Press Council of India chairperson Justice (retd) Markandey Katju Saturday apologised to people whose feelings he may have hurt by his “90 per cent of Indians are fools” remark or other statements.

Gold staged a smart rally and hit a nine-month high at the domestic bullion market Saturday on strong buying from stockists amid jewellery and investment demand in the backdrop of surge in global commodity market.

Finance minister P. Chidambaram Saturday held a closed-door meeting here with top bankers to take stock of the situation in the wake of rupee volatility and ways to shore up foreign capital to bridge the widening current account gap.

In spite of last two days’ recovery, both key indices Sensex and Nifty continued to decline for the straight fifth week on persistent selling pressure due to sustained depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi Saturday continued his tirade against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the falling rupee, saying both he and the domestic currency have turned “mute.”

The high-profile trial of disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai continued for the third day Saturday as prosecutors presented more evidence to prove charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him.

The United States has been reaching out to world leaders amidst reports of use of chemical weapons by Syria’s Assad regime, with the Pentagon moving military assets, in particular a naval ship, near the country.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday appeared to rule out early Lok Sabha polls, saying “our aim is to go till the very end.”

A second accused in the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old photo journalist was Saturday arrested from south Mumbai even as police launched a manhunt for three others in the case, which sparked a wave of protests.

The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has issued notices to the Central and state government, and the ASI, on a PIL alleging neglect by various authorities in maintaining the Mansar excavation site ne