It was a recipe for disaster, and the mayhem could continue. Analysts see the Sensex losing another 500 points and the Nifty going down to 4,650 with a downward bias.
The bailout of a Spanish bank, the European and emerging markets stocks hitting an eight-month low, and the sabre rattling by the two Koreas, plunged the Sensex into the red on opening bell on Tuesday.

Amid reports that she could be projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the Congress in the coming Bihar Assembly polls, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday virtually ruled out return to active politics in the near future. “I hope this matter remains relevant for another four years,” she remarked when asked about reports of her return to active politics.

Mystery Knight is fancied to win the Yercaud Plate, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.

Passengers of the New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express got a providential escape on Tuesday morning when the train was derailed in eastern Bihar after suspected Maoists removed two metres of railtrack.

The two main parties in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the BJP and the Congress, on Tuesday staged protests at different places on the issue of unruly behaviour and alleged use of unparliamentary language in the House meeting on Monday. While the BJP staged a protest in New Delhi area, the Congress councillors sat on a dharna at Town Hall, the MCD headquarters.

Sky Light, Anna, Aristos and Criminal Lawyer excelled in the workouts when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Tuesday.
Outer sand:

Several Air India (domestic) flights were cancelled on Tuesday after a flash strike called by two unions of the airline that comprise aircraft maintenance engineers, cabin crew, and ground staff numbering thousands.

Several Bollywood celebrities have been caught on the wrong side of the law by the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) of late.

Zareer Darashah-trained Mr Sunrise holds an edge over others to win the F.B. Sharma Memorial Gold Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.
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For the first time in Uttar Pradesh, a state level carom and chess tournament, exclusively for jail inmates, is being held in Lucknow from Wednesday.
About three dozen convicts and under-trials from different jails in the state are being brought to the state capital to enable them to participate in the two-day sporting e