New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Promising all "appropriate
measures" for the economy, India's Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee Tuesday said the government would take a fresh look

Mumbai, May 26 (PTI) The Indian rupee Tuesday tumbled by
64 paise to 47.92/93 against the US currency in tandem with
weak local stock markets on heavy month-end dollar demand from

Kolkata, May 26 (PTI) Army began rescue and relief
operations in cyclone-hit districts of eastern Indian state of
West Bengal Tuesday and IAF helicopters air-dropped food

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Faced with the challenge of
revving up the economy, India's Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee Tuesday said the union budget would be presented in

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The Sunil Mittal-controlled Bharti
Airtel and South Africa-based MTN group's proposed USD
23-billion mega deal is the largest global telecommunications

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) For the first time, India will
have a menstrual blood bank which would be used for developing
stem cells for treating various disorders.

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The reasons behind inviting a
private doctor to conduct cardiac surgery on India's Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh at AIIMS -- which has the facilities

Kolkata, May 26 (PTI) The death toll due to Monday's
havoc caused by cyclone 'Aila' in India's eastern state of
West Bengal rose to 45 on Tuesday.

Chandigarh, May 26 (PTI) The situation in trouble-torn
northern state of Punjab was tense on Tuesday but under
control after violence swept the state in the wake of the

Kolkata, May 25 (PTI) Cyclone Aila made a landfall in
India's eastern state of West Bengal Monday, killing 19
people, affecting over a lakh and leaving behind a trail of