New Delhi - Indian equities climbed over 4 per cent in morning trade on Friday, recovering some losses from trading sessions in the last few days.

The 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange, which has fallen more than 2,000 points over the last seven trading sessions, gained 358.43 points to 8,810 levels, up 4.24 per cent at 11:50 am (0620 GMT).

All sectoral indices on the barometer index recorded gains. Similarly, the broader 50-share Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange rose by 105.75 points to 2,658.90, or an increase of 4.14 per cent.

Manjeri Narayana Nambiar, alias MN Nambiar, the 88-year-old veteran theatre artist and a legend in Indian cinema, passed away today in a private hospital in Chennai. The villain-cum-character actor had been in the film industry for more than 60 years.

Born on March 17, 1919 in Kannur, Kerala, he entered the stage at the age of 13. His first film, 'Bhakta Ramadoss', where he played a villain was shot in 1935 in Hindi and Tamil. Until his last film 'Sudeshi' in 2006, Nambiar was an actor you could never miss!

New Delhi - India's benchmark Sensex fell by 4.84 per cent in early trade on Thursday, extending its losses for the seventh straight session on heavy selling by funds and investors tracking weak global cues.

The 30-share-sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange which has lost over 1,750 points over the last six sessions, fell by another 424.56 points to 8,349.22 after 90 minutes of trading up to 11:40 am (0610GMT).

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Nov 20: At least 16 Maoist rebels have been arrested from Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand on Wednesday.

According to Police, the rebels of the self-styled ''Armed People''s Military (APM)'' group surrendered after the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and local police raided their jungle hideout falling under the Chauparan police station following a tip off.

"We nabbed them in an encounter following a tip off. The way we surrounded them, they had no option but to surrender. We also recovered arms and ammunitions from them," said Praveen Singh, Superintendent of Police, Hazaribagh.

In its second successful strike within a week, Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar repulsed an attack by pirates off the Somali coast and sunk their ship. According to official sources, the incident happened at around 9.45 pm Tuesday night, and there were no casualities from the Indian side.

Signing five key accords, including an extradition treaty, on Tuesday India and Egypt pledged to jointly combat the menace of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The agreements lay a 'sound basis for a vibrant strategic partnership' between the two ancient civilizations - India and Egypt.

One of the five agreements signed was on cooperation in outer space and a MoU for cooperation in trade and economic fields. A MoU on increasing links in health and medicine was also signed, as was another agreement on the abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports.