After a smart opening today, Indian equities slipped into the negative terrain due to heavy selling pressure in select IT, realty, auto and FMCG stocks.

However metal and consumer goods stocks gained ground. BSE MIdcap and Smallcap index rose 0.55% and 0.27% respectively.

At 10.50 a.m., the 30-share index Sensex lost 95.21 points at 8,644.03 after hitting a high of 8,854.81 and a low of 8,620.71.

A train blast in Assam on Tuesday killed three people, leaving more than 30 wounded. According to the reports, one person died on the spot while two succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.

"The train was parked at the Diphu railway station when a powerful explosion went off inside one of the crowded coaches," revealed a railway official.

"There are a large number of women and children among the casualties. The condition of at least six of them are stated to be critical," the police official said.

The police are yet to ascertain the culprits behind the blast.

Yesterday, India demanded that strong action should be taken by Pakistan over the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, claiming they were carried out by militants from its rival neighbor.

The attacks, which took the life of 183 people, including six Americans and one Briton, are being investigated by teams from Scotland Yard and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, who have come to Mumbai.

Possibly all of us might have come across ads on TV and read countless comments online that Macintosh has no need for anti-Virus software. However, it is quite surprising and ironic to know that Apple has chosen to reverse the marketing mantra and suggest that anti-virus protection is vital.

According to a new research, even when mobile phones are used with hands-free, it distracts the drivers more than the passengers or being drunk.

The research subjects were put in a driving simulator by the study team, led by Dr Frank Drews of the University of Utah, and the subjects were sent on a 24 mile drive on a multilane highway. In order to reach a conclusion, the group was tested with mobile phones, a talkative passenger and a silent passenger.