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Women's rights groups say the recent gangrape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi shows that women need to be prioritised in the Budget.

The Indian Ambassador to China said both sides have to objectively recognise, face and solve the difficulties in the investment in India by the Chinese companies.

It is the fiscal that gives capacity to mitigate risks, handle the financial sector instability etc, says YV Reddy.

The biggest loser was Canara Bank, whose stock was down 1.98 per cent in the afternoon trade.

We think something really big will be done in this Budget to take the markets to new highs.

The Railway Minister is likely to announce a slew measures such as improvement in catering service and development of stations.

Premji made the largest philanthropic transfer by any individual in the country after he signed the Buffet-Gates Giving Pledge.

After the SpiceJet move to slash fares in Jan, the aviation regulator had urged other airlines not to follow suit.

He added there would be no cap on the number of Indian students who can study and work in the UK.

SBI has the maximum exposure, over Rs 1,600 crore, in the Vijay Mallya-led airline.

Chidambaram told the leaders that the Indian economy was undergoing a difficult period and the global recession has impacted the growth rate.

Sensex closed down 139.94 points at 19468.14, and the Nifty shut shop 36 points down at 5896.95.

Manufacturing, which constitutes about 76 per cent of industrial production, fell 0.7 per cent from a year earlier.

ONGC led gainers in the Nifty and Sensex, with the stock climbing nearly 4 per cent on better than expected third quarter earnings.

D Subbarao said RBI has asked branch managers to be more sympathetic to people who come with fake currencies.

In stinging observations against the companies, the court had said that such economic offences must be dealt with "iron hand".