India

Mumbai, Aug 28: The rupee plunges to a new record low of 68.75 per dollar in the late morning trade on persistent dollar demand from banks and importers due to further fall in equity market amid rise in crude oil prices. The rupee resumed lower at 66.90 per dollar as against the last closing level of 66.24 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and dropped further to an all

Indore, Aug 28: Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on Monday sought more time from Jodhpur police for appearing before it in connection with sexual assault charges against him even as he dismissed the allegations as being "baseless". The 72-year-old godman, who personally received the police summons here for questioning in the case, claimed he had been framed as part of a conspiracy. "The allegations

New Delhi, Aug 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought USD 25 billion cut in oil import bill to narrow current account deficit, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today said. India, which paid about USD 170 billion last fiscal for importing oil, is renewing imports of the fuel from Iran as unlike imports from other countries, it pays the Persian Gulf nation in rupees. "Oil (imports) is one of the

New Delhi, Aug 27: The 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case mastermind Dawood Ibrahim and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed are in Pakistan and government has pressed for their extradition to India, Lok Sabha was informed today. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said when he had met his Pakistani counterpart, he had demanded that Ibrahim and Saeed be handed over to India. He had told the Pakistan Interior

Koraput (Odisha), Aug 27: At least three Border Security Force personnel were killed and two injured when Naxals blew up their vehicle in an IED blast in Odisha's Koraput district today. A convoy of three BSF vehicles carrying 18 personnel was ambushed when it was travelling from Patangi to Sunki in the district at around 0930 AM during an official movement, sources said. The Improvised Explosive

Mumbai, Aug 27: The BSE benchmark sensex was down by over 450 points in the late morning session on Monday on fresh selling pressure due to sharp fall in rupee value and lower global advices coupled with capital outflows by foreign funds. Shares of banking, realty, PSU, metal, auto, refinery and capital goods sectors declined on heavy selling pressure. The sensex resumed lower at 18,460.72 and

New Delhi, Aug 27: Sonia Gandhi is doing 'fine' after being discharged from Delhi's AIIMS hospital, where she was taken last night just before a crucial vote on the Food Security Bill, a landmark welfare scheme she had championed. Hours after she returned home on Tuesday, the Congress president received wishes from across the political spectrum. "Glad to know that Soniaji's health is fine. Wishing

Lucknow, Aug 26: VHP leader Ashok Singhal was on Monday released along with 957 fellow cadres, a day after nearly 2,500 activists were arrested in a massive crackdown by Uttar Pradesh authorities to foil its yatra, which also led to protests by its workers. Another arrested VHP leader Pravin Togadia, however, remained in custody and was shifted by the district administration from Faizabad to Etah

New Delhi, Aug 26: Declaring Congress' goal to "wipe out hunger and malnutrition", Sonia Gandhi today asked all political parties to set aside differences and support the Food Security Bill so that a "big message" could be sent out about India's capabilities. Opening the Congress innings on the debate in Lok Sabha on Food Bill, she rejected questions over whether the country had resources to

New Delhi, Aug 26: Lok Sabha today witnessed outrage over the gangrape of a young photo-journalist in Mumbai with many members demanding death for the culprits, as Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde assured them of expeditious action against the accused. His assurance came after Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj asked whether any time-frame has been set for prosecuting those found guilty of the