Tiger Woods is turning the corner with his game and victory at next month's US Masters would put him back on track to break Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major wins, according to former Masters champion Sandy Lyle.
Blues musician Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, who this year became the oldest person ever to win a Grammy Award, died at his Austin home on Monday at age 97.
British media groups vehemently opposed to News Corp's proposed buyout of pay-TV firm BSkyB say it is "fanciful" that Rupert Murdoch will not interfere in the running of its influential news station.
Santiago, Mar 22 (AFP) President Barack Obama assured top US lawmakers that military strikes on the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's "lawless" regime were in the national interest of the United States.
Prince William's bride-to-be Kate Middleton will arrive at her wedding next month in the limousine attacked by students during riots in London three months ago, royal officials said.
A former UBS investment banker was sentenced on Monday to 22 months in prison for providing inside information on six healthcare mergers to a trader and then sharing in the profits.
US military operations against Libya will be funded through cash flow, but finding the money will be tough given the lack of a defense budget for the 2011 fiscal year, the Defense Department's top budget official said.
US President Barack Obama has asserted that it is America's policy that the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Gaddafi must go and his Administration has multiple tolls to ensure that this goal is achieved.
European central bankers signalled on Monday they stood ready to raise interest rates next month despite uncertainty linked to Japan's nuclear crisis and the ongoing struggles of euro members Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
The US Interior Department said on Monday it approved Shell's plan for deepwater oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, the first such exploration plan with a complete environmental assessment since the BP oil spill.
The US markets rallied for the third successive day as the Dow climbed back above the 12000, buoyed by a major telecommunications deal and an upmove in energy stocks.
Nifty Futures shed 12 lakh shares in OI and ended with 15 points premium as against 13 points. Nifty April 5300 Put added 2.33 lakh shares in OI.
The impetus for the rupee is for an upside from overseas stock markets and currencies, says Vikram Nanivadekar of Verity Analytics.
We continue to believe that levels of 4970/16500 should be seen by April, says Gautam Shah of JM Financial.
During this week, place your order for the graph of April. This will help you decide your position, well in advance.
F&O cues: Total Futures' open interest (OI) was down by Rs 77 crore while total Options' OI up by Rs 28 crore.
FIIs have net sold Rs 97 crore while DIIs have net bought Rs 48 crore in the cash market on March 21, as per provisional data available on NSE. FIIs were net sellers of Rs 991 crore in the F&O market.
Indian ADRs ended mostly in green on Monday. In IT space, Infosys was up 1.01% at USD 65.20, Wipro was up 4.13% at USD 13.63 and Patni Computers was up 0.65% at USD 20.08.
Global markets gained on Monday amid news that Japan has made progress in its efforts to restore damaged nuclear facilities.
Equity diversified NAVs ended lower with advance:decline ratio of 56:175 as the Indian equity benchmarks closed the first session of a week on flat note amid a tight range since the beginning of trade.
After receiving severe criticism from the industry for central excise duty, the Finance Ministry may give it a second thought. The government may partially roll back central excise duty on some items, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources.
Jindal Steel and Power's (JSPL) integrated steel plant at Angul in Orissa has once again hit a green hurdle with Union Environment Ministry today directing the state Government to take action against it for allegedly violating the forest rules.
Nokia's strategy for entering the tablet computer market may not include Microsoft, its recently announced partner for smartphones, according to a person with knowledge of the company's thinking.
US bank dividends could rise as much as 50% over the next two years as the industry's earnings improve, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc analysts.
AT&T Inc's USD 39 billion deal to buy Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA comes with a hefty price tag.