Petrol price was today hiked by Rs 1.40 per litre, the second big increase in rates in as many weeks.

Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde today committed yet another gaffe when he named the victims of the Bhandara rape incident in Rajya Sabha which had to be expunged at the intervention of the leader of the opposition Arun Jaitley.

In order to check frauds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to impose monetary limit for international transactions on credit and debit cards and refrain from issuing cards with global access unless specifically sought by the customer.

Astronomers have for the first time measured the spin rate of a super-massive black hole — and found it is rotating at nearly the speed of light.

Under stress? Your breath could tell! Deep breathing, recommended for stress busting, could also be used to understand whether or not you are under stress, scientists say.

Second honeymoon on Mars! A married couple is being sought to represent humanity on the first manned mission to Mars to be launched in 2018. US millionaire tycoon Dennis Tito, who in 2001 became the first space tourist, has launched an ambitious project to send two civilians on a historic 501 days return journey to the Red Planet in January 2018.

Pessimists have something to cheer about! Older people blighted by pessimism and fear for the future are more likely to live longer and healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to scientists. “Our findings revealed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death within the following decade,” said lead study author Frieder R. Lang .

Crocodile-like beasts may have munched on young dinosaurs some 75 million years ago, scientists say. Scientists who analysed bite marks on dinosaur bones suggested the rivalry between the reptiles started early in life.

The government today unveiled a slew of measures to attract more investors to the stock market and making it easier for foreign entities to make investments.

Finance minister P. Chidambaram today raised surcharge to 10 per cent on companies with annual taxable income of over Rs 10 crore.