5.1-magnitude earthquake hits northwest China
China, Sep 20 - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the junction area of northwest China's Gansu and Qinghai Provinces on...
Rupee hits record low of 59.99
Mumbai, June 26 - Rupee hits record low of 59.99 on Wednesday breaching the previous low of 59.98 hit last week.
Persistent capital outflows from...
Sensex up by 206 points
Mumbai, July 5 - The BSE benchmark Sensex today surged by over 206 points in early trade on sustained buying by funds and retail...
Rupee drops by 8 paise against dollar
Mumbai, August 21 - The rupee dropped by 8 paise to 63.33 against the American currency in the late morning trade on mild dollar...
More than 5,000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano
Jakarta, Nov 12 - More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent days following a series of violent volcanic...
WTO reaches its first ever trade deal at Bali meeting
Indonesia, Dec 9 - The World Trade Organization reached its first ever trade reform deal on Saturday to the roar of approval from nearly...
Writedowns put Microsoft in the red
July-22 Microsoft has reported a $3.2bn net loss for the three months to 30 June after posting $8.4bn of writedowns.
Earlier this month the company...
Death toll in China oil pipeline blasts rises to 52
Beijing, Nov 24 - Rescuers have found more bodies at the scene of oil pipeline blasts in eastern China, bringing the death toll in...
Rupee gains 99 paise
Mumbai, Sep 10 -The rupee continued to rule firm for the fourth straight day by surging further by 99 paise to 64.25 per dollar...
20 children die after eating free school lunch in India
Patna, India, July 17 - At least 20 children have died and more are sick after eating free meals at a primary school in...
