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...
Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Probably Rose to Three-Year High
May 22 - Sales of existing homes probably climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years, giving a lift to...