World Cup is all that matters, not rankings: Michael Clarke
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke feels all that matters is winning the World Cup and not the rankings. Australia is currently the no.1 ranked ODI team followed by India and South Africa in the second and the third places respectively. The Australian captain said South Africa, who have never... read more »
Caroline Wozniacki outlasts Maria Sharapova, in U.S. Open quarters
Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon. Maria Sharapova, usually the one wearing down opponents in the third set, sure couldn’t keep up on a steamy Sunday at the U.S. Open. Wozniacki won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in 2 hours, 37... read more »
Nifty breaches 8,000-mark for first time; Sensex hits new peak
Continuing their record setting spree, the NSE Nifty breached the 8,000-mark for the first time ever and BSE Sensex logged a new peak of 26,812.69 in opening trade on Monday on the back of positive economic growth data for the April-June quarter. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) index Nifty... read more »
Forex reserves down by $810.7 million
The country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $810.7 million to $318.579 billion for the week ended August 22, on account of drop in foreign currency assets. Last week, the reserves had risen by $43.3 million to $319.39 billion, after falling for two consecutive weeks. Foreign currency... read more »
