Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) Four people were killed and 15 critically injured when a tractor-driven trolley in which they were travelling overturned in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district, the police said.

Dubai, Oct 11 (IANS) A new Islamic finance or sharia-compliant investment company targeting the markets of India, China and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A group of retired Indian ambassadors has praised the “extraordinary achievements” of India’s foreign policy that led to the signing of the landmark India-US civilian nuclear accord.

Navelim (Goa), Oct 11 (IANS) An Indian sailor from Goa, who was one of the 26 crewmembers of an Iranian cargo ship released by Somali pirates, is expected back home within a fortnight his mother said Saturday, adding that he will probably return to his job.

Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) A Nepali youth and his mother have been arrested after being found with counterfeit currency worth Rs.54,000 in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.

Mumbai, Oct 11 : Peace, harmony, brotherhood - that was Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s simple wish list on his 66th birthday Saturday till he was admitted to hospital following abdominal pain.

Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) With foreign institutional investors resorting to large scale selling, Indian equities markets suffered their worst ever mauling in recent times and a key index fell 16 percent during the week.

Agra, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 50 hours after two-and-a-half-year-old Sonu fell into a 150 feet deep borewell in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district, efforts were still on to rescue him even though there was little hope of his survival.