Sensex ends 222 points higher led by rate sensitive shares

Markets surged in late trades, snapping their five-day losing streak, led by rate sensitive shares on hopes that easing inflation may give central bank the much needed comfort to cut key policy......

Goa cracks down on offshore casinos

Goa government has asked all the six off shore casinos to suspend their operations and sealed restaurants of five of them for not having food and drugs licence. The step follows huge outcry over......

Goa to be gamblers' paradise

Toying with the idea of adding more glitz and jangle to its beach tourism, Goa, the world's fifth best tourist destination, is set to become a gambler's paradise a la Las Vegas, as the state......

Goa: More casinos to check gambling!

Goa, the only Indian state to have legalised casinos, will allow 10 betting houses to come up in the state as part of the government's plan to regulate gambling activities."Goa government will......

Athens organisers fail green test

Three years after Sydney was hailed for staging the first "Green Games", environmental groups have accused the Olympic movement of taking a giant step backwards in Athens.Dimitris Caravelas, head......