The BSE IT index plunged 4.3% to 4343. The Bankex declined 1.5% to 10,620, and the Realty index slipped 1% to 10,291. The market breadth was negative - out of 2,779 stocks traded, 1,674 declined, 1,028 advanced and 77 were unchanged today.
Roy joined the largest insurance company in the country in 1981.
Gyaincain Norbu was approved as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese government in 1995, disregarding the wishes of the exiled Dalai Lama, who had nominated Gendun Choekyi Nyima.
The statement is the first public one by a North Korean official since intelligence reports circulated about the possibility.
Civil avation minister Praful Patel said on Tuesday he would once again take up with the finance minister P Chidambaram the issue of rationalisation of taxes on Aviation Turbine Fuel.
An Indian Airlines flight that took off from Hyderabad had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi National Airport at New Delhi due to technical problems.
Zee Telefilms Ltd on Monday approved the merger of all its five Mauritius-based subsidiaries, including Zee MGM, into Asia Today Ltd.
Maruti Suzuki is heading for an image makeover through its new sedan SX4, which is expected to hit the Indian roads by mid-May with a price range between Rs 700,000 and Rs 800,000.
Infosys Technologies Ltd said that its plan to enter China may have hit a roadblock due to the current outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Shooter Gagan Narang, who failed to qualify for the Olympics final, will aim for a better show in the days ahead.
Dilip Chhabria, chairman and managing director, DC Design, on Tuesday unveiled his grand sports utility vehicle, The Circa 2020, in Mumbai.
Volkswagen group company Skoda Auto India said on Wednesday that it would launch luxury car 'Superb' and premium sedan 'Laurin & Klement' in March and 'Fabia' would follow suit soon.
Industry chamber Ficci has sought details from the government about the "actual progress" of the mega infrastructure projects cleared by Cabinet Committee on Investment.
The first 17-year-old to race in Formula One became the sport's first 18-year-old driver on Wednesday and Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen is happy to reach the milestone.
Doomed AirAsia jet's fuselage was found on Wednesday raising hopes of retrieving the remaining bodies of the 162 people killed in the tragedy, as investigators downloaded the contents of black box recorders and were likely to crack the crash's mystery soon.
The MPC states that the 4 external members will have a tenure of four years each.
Civil Aviation ministry has cancelled approval to the controversial private airport project at Aranmula in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala.
Warning of a looming epidemic, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city government to ensure an immediate release of funds to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to pay dues to employees for May and observed it should "call an emergency session" of Assembly as it was a "serious" issue.
The time is over when United States President Barack Obama thought he could afford to make a joke about the ISIS.
The nomination would put Yellen on course to be the first woman to lead the institution.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances