Among the Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India were the major gainers. In contrast, Tata Motors, Maruti, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, ITC, NTPC, Tata Steel and Bajaj Finserv were the major laggards.
India agreed to give up the Poonch salient as well as Uri. To the north India also proposed to give up land in the Gurez sector giving the entire Neelam/Kinshanganga valley to Pakistan. In return India sought control of the post dominating Kargil town, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
The US has all along interfered in India-China issues. The objective is clear: Bring the Sino-Indian standoff to a flashpoint that would compel Modi government to take shelter under an American umbrella, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
It is in power on its own only in three states -- Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana -- with a big question mark on whether it can even stake claim to be head of the INDIA bloc.
You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.
A richly indulgent, tricolour sweet treat for Independence Day.
Try this refreshingly light and wholesome take on the Andhra tamarind gravy.
A wonderful addition to your weekend spread.
Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 7.59 lakh crore on Monday as the equity market took a heavy drubbing amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 825.74 points or 1.26 per cent to settle at 64,571.88 points. During the day, the index plummeted 894.94 points or 1.36 per cent to 64,502.68 points.
This simple kind of upma, made from cracked wheat, is a great beginning to a day.
After inaugurating development projects worth nearly Rs 5,000 crore for boosting the agri-economy in the Union territory, Modi said he was "elated to be among the wonderful people of Srinagar".
A quick Gudi Padwa recipe that can be easily made at home.
Two Indian sweets magically combined into one.
Gather your friends at home and cook up yum pasta as you celebrate Friendship Day.
2019 was the Bharatiya Janata Party's breakout year, when it stretched the boundaries of what was thought possible and ended up with 303 seats on its own steam. Now it is forced to play defence, on a pitch queered by too many variables, asserts Prem Panicker.
Care for a hot broth to welcome Father Christmas?
The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on Monday, an event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and watched by lakhs of people on television at their homes and in temples across the country.
Aware of simmering dissensions within the top echelons of the army, Munir has moved slowly in reshuffling senior generals, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W, India's external intelligence agency.
A delicious fast, no-fuss one-pot dinner.
Ram Vilas Paswan was no fool. He knew very well about the ownership tussle going on beneath this veneer of congeniality. At all costs, he wanted to keep the lid on the family drama. He did not want it to come in the way of his son's coronation.
Green Tomato Days are here. Make the most of them.
In an apparent comment on the current political situation in Maharashtra, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said those who were aspiring to become ministers are now sad as the field has got "crowded", and they do not know what to do with their "stitched suits".
It pairs brilliantly with appams, neer dosas and steamed rice.
Treat yourself to two of Chef Satish Arora's signature five-star dishes.
Do try making this gourd, Gujarati-style -- it's far tastier than expected.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
There may be several varieties of kheema pav, but this is the closest any vegetarian version has come to the classic dish.
BJP derided Gandhi saying he "always talks trash" and claimed that unemployment was at its lowest in the last six years.
At Jolly Aikara's Mumbai home, Onam is as big a day as Christmas and Semiya Payasam is still a hot favourite.
Confrontation between the Sikh bodies of Punjab and Haryana has become more political than religious, says Rediff.com contributor Upasna Pandey.
A green banana fish curry for the vegetarian in you.
Schools, shops, markets and business establishments remained shut in and around Baduria, including Keosha market, Banshtala, Ramchandrapur and Tentulia, where prohibitory orders are in force.
There's always been a degree of friendly tension between the two, with France regarding Belgium, and its French-speaking Wallonia region, as something of a poor cousin, while the Belgians often dismiss France as patronising and faux-superior.
Not dining out? Try this restaurant-style dish that can be easily made at home.
Traditionally thukpa is made with buckwheat noodles and flavoured with yak meat or dried fish.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
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