Researchers have found evidence of a small far off galaxy lurking in “dark ages” after detecting light from a star that exploded more than 12 billion light-years ago.

Under attack from the Opposition over the killing of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector, the government Wednesday said that violation of the Line of Control (LoC) will not be tolerated.

Accusing Gujarat government of creating the situation that forced state Lokayukta justice (retired) R.A. Mehta to refuse the office, Congress here demanded that chief minister Narendra Modi should apologise to governor and request Mehta to change his decision.

In highly volatile trade, the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark sensex ended lower for the second day Wednesday, losing over 68 points on sustained selling by investors who fear RBI might take more tightening measures to support falling rupee.

Pinning hopes on higher farm growth in view of good monsoon spell, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Wednesday said the economy is likely to grow at 5.5 per cent this financial year.

The Reserve Bank Wednesday said it imposed a fine of about Rs 5.6 lakh on State Bank of India (SBI) for violation of currency chest norms.

Home grown auto major Tata Motors Wednesday reported a 23.81 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,762.81 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.

Global diplomatic efforts to resolve the political deadlock in Egypt following the Army’s removal of the country’s first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi have failed, the presidency said Wednesday, holding the Muslim Brotherhood “full responsibility” for the impasse.

With no fresh incident reported, curfew was relaxed in strife-hit Karbi Anglong district, while the three bandhs in lower Assam ended Wednesday after affecting normal life for two days.

Amid the raging controversy over his statement on the Poonch killings, defence minister A.K. Antony Wednesday briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the situation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir where five troops were killed in an ambush.