Nearly a dozen villages in Punjab's Ropar district were flooded as the overflowing Satluj river breached its banks near Laudipur village, officials said Monday.

Sensex scales 31-month high, financials gainData from Nomura showed foreigners preferred Indian shares amongst Asian equities in the week to September 3, and invested $311 mn.

After individuals, now even institutions like government departments, schools and companies would get unique identification numbers (UIDs) to enroll the country's residents for the UID system.

The draft proposal of the five-year plan focuses on a multi-pronged strategy to achieve e-development: creation of e-infrastructure to facilitate and promote e-governance, promotion of electronics and information technology industry, promotion of e-inclusion, providing support for creating innovation, building knowledge networks and securing India's cyber space.

Dhanalakshmi Bank CEO Amitabh Chaturvedi says the capital spent on creating the bank's capacity will give him two and a half times the business this financial year.