At 50, Stones hint at new tour
Half a century after their first live gig on London’s Oxford Street, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the rest of the Rolling Stones will mark the band’s 50th anniversary at a photographic exhibition o
Rupee gains on narrowing trade deficit, foreign buying
The rupee rallied on Friday to notch its third consecutive weekly gain after a narrowing trade deficit helped ease concerns about the country's fiscal outlook, while signs of foreign flows also helped
Wary of rebels and chaos, Syria moves chemical weapons
Syria appears to be quietly shifting some chemical weapons from storage sites, say Western and Israeli officials, but it is not clear whether the operation is merely a security precaution amid the cha
Monsoon revives, drought fears diminish
India's monsoon rains were above average in the past week for the first time in the current season, the weather office said, as the downpours resumed after a worrying fortnight-long pause over the cen
Glum Fed keeping easing options open, minutes show
The U.S. Federal Reserve is open to buying more Treasury bonds to stimulate the economy, but the recovery might need to weaken for a consensus to build, minutes from the central bank's June meeting re
Al Qaeda suicide bomber attacks Yemen police academy
A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people outside a police academy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, dramatically exposing the government's vulnerability to al Qaeda-linked insurgents despite a U.S.-backed offensive against them.
Infosys Q1 profit rises 33 per cent, meets forecast
Infosys Ltd, India's second-largest software services exporter, matched expectations with a 33 per cent rise in its fiscal first-quarter profit, bolstered by a surge in demand for outsourcing services
Little first quarter growth seen for TCS, Infosys
Uncertainty about spending by U.S. and European clients in a weak global economy will likely weigh on the earnings of Indian outsourcers, dampening hopes that demand will pick up in the second half of
Egypt president seeks talks over parliament crisis
Egypt's Islamist president said on Wednesday he wanted talks with the judiciary and political powers to defuse a crisis over him trying reinstate parliament in defiance of generals who dissolved it la
May industrial output up 2.4% year-on-year: Govt
India's industrial production grew at a higher-than-expected pace of 2.4 per cent in May driven by manufacturing output, government data showed on Thursday.