraudulent trading practices in the shares of Alchemist.

Gold prices recovered by Rs 50 to Rs 31,000 per 10 grams and silver by Rs 550 to Rs 54,250 per kg in the national capital Friday on revival of buying at prevailing lower levels.

Eleven children today fell ill after they were administered deworming medicine under a state government's health scheme at Sultanpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, officials said.

The Bombay high court on Thursday gave conditional approval to BMC’s plea to allow parking of vehicles in demarcated areas at Shivaji Park in Dadar for three days during the Ganesh festival.