Boosted by strong sales in both domestic and overseas markets, Bajaj Auto on Wednesday reported an over four-fold jump in its standalone net profit for the fourth quarter ended March at Rs 528.65 crore, as against Rs 130.21 crore in the same year-ago period.

The finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Wednesday exuded confidence that the economy will surpass the IMF projections of 8.8 per cent in 2010 and 8.4 per cent in the following year. He admitted the benefits of faster economic expansion is yet to percolate down to the poor.

The residents of the capital experienced another hot day on Wednesday with the mercury settling at a maximum of 41.8 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature was two degrees above normal while the minimum was recorded at 25.8 degrees.

Talks between Centre and NSCN-IM on Wednesday over the proposed visit of T. Muivah to his native village in Manipur failed to make any headway with the government seeking more time and the rebel group remaining firm that the Naga leader will go ahead with his plan.

The US on Wednesday said India will be able to get direct access to 26/11 accused David Headley in the “weeks ahead” after some formalities are completed.

UNPERTURBED BY criticisms over accepting the prestigious Dan David prize, noted author Amitav Ghosh has said that he is “equally disappointed by those running this campaign of admonition”.

French First Lady Carla Bruni is not getting enough sex with her flamboyant hubby President Nicolas Sarkozy because of his hectic schedule, a new book has claimed.

Pop sensation Justin Bieber gave the surprise of a lifetime to three young daughters of a US soldier posted in Iraq when he turned up at their door step, ready to take them for a ride in his limousine

Though adamant on their demand for the Prime Minister’s resignation, Nepal’s Maoists have started informal talks with leaders of the ruling parties in a bid to find a way out to the political impasse

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the elder daughter of slain former Pakistani Premier Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, is quietly documenting her pain in the world of music.