Sensex, Nifty see relief rally; rupee gains 50 paise
Oil bounced back from heavy losses today but global oversupply and worries over the severity of the economic slowdown in China, the world’s top commodity consumer, kept prices near 6-1/2-year lows. European equity markets recovered today but Chinese stock markets closed down more than 7... read more »
China stocks sink over 7 per cent as panic selling intensifies
SHANGHAI: China stocks slumped more than 7 percent on Tuesday to their lowest level since December, with panic selling intensifying after the flagship Shanghai Composite Index crashed through the key support level of 3,000 points. Investors stampeded out of shares after a grim “Black... read more »
Cannot believe son is a terrorist: French train gunman’s father
The father of a suspected Islamist militant gunman overpowered by passengers, inluding three US citizens, on a high-speed train in France was quoted on Monday, saying he could not believe his son was a terrorist. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo spoke to Mohammed el Khazzani, father of Ayoub el... read more »
Bodies of climbers found after 21 years
Three frozen bodies that have been found on Ecuador’s highest peak may be the remains of French climbers who disappeared in an avalanche 20 years ago, officials said yesterday. The victims discovered by mountain guides on Saturday were still wearing climbers’ backpacks and investigators hope... read more »
Fake degree case: Tomar sent to judicial custody till July 20
A court today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar in an alleged forged degree case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tarun... read more »
PM Modi interacts with schoolchildren in Tashkent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with schoolchildren in Tashkent after he paid tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri here. Earlier, the Prime Minister laid... read more »
“Scared” by number of deaths in Vyapam scam
Union Minister Uma Bharti on Monday said she is “scared” by the number of deaths associated with the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh and said there is “panic” in the... read more »
Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat assures safety to Char Dham yatris
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday said that each person taking up the Char Dham yatra is the responsibility of the state government. “Each person that comes here is... read more »
With stakes so high, politicians won’t give up easy in Vyap...
Cracking the mystery behind the serial deaths of people involved in the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh is perhaps the most complex whodunit in Indian history. That, more than 40 people, including... read more »
