Unknown odour sparks gas leak suspicion in Mumbai

A day after reports of an unknown odour prompted rumours of a gas leak at a chemical fertiliser plant in Mumbai, officials remained clueless on the issue, with no confirmation yet on where and......

River experts miffed at being ignored on Ganga revival plan

  Were river experts excluded from IIT consortium on the Ganga River Basin Management Plan? Rashme Sehgal reports. Why were India’s leading river experts including a group of......

Gas pipeline catches fire in Mumbai

A pipeline of the Mahanagar Gas Limited caught fire on a road in Andheri, Mumbai, on Thursday evening, forcing evacuation of residents in nearby buildings.There are no reports of casualties, fire......

Sensex ends below 28,000 as rate cut hopes dim

Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon Markets ended lower on Monday after the appointment of Urjit Patel as......

Sensex rises 145 points to end at fresh 2016 high

Benchmark indices ended higher for fifth straight session with Indices touching fresh 2016 closing high as participants indulged in buying valuable stocks at attractive valuations. Sustained buying......

Markets consolidate ahead of Brexit vote

The government on Monday announced a slew of reforms relating to foreign direct investment and easier terms for investors in sectors ranging from civil aviation to pharmaceuticals.   Markets......

Sensex ends shy of 26K ahead of US Fed meet; Metal shares drag

Markets have closed the session on a marginally lower note as investors remained cautious ahead of unscheduled expedited meet of the US Federal Reserve later in the day. The derivatives expiry for......

Vinesh, Bajrang lead India's medal hopes at Tokyo Olympics

Indian wrestlers have been highly impressive at the global level in run up to the Tokyo Olympics and at least three of them are genuine medal contenders at the Games.India will field seven......

World Youth Chess: Praggnanandhaa wins penultimate round, set for title

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa asserted his supremacy in the Under-18 Open, trudging to a crucial victory against IM Paulius Pultinevicius of Lithuania to take his tally to 8.5 points. Photograph: World......

World Youth Chess: Praggnanandhaa wins to jump into joint lead

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa outclassed compatriot P Iniyan to emerge victorious on move 38 and join Iran's IM Aryan Gholami in the lead. Photograph: World Youth Chess Championship India's hopes in the......

Isle of Man Chess: Anand held by Artemiev as Indian challenge ends

IMAGE: Vladislav Artemiev makes a move as Viswanathan Anand looks on. Photograph: IOM Chess/Twitter Former world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vladislav Artemiev of Russia......

GM's Bhakti, Sethuraman win Asian Chess gold

Woman Grandmaster Bhakti Kulkarni and Grandmaster S P Sethuraman made history, winning the gold medal in the Asian Continental Women's and Open chess championship that concluded in Tashkent,......