Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty was up 78 points at 1847 points, up 4.35 per cent.
After being wowed by some of the best photographs from nature, here's part II of 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year award entries. Submissions from all over the world showcase stunning mountain landscapes in Austria, a rainbow over the Faroe Islands and seals in Denmark, to name a few.
The ace markswoman is preparing in right earnest to hit the bull's eye in the 10-metre air rifle event at the Athens Games.
Markets ended in red; index heavyweight under pressure.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
Retail investors usually get caught up in the frenzy of a bull market and burn their fingers in IPOs, warns Tinesh Bhasin.
After Ambati Rayudu failed the Yo-Yo test, the selectors turned to Suresh Raina for the ODI series in England.
'She preserved national unity against great odds.'
Inflation has seen some moderation in the recent past, falling from double-digit figures in 2013 to 7.8 per cent year-on-year in August.
They may have been hitting the bulls eyes often in recent years but Indian shooters will still have their task cut out when they take to the range for the 51st World Championships starting in Granada, Spain on Monday, eyeing as many Olympic quotas as possible.
If it helps the business, go ahead and do it, says Anurag Srivastava, co-founder, BigStylist.com.
"Various organisations and anti-social elements had infiltrated the pro-Jallikattu protests (at Marina) with the intention of diverting it," he said.
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
The latest macro-data from India is disquieting
Had the slain Indian-American engineer stayed in India, he would have earned less but his life might have been spared, Sunanda K Datta-Ray says, pondering the question of where one belongs.
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
Because of Rajan's policies, the banking system has mustered enough courage to disclose their toxic assets
As industrialist Vijay Mallya fights his wilful defaulter tag, former CAG Vinod Rai has said Kingfisher Airlines' loan default is just a "trickle" and the overall problem of huge bad loans at public sector banks can be blamed on 'cronies' using connections to borrow money.
'The setback for Trump carries a message not only for him, but for the far right in general.'
What happened when Indian-American cartoonist Vishavjit Singh stood outside Donald Trump's inauguration dressed as Captain America?
Archer Atanu Das and boxer Vikas Krishan entered the pre-quarterfinals, while the men's hockey team stood up to the challenge posed by Argentina to virtually sew up a last-eight spot on a reasonably successful day for Indian athletes in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
By his own charismatic admission, Usain Bolt is a living legend. But if the Jamaican sprint king pulls off only part of his stated goals in Rio de Janeiro, a whole new vocabulary of superlatives will be required. Arguably the greatest sprinter in history, Bolt already owns the world records for the 100 meters and 200m. In London four years ago, he completed an unprecedented "Double Triple" by retaining the 100m, 200m and 4x100m crowns won four years earlier in Beijing.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
Over the past week, the Sensex and the Nifty continued the bull-run
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This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
In Tamil Nadu, Divya Nair encounters jallikattu, a ban on colas and a water shortage.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
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The state government held talks with the protesting youth to sort out the matter.
The reason for the windfall: the soaring value of their stock awards.
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