Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Barfi! is set to premiere in the Shanghai International Film Festival on a special invitation followed by its release in Taiwan and Hong Kong
Sensex slides 388 points on US Federal Reserve comment
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed Thursday's trade nearly two percent down on reports that the US may reverse its monetary stimulus programme that spooked markets across the world.
‘Barfi!’ treads foreign grounds
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor-starrer "Barfi!", which amassed critical and commercial acclaim in 2012, continues its international journey with an invitation from the Shanghai International Film Festival and an impending release in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Sensex closes in red; capital goods stocks plunge
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets fell Wednesday for the third day in a row amid profit-booking.
Chinese Premier visits TCS centre in Goregaon
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) global development centre in suburban Goregaon east here Tuesday. Tata Group Chairman Cyrus P. Mistry hosted Keqiang and his delegation at the centre.
China to host maiden Royal Trophy golf meet
Hong Kong, May 21 (IANS) The Royal Trophy Golf Tournament will be held for the first time in China Dec 20-22 at Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, Royal Trophy co-managing director Ivan Ballesteros said Tuesday. "We are very pleased to announce that the next edition of the Royal Trophy will be held at Dragon Lake Golf Club in China. The previous edition of the competition was an enormous success with the Asian team producing a tremendous recovery and the two continents being engaged in a dramatic play-off.
Sensex closes 0.30 percent down; healthcare, bank stocks plummet
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Monday's trade down 0.30 percent as there was heavy selling in healthcare, bank, consumer durables, oil and gas and capital goods stocks. However, scrips of automobile, information technology (IT), technology, entertainment and media (TECk) rallied
Sensex up nearly half a percent; auto stocks rally
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading nearly half a percent up in the pre-afternoon trade Monday on the back of sustained buying from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and on positive global cues. Scrips like automobile, oil and gas and metal rallied. However, there was heavy selling pressure in healthcare, consumer durables and bank stocks
Chinese women on track at table tennis worlds
Paris, May 18 (IANS) Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here. Ding, also the Olympic silver medallist, eased past 166th-ranked Park Seonghye of South Korea in straight sets 11-8, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 for the win here Friday, reports Xinhua. Ding will next take on Ri Myong Sun of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who defeated Austria's Liu Jia in the other match.
Hong Kong light railway crash leaves 62 injured
Over 60 people were injured when a two-car train derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city on Friday.


