Luxury cars, imported super bikes and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) will become costlier as the finance minister has proposed to increase the duty on such vehicles, even as the companies have signall

The Reserve Bank today welcomed the General Budget, saying it has laid the foundation for lowering fiscal and current account deficits, apart from supporting both domestic and foreign investments.

Markets gave thumbs-down to finance minister P. Chidambaram’s Budget 2013-14, with BSE benchmark Sensex nosediving 291 points to close below 19,000 level as FII tax issues and new surcharge on domestic corporates left investors disappointed.

Shane Watson has realised he can never give up bowling completely in his career after watching his team mates getting butchered by the Indian batsmen during the first Test, which left the Australian all-rounder with a temptation to start rolling his arms over again.

In a shake-up in her cabinet, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa today sacked three ministers and inducted an equal number, all of them first-time MLAs.

The Police have launched a probe after a letter purportedly sent by terror outfit Indian Mujahideen was delivered to the office of RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, threatening to harm him for supporting Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and investing in the state, sources said today.

Virender Sehwag’s patchy form continued but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni still believes that the senior opener should be given more time to get back to form as he is a match-winner.

Australian captain Michael Clarke today conceded that it was Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s double century that turned out to be a game-changer as they were completely outplayed by India in the first cricket Test here today.

Strict laws alone are not enough to tackle crimes against women, there is a need for change in society’s perception for their better safety and security, Maharashtra chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan has said.

Share prices of companies that cater to the railway sector were under pressure and tanked as much as 8 per cent on the bourses as railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal delivered his maiden Rail Budget in the Lok Sabha.