Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
A second vote will be held on Wednesday, on measures including justice and banking reforms, when a similar outcome is expected.
Pakistani Senators have questioned President Pervez Musharraf's fat hotel bill of Rs 63 lakh during his recent three-day visit to Britain, saying it caused a deep hole for the state exchequer.
'None of his grandparents, and only one of his parents, was born in the US or spoke English as their mother tongue.' 'Of his three wives, one was born in Czechoslovakia and one in Slovenia.' 'Where would Trump have been if they, too, had 'rejected the ideology of globalism and embraced the doctrine of patriotism'?' asks Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Johnson, the former foreign secretary, secured 92,153 votes against 46,656 of his rival Jeremy Hunt in the battle for 10 Downing Street.
Centuries old religious conflicts may be nearing an inevitable end with the addition of nuclear warheads to their arsenal, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Soccer fans mock as England dumped out of Europe twice in a week.
The legislation passed with 230 votes in the 300-seat chamber.
Apart from May, the four other contenders for the Conservative leadership and prime ministership are Stephen Crabb, Liam Fox, Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom.
Trump said she probably found this advice "too tough".
Switzerland has been perceived for long as a safe haven for alleged illicit funds or black money
Ajit Balakrishnan decodes the angst-ridden discourse of the day.
He rejected the arguments that the publication of cartoon reflects press freedom and said this is the misuse of freedom of expression.
'India need to look beyond the economic prism.' 'China had no qualms in taking the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council last year -- not once, but thrice -- thus violating Indian sensitivities,' observes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
After a busy day in Stockholm, Sweden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. PM Modi is in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The PM will also have a top-level meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as well as a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace. Here's a glimpse of NaMo's busy English day.
The country witnessed over 100 incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes, including alleged racist graffiti and cards reading "no more Polish vermin" posted outside a school.
European leaders are searching for solutions as conflicts in Syria and Iraq are sending thousands of refugees on dangerous voyages through the Balkans and across the Mediterranean to the 28-nation European Union. Here are the latest developments on the crisis.
'India placed the order, primarily due to the IAF's 'critical operational necessity'.' 'The complexity of the IAF's requirements delayed the process for months.' 'It is these requirements which cannot be made public.' 'Can you image Indian politicians publicly discussing the pros and the cons of such military equipment?' 'It would provide India's enemies with indications about the IAF's tactical plans in case of a conflict.' 'It is crucial that they should remain secret to protect India's defence preparedness,' explains Claude Arpi.
'The feeling is growing that if India slips in the realms of liberal tenets, it will be a tragedy not only for the country, but also for the world because it will lose a remarkable role model,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
In Sialkot, people found five empty ballot boxes near Kashmir Park in the Cantonment area, the report said.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot.
'It was a 20-minute boat ride journey of about 500 metres, but it must have been a giant leap together for the two staunchly secular leaders, Modi and Macron,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Modi forgot to ask Trump for anything that India may need -- and there is so much shortfall all around!', states Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Northern Ireland reached their first major tournament in 30 years and their neighbours south of the border beat world champions Germany to take a big step towards joining them at Euro 2016 in a memorable night for Irish football on Thursday.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
'I want France to remain itself. The barbarians who attack France would like to disfigure it. They will not make it change.'
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
'And so, despite demonetisation, people in business feel safe with Mr Modi,' points out T N Ninan.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%
The situation in Greece worsened with banks closed for a 2nd week.
Nearly 10 months after it ended its decade-long boycott of Narendra Modi, UK said any engagement with the Gujarat chief minister was not an endorsement of him and expressed concern over human rights violations in the state.
Greek proposals hailed as "a positive step forward".
The video shows images of the United Kingdom Parliament and Eiffel Tower crashing to the ground.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images.
Rediff.com brings you some images of the Mahatma's statues erected around the globe.
Almost echoing the results of analysis done by a Mysore institute, another government laboratory has said that most soft drink samples contained higher pesticides level than the European Union norms but well within the Indian safety standards.
Father Uzhunnalil, who hails from Kerala, was abducted in March by terror group Islamic State which attacked an old-age home run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in southern Yemeni city of Aden.
Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama - with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time.
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