Fortis jumps to new high on overseas acuisition - Fortis Healthcare has jumped to a new high in opening trades on news of acquiring Singapore healthcare giant.

Rupee edges higher on strong regional peers - The rupee opened stronger today on the back of gains in other regional currencies and a mildly higher start to the domestic sharemarket.

Jan factory output seen up 16.65 y-o-y - REUTERS FORECAST: Industrial output to rise 16.65 percent in January from a year earlier, the median forecast in a poll of 20 economists shows. That is marginally lower than an annual rise of 16.8 percent in December. Forecasts ranged from a rise of 17.6 percent to 9.5 percent.

Govt inks Rs 3726cr deal - President and PM will now also get 12 swanky helicopters for VVIP travel.

Now bosses can spy on staff - A Japanese phone company has come up with a new technology that can track most minimal movement of mobile phone users and beams the information back to HQ.

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Nithyananda blames media for tarnishing his image - Nithyananda defended himself against allegations of financial irregularities.

Putin arrives in India to ink big defence deals - India is likely to buy an additional 29 more MIG-29K fighters for the Navy.

Will Womens Bill impact Nitishs future? - The Womens Bill has brought disruptions in the JD(U) out in the open. The Bill got ahead in the Rajya Sabha but it could change political equations in Bihar and impact the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Anger in Orissa Assembly over child abuse case - There was outrage in the Orissa Assembly after the shocking news of children being molested in a state-run tribal school. The entire Assembly spoke in one voice demanding harsh punishment for teachers accused of raping and molesting students.

Khawateen cant discard purdah for politics - Islam doesnt permit women to discard the purdah, deliver lectures in public (taqreer) and demand their due. They have clear guidelines to follow — stay at home in hijab, and take care of household chores, says Maulana Saidur Rehman Azmi Nadvi.

ISI continues to maintain links with Lashkar - Several US Congressmen have expressed concern that despite best of the efforts by the Obama administration, the ISI continues to maintain links with LeT and that Pak is not taking decisive action against the terror outfit.

FIIs net buyers Rs 970cr in F on Thursday - The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 970.27 crore in futures and options segments on Thursday.

Nifty set to move close to Jan high - The Nifty came out of the trading range today and is set to move towards its January high of 5,310, probably next week. The March futures closed at 5,159.80, which is above the upper band of the value line area (5,114 to 5,142), indicating the bulls have taken the initiative by absorbing all sell-side trades to take the Nifty higher. According to the market activity theory, initiative activity occurs when players buy at or above the value line, which indicates opinion on future direction.

Tech view Global cues hold the key - Late buying in select heavyweights saw the markets spike towards the close on Thursday. The Sensex spurted to a high of 17,215, and finally ended with a gain of 70 points at 17,168. This is the highest close, the index has achieved in the last one-half months.