The rupee's 11% gain against the dollar has driven U.S. and European retailers to switch their orders to countries with weaker currencies.
A five-wicket haul by Vinay Kumar helped Karnataka restrict Saurashtra's score to 229 for eight on the opening day.
'This century was difficult. The pitch was helping the spinners and there was a big crowd too. So there was a lot of pressure on us. But we tried to play positive and keep the runs coming,' Pakistan's wicketkeeper said after scoring 119 on Day 3 of the second Test against India.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has promised drastic measures to confront soccer violence after a policeman died in clashes between rampaging fans at a Serie A match in Sicily.
President A P J Abdul Kalam administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Balakrishnan, 61, at a ceremony in Ashoka Hall at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Bu Jiamguo, minister counsellor at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, made this point to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling when she led a four-member Chinese team to meet the latter in Gangtok on Tuesday.
Top Sikh clerics on Tuesday met to decide the future course of action against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the wake of an apology tendered by him for dressing like Guru Gobind Singh.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will become Formula One's first rookie champion, as well as the youngest, if he wins in China on Sunday.
The situation in three Barak Valley districts -- Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj -- was critical with river Barak and its tributaries creating havoc, inundating roads and disrupting communication.
The SI leading the team allegedly hit the girl and wounded her seriously after the team failed to find the culprit, sources said.
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The Maxwealth Trust provides around Rs 6000 to each individual, which is repayable at Rs 125 a week.
Chelsea left back Ashley Cole will not need an operation on his injured knee and is expected to play again this season, the club Web site www.chelseafc.com said on Thursday.
The victory took the Indian ace to joint-second in the Corus chess tournament, behind, Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan.
The 88th Academy awards event will take place in Los Angeles on February 28, 2016.
The families of victims will be making a series of 15-minute oral submissions over the course of next two days.
Rising interest rates and higher inputs costs seem to have taken the sparkle out of corporate results in Q4 2007.
The jeans along with the accessories are priced at Rs 9,000 per unit.
Dutt welcomed the verdict that her brother, actor Sanjay, is not a terrorist.
Aiming for a breakthrough in the Doha Round of negotiations, trade ministers of the G-4 group of countries (India, the United States, Brazil and the European Union) will meet in Delhi on April 12.
Though there was no danger of the village being submerged as it was on elevated land, the district administration is finding it difficult to send rescuers.\n\n
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HRD Minister Arjun Singh was speaking at a UNESCO meet in Paris.
India captain Anil Kumble said his team will go all out in the second Test, beginning on Friday, to wrap the three-Test series.
India overtook Canada to become China's tenth largest trading partner in January as monthly trade between China and India soared by 63.3 per cent to $2.63 billion, latest Chinese customs statistics show.
Varanasi is an important tourist attraction for foreigners coming in search of religious India.
Rishi Kapoor passed into the ages on April 30.
The Indian ace beat Ukraine's Olga Savchuk in her opening match.
Kerala police on Sunday arrested four Central Industrial Security Force personnel in connection with destruction of property during the June 10 clash at Karipur airport.
The government has lost Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) in just over a month after 1,300 group A officers, who constitute the top management and technical cadre in telecom giants BSNL and MTNL, rejected the ''inferior'' absorption offer.
Foreign banking major Standard Chartered Bank has tied up with Oriental Bank of Commerce for providing agency trade services to Indian importers.
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