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New York: India has asked all UN member states to take prompt and substantial steps for making Hindi, the second most spoken language in the world.

Melbourne: Lawyers for Mohammed Haneef may holdup posting his bail as they plan a plea against Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews' assessment to terminate the Indian doctor's work permit.

New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) lifted 33 notches to 369th position in the newly issued 2007 version of Fortune Global 500 list.

According to the company release, “After making a debut in the turnover-based annual Fortune Global club two years ago (with a rank of 459), ONGC has moved up steadily, thanks to its advancing topline.”

The BSE share index opened its eyes on a positive note at 15,295.03. Later on, it slipped into depressing zone and continued to trade flat for most part of the day. It also touched an intra-day high of 15,341.38 to end the day on a positive note.

Cement stocks were in the public interest, whereas IT, pharma and banking stocks led the declines. Auto stocks displayed mixed inclination.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has annunciated the following audited outcomes for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. The consolidated results are as follows:

U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley said it seems the North Korean have indeed close down their major plutonium reprocessing facility at Yongbyon, about 100 km north of Pyongyang.