Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1%; HDFC Bank drags

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled nearly 700 points to sink below the 79,000 level on Tuesday, extending its losses for the second straight day due to selling pressure in HDFC Bank, SBI and ITC......

Sensex, Nifty settle marginally lower in volatile trade

Stock markets closed marginally lower in a highly volatile trade on Monday as investors turned cautious . Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Recovering from early lows, the 30-share Sensex......

RIL, Infosys lead rebound; Sensex gains 820 points

enchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded 1 per cent each on Friday following buying in blue-chips such as Reliance and Infosys amid a rally in global equity markets. Illustration: Uttam......

RBI policy spooks markets; Sensex tanks 582 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1 per cent down on Thursday after the Reserve Bank of India decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the ninth time in a row, saying......

No silver for Vinesh as CAS rejects appeal

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was left heartbroken after she was disqualified ahead of her gold-medal bout in freestyle 50kg for being 100gm overweight in the morning weigh-in, crushing her Olympic......

SEE: The emotional farewell that left everyone in tears

IMAGE: Players of the Indian Hockey Team pose with a special jersey commemorating the retirement of PR Sreejesh from international hockey. Photograph: Hockey India / X Just get the match to......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......

We should have won the gold medal in Paris: Sreejesh

  IMAGE: India beat Spain in the Olympics men's hockey bronze medal play-off on August 8. Photograph: IMAGE: Adnan Abidi/Reuters A proud owner of two consecutive Olympic medals, Indian hockey......

Saina Nehwal Hits Back At Trolls

Photograph: Kind courtesy Saina Nehwal/Instagram   2012 Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal found herself in the crosshairs of social media criticism after making a surprising confession......