Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
With organic kitchen gardens, Goa's luxury holiday homes are raising the bar The ease of reaching the destination, the mix of party culture and quietude are some of the reasons why individuals are increasingly investing in Goa
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
CRPF troopers confront loneliness, poor network connectivity, poor work conditions, dismal work-life balance, and immense psychological stress.
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
'The hour is very late, and the choice between triumph and tragedy knocks at our door,' says Ajay Shah.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
'Europe can be discussed on a golf course...' 'North Korea? What do I care what the man with the bad haircut does?'
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Knee injuries have sidelined him for large parts of this season, however, and the Belgium international has started only four Premier League games.
Air toxics emissions are high from older vehicles.
'We spoke of everything but politics.' 'She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.' Sunil Sethi recalls his memorable encounters with Jayalalithaa.
Asian Tour star Anirban Lahiri wrote a small slice of Indian sporting history with an eye-catching equal fifth place finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday and reinforced his growing reputation in world golf.
As German makes provisions to accept 800,000 refugees this year, the nation is split vertically on the crisis with refugee shelters attacked with Molotov cocktails and swastika signs painted outside many refugee homes.
'Earlier compensation was less, but we have increased compensation four fold. As a result, farmers want to give up their land.' 'Infrastructure projects will create 50 lakh jobs. If today we are building 14 km of road per day, by next March, we hope to take it up to 30 km. My own hope is we can take it to 100 km per day.' 'The government's ambitious Sagarmala project aims to develop port infrastructure along the country's 7,500 km coastline. The project includes modernisation of our ports and islands, setting up of coastal economic zones, new major ports and fish harbours.'
Water scarcity is often a factor in conflicts, but is India ready to cope with limited water resources?
Nitin A Gokhale, Co-founder, BharatShakti.in and long-time Rediff.com contributor, remembers a most unusual politician.
'Much depends on Moon's persuasive skill to make both Trump and Kim shed some of their rigidity and be flexible to accommodate contrarian viewpoints,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
'While writing the script, I had shared it with some Indie filmmakers and they had asked me who I wanted for this part. I had said Shah Rukh Khan and we had all laughed because we had no access to Shah Rukh Khan!' But director Rahul Dholakia did swing it and cast the superstar in his new film Raees.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
13 out of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India. Most shockingly, the latest Central Pollution Control Board statistics reveal that the pollution levels in Gwalior, Raipur and even little known Kashipur are higher than that of Delhi which means we have some of the most polluted zones in the world.
A baby died in Shakur Basti area in West Delhi where a demolition drive was carried out by railways, triggering an angry reaction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who slammed the railways and suspended three officials for "failing to arrange" food for those evicted.
The choking of natural drainage brings monsoonal Mumbai to its knees year after year.
The strategic success of the surgical strikes has not matched their brilliant tactical achievement, says Shekhar Gupta.
The introduction of the two new products is an indication of the importance of India as a market.
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
A hamper of fresh Darjeeling tea takes the author back to warm days and cold nights in this colonial town.
North Korean pair given warm welcome on Pyeongchang debut
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
Rajan tells RBI colleagues he will be returning to academics
A food consultant tries to channel her healthier side, and here's what she discovers.
Celebrity nutritionists Niti Desai will be available to provide diet tips for a healthy heart Wednesday October 8, 2014, between 3 pm and 4 pm.
A billion dollars in renewable energy is huge.
Maria Sharapova made it a remarkable 20 victories from 23 grand slam quarter-finals but was pushed all the way at Wimbledon on Tuesday by feisty American Coco Vandeweghe before emerging a 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-2 winner.
'Olympic wrestling is like an old Nokia phone.' 'WWE is like an iPhone.' The Great Khali's academy turns pro-wrestling dreams into reality
Dr Pinakin Shah visited the Land of the Thunder Dragon and returned mesmerized.
