Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn struck half-centuries to lead Australia to a five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka.
A brilliant 109 by skipper Ajay Jadeja and a supporting knock of 59 by Mithun Manhas helped Delhi to 78-run win over Jammu and Kashmir in a North Zone Ranji Trophy One-day match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
The SA skipper also defended his decision to bat first after winning the toss.
Unless Indians learn to speak freely and fearlessly, 'true greatness will elude this nation, no matter how brilliant the individual at the helm may be,' says Aakar Patel.
They picked gold medals in the men's 85kg and women's 58 kg events respectively at the Afro-Asian Games.
The rupee on Monday failed to maintain initial gains and ended lower by five paise at 60.21 against the dollar on fag-end demand for the US currency from banks and importers.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
The outgo for major subsides, is the highest in the first quarter.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 38.85 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 10,500.90 after shuttling between 10,590.55 and 10,456.65, intra-day.
Wipro is likely to take a beating when the market commences on Thursday as analysts expressed disappointment over its just-released numbers.
Malaysia Airlines today began shifting relatives of missing Chinese and Indian passengers to Kuala Lumpur for "better care and comfort" while China pressed more ships and aircraft to locate the plane that went missing four days ago.
The Sensex staged a smart recovery as it rallied from the day's low of 9897 to a high of 10,093 - up 2% (196 points).
Overall, jobs created in the cities dipped marginally to 550,000.
The fifth One-day International between India Under-19 and their English counterparts ended in a spectacular tie after the hosts lost their final wicket on the last ball of the match at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
The rupee resumed marginally lower at 67.24 per dollar against Wednesday's closing level of 67.21.
Scotland pipped Kenya to secure their third World Cup appearance on Thursday while United Arab Emirates (UAE) also booked their ticket for next year's marquee 50-over tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
If there is turmoil in currencies, gold can shoot up sharply, says author of Arora Report.
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
The market valuation of top five Sensex companies fell by Rs 36,971.61 crore (Rs 369.71 billion) last week, with ONGC and Sun Pharma being the worst hit.
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