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The Sensex opened lower at 26,497.71 and dipped to a low of 26,407.58 before bouncing back at 26,737.86, it was quoting at 26,684.94 at 1100 hours, a gain of 82.10, or 0.31 per cent.

Sensex falls over 200 points, Nifty slips below 11,300

Sectoral indices led by metal, auto, banking, capital goods and realty, falling up to 1.30 per cent.

2 Aug 2018 10:09 AM IST

Yesterday, the rupee made a modest recovery to end higher by 5 paise at 68.15 against the American greenback in yet another day of extremely thin and lethargic trade.

Rupee rises 17 paise to hit fresh 1-month high against US dollar

Rupee is trading at 68.26 against dollar after RBI maintained its growth outlook for the economy.

2 Aug 2018 9:42 AM IST

Goa minister Vijai Sardesai was addressing an audience of industrialists and experts from the tourism industry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Host beauty contests in paddy fields to attract youth to farming: Goa...

Sardesai had recently appealed to farmers to chant Vedic mantra in their fields and adopt 'cosmic farming' techniques to...

2 Aug 2018 9:16 AM IST

$The International Justice Mission (IJM), an anti-slavery organization, this week launched a campaign to tackle the \horrific crime\ of cybersex trafficking that involves the sexual abuse of children in front of a live webcam. (Representational Image)$ Nation

Sexual abuse, assault of boys by inmates come to fore at Bihar...

Police said FIR has been registered against seven inmates of remand home, whom the three boys have accused of assault...

2 Aug 2018 9:10 AM IST

Sanno had fallen into the shaft and got stuck at a spot around 45 feet below the surface at about 4 pm on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Watch: 3-yr-old rescued from 110-feet borewell in Bihar after 30 hours

The girl was taken out, smeared with mud, at 9.45 pm on Wednesday, Munger Superintendent of Police Gaurav Mangla told...

2 Aug 2018 8:45 AM IST

Controversy surrounding Preity Zintas complaint against Ness Wadia cooled off in the past couple of years.

Bombay HC seeks Preity Zinta's response on Ness Wadia's plea in...

Ness Wadia filed a petition seeking to quash a 2014 molestation case filed by Zinta against him.

1 Aug 2018 9:22 PM IST

Toxic gas had leaked from the Union Carbides now-defunct pesticide factory in Bhopal on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984. (Photo: Representational Image)

Bhopal gas tragedy: HC relief for ex-officers accused of helping...

Anderson never returned to face trial after he left soon after Bhopal gas tragedy. He died in the US in 2013.

1 Aug 2018 8:25 PM IST

As she turns attention to the upcoming 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Sakshi is focused on her showing and not medals. (Photo: PTI)

Others may get a medal or not but people tell me you have to: Sakshi...

The Rohtak-born grappler has witnessed several ups and downs after her heroics at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

1 Aug 2018 6:28 PM IST

Due to Modi floods, all cats, dogs, snakes and mongoose are getting together to contest polls: Amit Shah on Opposition

Amid war of words, permission given for Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata

Shah had earlier challenged the West Bengal government saying, 'If the state government wants, it can arrest me.'

1 Aug 2018 5:35 PM IST

A photograph of Pooja Chinchankar on her last flight as an air hostess with Air India. (Photo: Twitter | @caramelwings)

Pilot daughter's farewell to air hostess mother on last day of job...

'It was my mom's dream to have me pilot on her last flight as an Air Hostess with Air India,' Ashrrita wrote.

1 Aug 2018 5:09 PM IST

Claiming this as original documents, Krishna tried to take over the plots, which was resisted by Bhanuprasad who lodged a complaint. Krishna was booked and convicted in the case.(Representational Image)

MP rape convict flees court after being sentenced to 10 yrs jail

Soon after the verdict was read out, 28-year-old Vijay Solanki ran away and security officials failed to catch him.

1 Aug 2018 4:29 PM IST

Diverting from retail inflation, wholesale inflation (WPI) fell to 5.70 per cent in March from 6.55 per cent in the previous month.

RBI pegs retail inflation at 4.8 per cent for second half of FY 2019

Retail inflation has been projected to rise further to 5 per cent in the first quarter of next financial year 2019-20.

1 Aug 2018 4:12 PM IST