September 17, 2009 2:00 PM

Australian PM warns Indians not to take law into hands

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today warned Indian students not to retaliate and not to take the law into their hands. According to media report, Rudd said Australia was a law-abiding nation and the laws are there for a purpose. He said anybody who undertakes acts of racism or violence in Vict...

September 17, 2009 1:34 PM

Union Cabinet directs Attorney General to assist SC on homosexuality

The Union Cabinet today considered the report of the Group of Ministers on the Delhi High Court judgment related to Article 377 about gay sex and directed the Attorney General to assist the Supreme Court in all possible manners in arriving at an opinion on the correctness of the judgment. br/The Uni...

September 17, 2009 1:34 PM

Nifty crosses 5000 mark, Sensex up 142 points

The National Stock Exchange index, Nifty crossed the 5,000 points landmark in Thursday morning trade for first time in 16 months to quote at 5,003. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index also gained 142 points to 16,820 points, the highest level achieved so far this year. The Sensex was at 16,771...

September 17, 2009 1:23 PM

Inflation turns positive; rises to 0.12 %

Inflation turned positive for the first time in three months. It rises to 0.12 per cent during the week ended September 5 as foodstuff became costlier. The rate of price rise stood at minus 0.12 per cent in the previous week. Food items in raw form became dearer by 2.2 per cent. Poultry chicken pric...

September 17, 2009 1:20 PM

Counting in progress in Bihar & Delhi by polls

In Bihar, counting of votes of by polls in 18 assembly constituencies began on Thursday afternoon. According to the election office, trends would start coming after one hour and results would be known by late Thursday evening. The Assembly bye-poll was held in two phases. Our Patna correspondent rep...

September 17, 2009 1:12 PM

Victorian govt to give more powers to police to fight racial crimes

The Victorian Government in Australia says it will provide more resources and powers to its police forces to fight racially motivated crimes. Victorian premier John Brumby said today that anybody who undertakes acts of racism or violence in Victoria will feel the full force of the law. Brumby, who w...

September 17, 2009 1:11 PM

Indonesian police killed 4 people in hunt for key militant

In Indonesia, at least four people were killed during a police operation against suspected militants on the island of Java. Reports say armed police raided a house in the outskirts of the central city of Solo, believed to be a militant stronghold. Witnesses said they heard an explosion and gunfire c...

September 17, 2009 12:15 PM

Rupee rises by 26 paise against US dollar

The Rupee gained 26 paise to rise to a new one-month high of 47.97 against the US Dollar in the opening trade on Thursday. Yesterday, the rupee closed 40 paise higher at 48.23. Dealers attributed persistent rise in the rupee to strong rally in equities.

September 17, 2009 11:55 AM

Nifty crosses 5000 mark, Sensex up 142 points

The National Stock Exchange index, Nifty crossed the 5,000 points landmark in Thursday morning trade for first time in 16 months to quote at 5,003. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index also gained 142 points to 16,820 points, the highest level achieved so far this year. The Sensex was at 16,771...

September 17, 2009 11:55 AM

Counting in progress in Bihar & Delhi bye polls

In Bihar, counting of votes of bye polls in 18 assembly constituencies began on Thursday afternoon. According to the election office, trends would start coming after one hour and results would be known by late Thursday evening. The Assembly bye-poll was held in two phases. Our Patna correspondent re...