Sensex spurts by 222 points, hits 16-month high

September 16, 2009 5:31 PM

Sensex spurts by 222 points, hits 16-month high

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today surged by 222 points to a 16-month high.br/br/The 30-share index gained 222.59 points to close at 16,677.04 points, a level last seen on May 23, 2008.br/br/Brokers said fund-based buying picked up on reports that the global economic recession is almos...

Cong-NCP seat-sharing agreement likely on Thursday

September 16, 2009 5:29 PM

Cong-NCP seat-sharing agreement likely on Thursday

Senior NCP leader and Union Minister Mr. Praful Patel has said that the seat-sharing formula for the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections will be finalised by tomorrow. Representatives of the two parties held their first formal meeting on the issue in Mumbai last evening. Talking to reporters ...

‘India takes up racial attack issue with Australia

September 16, 2009 5:29 PM

‘India takes up racial attack issue with Australia

India today took up the issue of assault on Indian nationals in Australia with the government there. Expressing serious concern over the recurring attacks on Indians in Australia, New Delhi hoped that the latest incident will be investigated thoroughly and action will be taken against the culprits b...

India set to join Russia-based nuclear research body

September 16, 2009 5:26 PM

India set to join Russia-based nuclear research body

Armed with the NSG waiver, India is set to join an elite nuclear research centre in Russia set up by the former Soviet bloc countries. Chairman of the Prime Minister's Science Advisory Council Prof. CNR Rao said in Moscow that India will become a member of the Dubna Joint Institute for Nuclear ...

India takes up racial attack issue with Australia

September 16, 2009 5:23 PM

India takes up racial attack issue with Australia

India today took up the issue of assault on Indian nationals in Australia with the government there. Expressing serious concern over the recurring attacks on Indians in Australia, New Delhi hoped that the latest incident will be investigated thoroughly and action will be taken against the culprits b...

Astronomers discover a diamond-shaped planet

September 16, 2009 5:12 PM

Astronomers discover a diamond-shaped planet

Astronomers have described a dwarf planet orbiting in the far, frozen reaches of the Solar System and unveiled a geological map of Ganymede, an icy satellite of Jupiter. Space Observers led by Pedro Lacerda of Queen's University, Belfast, used a giant infra-red telescope atop a mountain in Hawa...

Suicide bomb attack kills 20 in Russia

September 16, 2009 4:43 PM

Suicide bomb attack kills 20 in Russia

In Russia, a suicide bomb blast injured six people in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya today. Police said a woman suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a traffic police car at a busy crossroads in central Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, injuring six people. The police source earlier sai...

64th session of UN General Assembly opens in N.York

September 16, 2009 4:43 PM

64th session of UN General Assembly opens in N.York

The 64th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly has begun in New York. Opening the session, the current President of the Assembly, Ali Treki of Libya called for reforming the World Body enabling it to implement its resolutions. He said presently only the resolutions of the fifteen-mem...

64th session of UN General Assembly opens in N.York

September 16, 2009 4:42 PM

64th session of UN General Assembly opens in N.York

The 64th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly has begun in New York. Opening the session, the current President of the Assembly, Ali Treki of Libya called for reforming the World Body enabling it to implement its resolutions. He said presently only the resolutions of the fifteen-mem...