The Indian market has corrected a lot already. Valuations are clearly more attractive than they were earlier this year.
India's dream of breaking their 44-year-old last four jinx lay shattered as Ireland registered a 3-1 win via shoot-off in the quarterfinal of the women's hockey World Cup in London on Thursday.
A dipstick survey covering 30 villages in Rajasthan threw up some worrisome numbers. About 250 children missed their regular vaccination schedule in March alone. These numbers are alarming, since India has around 600,000 villages according to the 2011 census. Sohini Das reports.
Hailing the decision of the Supreme Court to appoint a two-member committee to oversee reforms in the Cricket Board after the removal of two top BCCI officials, some Olympians and Arjuna Awardees from other disciplines backed ex-cricketers Bishen Bedi and Kirti Azad to undertake the task. "The Hon. Supreme Court has given the onerous responsibility of suggesting names of eminent people who shall comprise a committee to oversee reforms in BCCI and state bodies which have been bedevilled by controversies and malfeasance," they said in a media statement following the apex court's ejection of Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as President and Secretary of the BCCI.
Shares of two Sahara firms fell by up to 5 per cent on Wednesday, after the group's chief Subrata Roy and two directors were jailed for a week for not complying with the Supreme Court order on refunding around Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) of investors money.
Indian eves returned empty-handed from the four-nation invitational tournament, in Darwin, after losing 1-2 to Japan in the bronze medal play-off match, on Saturday.
In fact, the 9 per cent growth story cannot happen without coal, which fires over 50 per cent of the country's installed power capacity, says Partha S Bhattacharyya.
With beauty and personal care sector coming up as one of the fastest-growing in India, it is also offering a chance for the visually impaired to break the traditional mould and look for new career opportunities.
UPSC toppers -- Ira Singhal, Nidhi Gupta, Vandana Rao and Suharsha Bhagat -- tell Rediff.com how they cracked the tough national exam.
While former Delhi skipper Mithun Manhas will be the chief coach, Klusener's appointment is certainly the most high profile among the support staff across domestic teams.
The condition of a little girl, who survived a 27-hour ordeal before being pulled out of 45-foot-deep borewell on Wednesday night in a major rescue operation, has "improved" and is "stable" but she is expected to be in hospital for four to five days, doctors said on Thursday.
Television's swish set walk the red carpet.
Skipper Rani Rampal scored a hat-trick as title contenders India outplayed Thailand 5-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the women's hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Monday.
The economists who signed the letter included Jean Drze , Abhijit Banerjee, Ajit Ranade, Jayati Ghosh, Kirit Parikh, Mihir Shah, Rohini Pande, and Vijay Joshi
Karinkunnam 6s may lack the depth to be a great film but it's worth a watch, says Paresh C Palicha.
Pollution is not merely the price to be paid for growth; it is also a drag on the same growth.
A look at the star arrivals.
Boney Kapoor performed the last rites with his daughters Janhvi and Khushi by his side.
The European Patent Office has upheld the revocation of a patent on the Indian 'neem' tree, dealing a killer blow to biopiracy in Europe and around the world.\n\n
I believe crude prices on a long-term basis will be between $40-$50 per barrel, achieved through the natural demand-supply balance and market adjustments.
It neither mentions timelines for refund or compensation, nor talks about penal provisions for airlines.
People who are close to retirement and don't intend to go back to full-time work again should deploy a part of their VRS money in equities so that it keeps growing at a faster rate.
Parle Products Pvt Ltd announced the fourth year of 'Parle Saraswati Vandana - 2005', an initiative to help children showcase talent during 'Saraswati puja'.
India is massively underexplored, says Rahul Shir, CEO, Cairn India.
With their eyes firmly set on a berth in next year's World Cup, Indian eves started the eighth Asia Cup hockery tournament campaign on a rollicking note, spanking minnows Hong Kong 13-0 in their opening Pool A match in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
If we want self-sufficiency in power supply, then this is the amount of generation capacity that we will need. Our objective is to be shortage-free in 11th plan (2007-2012).
Don't let the festival of colours dampen your skin's natural glow and shine.
The Saudi and Iraq offer to replace Iranian crude supplies comes with a catch: Higher prices for the same quality of crude. The new government will face a tough decision over fuel price hike, says Aveek Sen.
On the occasion of 'Guru Purnima' on Sunday, the students fondly recalled the contribution of their mentor Ramakant Achrekar, fondly called 'Achrekar Sir'.
AAP's Haryana convenor Naveen Jaihind has announced an undisclosed amount as reward for whoever finds the vehicle.
Fitness and beauty care company VLCC will start its overseas operations with two centres in Dubai and is also planning to enter neighbouring Pakistan.
Duggupati Suresh has been nominated vice-chairperson.
The electric vehicle market in India needs a policy push that goes beyond targets, says Vandana Gombar.
The Centre's programmes of maternity benefit and Child Protection Services also got a major boost in the Budget.
The list acknowledges the 'inroads women are making in the business world'.
Indian hockey had something to cheer about. Poonam Rani struck twice as India scored an upset victory over higher-ranked China 4-2 in their opening match of the third Asian Women Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Kakamigahara, Japan on Saturday.
It was a disappointing start for the Indian women's hockey team on their tour of the United States. They lost 2-3 to the Champions Trophy bronze medalists in their opening match in Manheim on Tuesday.
Kavitha Kuruganti has been fighting for decades to ensure farmers are respected and get their due from the Indian nation. In order to ensure they don't struggle for a living, she works to ensure sustainable farm livelihoods and farmers' rights.
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