Anand a step closer to World title

World Champion Viswanathan Anand took another step forward to retain the world crown by taking another draw with challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the 9th game of the world championship match now drawing to a close here.

SENSEX IS DIPPING TO NEW LOWS...LOWEST SINCE OCT2005

Bears have charged up. Sensex has broken another psychological mark of 8000 and Nifty slipped below 2300 level as well. Metal, FMCG, power, capital goods, banking, realty, IT and oil stocks collapsed like a pack of cards.

Sensex has fallen 62% in 198 days while lost 40% in the month of Ocober (Fallen from 13,203 to below 8000 in October), and is trading at lowest levels since October 2005.