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Bus passengers robbed in Tamil Nadu

Six unidentified men robbed about 20 bus passengers travelling from Chennai to Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday.6:05 PM on December 08

Sensex closes near days high, up 1.2 percent

A key index of Indian equities Tuesday ended trade near its intra-day high, 1.2 percent higher than the previous close.6:04 PM on December 08

Railways' revenue up 8.74 percent

Indian Railways' earnings jumped 8.74 percent in the first eight months this fiscal to Rs.55,586.69 crore ($12 billion) as compared with Rs.51,117.55 crore in the like period last year.6:04 PM on December 08

Doha Round: India won't compromise rights of developing world

India, which has taken the lead in re-energising the Doha Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks, will ensure that the rights of the developing and poor nations are not compromised, the Rajya Sabha was told Tuesday.6:02 PM on December 08

Sensex closes near day's high, up 1.44 percent

A key index of Indian equities ended trade Tuesday near its intra-day high, 1.44 percent higher than the previous close.6:00 PM on December 08

Muhammad Yunus to deliver Lok Sabha memorial lecture

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture Wednesday evening in the Central Hall of Parliament House.4:04 PM on December 08

RIL itself had sought permission to sell gas at $2.34 per unit: RNRL

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had itself sought the oil ministry's nod to sell gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin at $2.34 per unit to the state-run NTPC based on a global tender, Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) told the Supreme Court Tuesday.4:03 PM on December 08

Bihar to issue ID cards to migrant workers

The Bihar government will register the names and personal information of the hundreds and thousands of migrant workers from the state and issue them identity cards, an official said Tuesday.4:03 PM on December 08

L and amp;T bags Rs.844 cr order from Nuclear Power Corp

Construction and engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L and amp;T) has bagged a contract worth Rs.844 crore from the state-run Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), the company said Tuesday.4:02 PM on December 08

NDTV sells majority stake in subsidiary to Turner

Media house New Delhi Television (NDTV) Tuesday said it has sold 76 percent of its indirect stake in subsidiary NDTV Imagine to global news and entertainment major Turner for $117 million.4:01 PM on December 08

Car sales rise 22 percent, two-wheelers up 17 percent

Passenger car-sales in the domestic market soared 22.06 percent in the first eight months this fiscal while two wheeler-sales jumped 17.63 percent, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).4:01 PM on December 08

Sensex soars in afternoon trade, up 1.2 percent

A key index of Indian equities shot up 1.2 percent Tuesday afternoon after trading on a dull note in the earlier session.4:00 PM on December 08

West Bengal favours railway factory in Singur

West Bengal's Left Front government Tuesday sent a letter to the railway ministry asking it to set up industries on the plot of land abandoned by Tata Motors in Singur.4:00 PM on December 08

Reliance MediaWorks teams up with In-Three for 3D films

Reliance MediaWorks Ltd has joined hands with US-based company In-Three to establish a facility to convert 2D films and videos into 3D.2:00 PM on December 08

Tunnel vision 2014 - to Ladakh by road in sleet and snow

Work on the strategic Rohtang Tunnel that will ensure all weather road connectivity to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir will begin early next year and be completed by 2014, more than three decades after it took shape on the drawing board.2:00 PM on December 08