The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
The flame will be flown in special safety lanterns to Switzerland for a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva on Thursday
'There is no audience anymore for my graphic novels. Few people seem interested in what I find interesting,' Sarnath Banerjee tells Uttaran Das Gupta.
Would Bollywood be THIS carefree in real life?
Learn to enjoy baarish Bollywood style.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
Broader market outperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap finishing the day 1.22%, and 1.54% higher, respectively
Of the 23 Indian billionaires mentioned in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, only one saw a reduction in net worth, with the companies owned by most of them outperforming the Nifty 50 index by a big margin.
A middle-aged man on Wednesday threatened to immolate himself near Parliament House, sending security officials into a tizzy.
After one of the most disastrous weeks in the history of Wall Street, Warren Buffett decided to invest $5 billion there.
Without strong storage facilities, bumper harvest has resulted in price crash
No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to flee Tibet and seek asylum in India. A fascinating excerpt from Sukanya Rahman's must-read Dancing In The Family: The Extraordinary Story Of The First Family Of Indian Classical Dance.
People said they were throwing chairs, glasses and bottles at the attackers in a bid to stop them.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 10 images.
Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump has gained substantial lead in early voting States of Iowa and South Carolina, while his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton has a narrow lead over her nearest rival Bernie Sanders, latest opinion polls show.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month.
Cricket doesn't need development. In football there are two elements - one is the game and the other is the philanthropy element. Cricket is a purely commercial decision.
WARNING: Sharp curves ahead!
Mumbai-based animal communicator Akshaya Kawle shares some exciting stories and learnings from her professional journey.
The police said that Stone was stabbed multiple times in the torso.
BSE PSU index rallies 10% in one month; nearly a third of the stocks on the index has gained 20% over the period
Tales of horror continue to emerge from the patrons at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, the site of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States and the nation's worst terror attack since 9/11.
These 10 images prove that we live in a crazy, bizarre world.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Sensex surged 486 points or 1.9%.
A White House official said 'no one within or associated with the White House was injured, and everyone in the White House is safe and accounted for'.
Foreign portfolio investors were net buyers in equities to the tune of Rs 119 crore, as per provisional stock exchange data.
Participants are eagerly waiting for the key macrodata -- IIP and CPI numbers due to be released later today.
The EC limits campaign expenses incurred by a candidate to Rs 50 lakh to Rs 70 lakh. But there is no such limit on spending for parties. The vendors aren't complaining.
'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall.
Another year, another crazy Pamplona bull run. It's part of the San Fermin festival to celebrate the northern Spanish town's patron saint.
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari has returned to the country, ending his 18-month-long self-imposed exile, amidst speculations about his future role in the Pakistan Peoples Party, which has threatened a major protest against the Nawaz Sharif government.
Investors are keenly awaiting the announcement of the macroeconomic data-IIP and CPI due on Tuesday.
Unlike the LDF and NDA nominees who are at ground zero and campaigning hard every day, the Congress candidate's campaign is undertaken in absentia, dependent on an army of local and imported from the rest of Kerala Congresswomen and men.
While Reliance put up a good show, NTPC nosedived on the BSE on Monday.
'After it was finished, Shah Jahan visited the Taj only twice.' 'There is a letter from Aurangzeb to him after a visit, reporting that the dome was leaking and needed to be fixed.' 'Shah Jahan wasn't bothered: He had moved on to designing his next project, Shahjahanabad,' reveals Aakar Patel.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
Mumbai-based animal communicator Akshaya Kawle shares some exciting stories and learnings from her professional journey.
National Geographic has announced the winning photos of its popular Travel Photographer of the Year 2018 photo contest. The grand prize was awarded to Japanese photographer Reiko Takahashi, who captured an underwater photo of a humpback whale calf's tail. The winning photo, titled "Mermaid," was selected from over 13,000 entries received this year. Describing the moment she captured the scene, she said: "It was a special scene for me, to be able to take a photo of the calf, completely relaxed in gentle waters." Scroll down to see the full selection of winners.
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