US crude prices for December delivery fell $1.92 to $77.66 a barrel by 12:05 p.m. EST (1705 GMT). Brent crude for January delivery fell $1.67 to $77.80. "Wall Street had a weak opening, which added to the pressure on crude from the dollar's moving up some," said Tom Bentz, analyst at BNP Paribas Commodity Futures Inc in New York. .. more »

New Delhi: The Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Thursday yielded to a protest by a united opposition against its new sugar cane pricing policy and promised an all-party meeting on Monday to discuss the issue. The Sugarcane Control (Amendment) Order 2009, an ordinance passed in October, has changed the .. more »

Two passengers were killed and over 30 others were injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks tonight in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. The blast near Ghaghra Halt in the district occurred at 9.15 pm shortly after a pilot engine passed the area, South Eastern Railway .. more »

The farmers rally, including protesters from the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Bhartiya Kisan Union Tikait and Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan, started at the Ramlila ground and will culminate at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi. With thousands of farmers taking to the streets, Delhi Police has issued advisories asking people to stay away from central .. more »

of the agricultural work force and also because they have fewer access to income-earning opportunities, a new UN and girls to the role of victim,” United Nations Population Fund chief Thoraya Ahmed Obaid said. “Wouldn’t it make more sense to have 3.4 billion agents for particularly those in poor countries will be affected .. more »

Prasanna Jayawardene, with his unbeaten 154 off 314 balls recorded the best ever knock by a visiting wicketkeeper on Indian soil. Prasanna Jayawardene now has two centuries to his credit, his first being 120 not out against Bangladesh at Colombo, SSC in June 2007... more »

“I didn’t know about the record. I came to know only after the game when the manager told me that I had broken a world record. It’s nice to achieve something and I am quite happy about it,” said Prasanna after placing his team in the driver’s set with the record sixth wicket stand of 351 with Mahela. Prasanna also notched .. more »

While Ireland were understandably devastated, France were far from praised in the local media after captain Henry controversially handled the ball in the build-up to a late William Gallas goal that gave his side the edge on Wednesday. "The hand of God," screamed a headline on the front page of a French sports daily after France drew 1-1 with a .. more »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell more than 2 percent on Thursday as a stronger dollar weighed and weaker equities raised concern about the economy and a potential rebound in energy demand. U.S. crude prices for December delivery fell $2.12 to settle at $77.46 a barrel. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1.83 to settle at $77.64 a .. more »

HONG KONG: Doubts about the pace of economic recovery hit Asian markets on Thursday, with Japanese stocks falling to a four-month low and the Australian dollar down for a third day as a December interest rate hike no longer looked like a sure thing. After gains of nearly 70 percent in Asian equities so far this year, investors are likely prone to .. more »

A six-month low in US housing construction in October and news this week that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, will have to raise $11 billion in new shares to meet stricter capital requirements have underscored how the climb back from the worst economic crisis in generations will be slow. "The fact that they (MUFJ) are .. more »

Clarke was nursing a back injury which had kept him out of the One-day series against India. Australia, battling through a massive injury crisis, won the seven-match series 4-2 earlier this month. Except for Doug Bollinger replacing Stuart Clark, Australian selectors have not made any changes to the squad which lost the Ashes to England a few .. more »

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Honestly, in all my years as a sports journalist spanning over two decades, I haven't witnessed such a coverage devoted exclusively to one sportsperson. I wonder what the man himself is thinking about it or quite likely, he is untouched by the hype as he has been for all his cricketing life. At least, that was the impression I got when I .. more »

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn today reiterated that a stronger yuan would help bolster China's economy, amid mounting pressure on Beijing to let the currency rise. In a speech to a finance forum focused on the need to rebalance the world economy, Strauss-Kahn highlighted China's efforts to boost private .. more »