The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
'The only effective defence against a suicide attack is 'pre-emptive' destruction of the attacker,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary is the sort of spy fantasy story that drunks narrate in bars, says Sreehari Nair.
Akshay Manwani traces Aamir Khan's fascinating journey to stardom.
Instead of ramming through change, Mr Parrikar has tied his own hands by placing reform at the mercy of numerous committees, says Ajai Shukla.
'IAF is expanding at a rapid pace'
Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week marks a star-studded start to the year
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel -- who covers the Sheena Bora murder trial for Rediff.com -- reports on a day in a Ranchi court.
India's enemies be warned: The Rafale deal will bring a sea change in India's defence preparedness.
What got the Jats of Haryana so furious?
'The people of Pakistan and India will begin to understand what the bottom lines are. What India can accept maximum is known to Pakistan. What Pakistan can accept minimum is known to India.' 'In the absence of atmosphere you can't even talk, you can't think of writing agreements and frameworks. You have to have the right atmosphere. With the previous BJP government it had started and I hope the new BJP government will continue with that.'
