Mahendra Singh Dhoni enthralled one and all with some breathtaking sixes but a young Bengal side put up a spirited display to beat Jharkhand by 41 runs and enter the Vijay Hazare final in Ranchi, on Saturday.
Venezuela's worst recession has led to shocking prices as people continue to face acute shortage of basic commodities.
Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries Ltd is fast emerging as a major exporter, earning 36 per cent of its total income in the first quarter of 2005-06 from exports.
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
Making a stupendous start to the fresh season, Ramkumar Ramanathan scalped higher-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena to set up a second round clash with tournament-favourite Marin Cilic at the inaugural Tata Open Maharashtra, in Pune.
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways for April-September 2014 was Rs 73,404 cr.
Arjun Atwal returned a flawless seven-under 65 to be just one shot behind sole leader Australian Brendan Jones after three rounds.
Australia batsman Adam Voges produced a Man of the Match performance as they emphatically beat West Indies by nine wickets in the first Test in Dominica on Friday
The number of new telephone connections in June grew by 2.57 million to take the total subscriber base to 10.5 crore (Rs 105 million) and teledensity to 9.70, telecom regulator TRAI said on Monday.
As per the results of the election announced on Monday, Abbas, a former prime minister, has won over 62 per cent of the votes that were polled.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Government acts against hoarders, over 5,800 tonnes of pulses seized
England moved relentlessly towards a series-levelling victory over Pakistan on a rain-disrupted third day of the second test in Manchester on Sunday. The hosts bowled out the Pakistanis for 198 before declining to enforce the follow-on, ending the day on 98 for one to lead by a commanding 489 runs with two days remaining at Old Trafford.
'Rohit played amazingly well. He was outstanding and played a fantastic hand.'
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 18 points at 11,104. Fresh buying in the early deals saw the index rally to a high of 11,140
Foreign exchange reserves rose $287 million to $117.879 billion in the week ended April 23, 2004 from $117.592 billion in the previous week, according to the weekly supplement released by the Reserve Bank of India on Saturday.\n\n\n\n
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify the Most Valuable Players in the IPL so far.
India's batsmen would have to watch out for variable bounce more than prodigious turn on a Rajkot wicket which was at its best for batting on the first two days, England centurion Moeen Ali said on Thursday. Following Joe Root's century on Wednesday, Moeen and Ben Stokes completed their hundreds on the second day as England piled up 537 runs in their first innings after winning the toss.
Australia's captain singled out the duo for praise after his team's seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
There were concerns that simply opening a bank account wouldn't constitute meaningful financial inclusion, as the poor would rarely use these accounts. However, recent data submitted to Parliament attests to increased account usage, says Ishan Bakshi.
Vikram Solanki struck a watchful 62 but Zimbabwe restricted England to 198 for five before play was abandoned for the day.
The two are leading with 198 each, a 12-under for three rounds, after the penultimate round of the MCG Open Golf championship.
Shiv Nadar University is pulling out all stops to attract teaching talent from the US, but will it be enough?
India's most successful cueist Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship after a dominating performance against Singapore's Peter Gilchrist in the final to claim his 14th World title.
Graeme Smith scored 117 to guide South Africa to an emphatic series win in the second ODI against Zimbabwe.
The world's largest liquor maker Diageo Plc on Tuesday made an open offer worth Rs 11,448.91 crore (Rs 114.48 billion) to acquire an additional 26 per cent stake in United Spirits Ltd.
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