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Anand finishes second in Tata Chess; Nakamura wins

Five times winner Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a second place finish following a draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the 13th and final round of 73rd Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Netherlands. The World Champion could draw a big consolation from the fact that he would be the number 1 […]

Oil & Natural Gas

World oil prices up as Egyptian tensions mount

World oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday on fears that mounting political tensions in Egypt would disrupt supplies flowing through the Suez Canal, analysts said. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for March delivery, was up 37 cents to USD 89.71 per barrel in morning trade. Brent North Sea crude for March […]

Currency

Rupee falls by 21 paise to 2-month low against dollar

The Indian rupee fell by 21 paise to a two-month low of Rs 45.97 per US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by the gains registered by the greenback against other major currencies. Dealers said the rupee weakness was due to the dollar gains against other Asian currencies, coupled with a weak opening […]

Economy

Govt revises GDP growth figure for FY’10 upward to 8 %

The government Monday revised the GDP growth rate for the 2009-10 financial year upward to 8 per cent from the earlier estimate of 7.4 per cent on the back of improved performance of the manufacturing and services sectors. “The growth rate of 8 per cent in the GDP during 2009-10 has been achieved due to […]

International

Suicide bomber kills 4 in northwest Pak

A suicide bomber Monday struck a police vehicle in this northwestern Pakistani city, killing four persons, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, and injuring 15 others. The bomber struck DSP Abdur Rashid Khan’s vehicle at an intersection on the Ring Road in Peshawar this morning. The police officer, his bodyguard and his driver were killed […]

International

Egypt crisis: Oz govt issues travel advisory

Australian government has issued a travel advisory following turmoil in Egypt where angry anti-government protests have raged since last week. Department of Foreign Affairs advice said there was ongoing civil unrest and the high threat of a terrorist attack in Egypt. Smartraveller, the Australian Government’s travel adviser, has released an updated warning for Egypt with […]

International

Death toll from Indonesian ferry fire climbs to 18

The death toll from last week’s Indonesian passenger ferry fire has climbed to 18, with five more charred bodies found in the wreckage. The ferry was carrying more than 400 people when it left Merak port on Java island for neighbouring Sumatra on Friday. It caught fire while it was still close to shore. Almost […]

International

Myanmar’s parliament opens under tight security

Myanmar opened its first parliament in more then two decades Monday, an event greeted with cautious optimism by opposition lawmakers despite the military’s tight management of the event. The military and its allies hold more than 80 per cent of the seats in both houses of parliament, ensuring that the army can exercise control over […]

International

Assange warns of releasing of ‘encrypted keys’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has warned of releasing “encrypted keys” containing large amount of secret information, if the whistleblower website is permanently shut down. Assange, was speaking to CBS News’s “60 Minutes” at a country house in England where he is under house arrest waiting for an extradition hearing, which will determine whether he is […]

International

Egypt unrest toll touches 150; thousands of prisoners flee

Egypt was in the grip of increasing lawlessness as gangs of armed men helped free thousands of prisoners and looters rampaged malls, banks and jewellery stores as many armymen doffed uniforms to join the uprising against Prez Mubarak’s 30-year rule that has claimed at least 150 lives in six days. An embattled Mubarak, 82, visited […]