The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
'After shots were fired from the front, I ducked and shifted my position instinctively.' 'I had heard from other drivers that when stones are pelted at a bus the first target is the driver.'
The stock fell by 24.5 per cent to its 52-week low level of Rs 111.25 in opening trade at the BSE.
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend
Technically speaking, US equities have seen net losses since January. India is strongly influenced by US trends.
Janet Yellen is guiding the Federal Reserve towards its first rate rise in a decade armed with traditional economic models that some economists worry could fail her in a world of massive money printing and near zero rates.
When it comes to performance, these five hold their own against the MacBook.
Modi govt must implement few policy measures which it announced in Budget 2015.
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
Obviously, the not-so warm vibes between the two during the recent election season is a thing of the past, with Jaya scheduled to offer the Tamil angavastram as a mark of respect to Modi in his South Block office.
In our special series on A Day in the Life of India, Ashok Kumar Mondol, a Kolkata tram driver, speaks about the joys of driving a city institution.
In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.
While there are no definitive statistics available, the Tirupati Trust Foundation has well over 1,000 tonnes of gold.
The group needs to rustle up Rs 5,000 crore in cash and an equal amount in bank guarantees for bail.
The United States on Wednesday said employment of domestic workers will now be on agenda for the bilateral talks with India with which it is in conversation to "determine the way forward" in resolving the 14-day-long diplomatic row.
In an interview with Business Standard, Arundhati Bhattacharya says she expects stalled projects coming back on track in two quarters.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari embarks on an important Latin American visit, heralding that resource-rich continent's importance to India.
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
Time to take profits and move to the sidelines in an euphoria, says Sonali Ranade
Hoard cash. There will be plenty of time and opportunity at far lower levels, warns Sonali Ranade in her weekly Market Notes
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The ruling by US Judge Steven Rhodes, who cited the city's dismal finances and $18 billion owed to a multitude of creditors in support of his decision, marks a watershed in the history of Detroit.
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