The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Friday released a video showing the purported beheading of British hostage Alan Henning and threatening yet another American captive. This is fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in US-led airstrikes.

Henning, a 47-year-old from Manchester in northwest England who volunteered to help drive an aid convoy to Syria for Muslim charity Aid4Syria, was kidnapped 10 months ago.

The Haryana BJP has pinned its hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will address a series of rallies across the state, beginning in Karnal, from Saturday.

The rally is being considered the BJP’s way to counter the INLD’s campaign, especially after the party brought in its convicted chief Om Prakash Chautala to address a political rally in Jind.

In a security scare, a defused grenade was found last night in the business class of an Air India jumbo aircraft which was kept as a standby for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent US visit.

The grenade was found by the Air India crew on board the Boeing 747-400 which was operating the Mumbai-Hyderabad-Jeddah flight, airline sources said today.

Fox Star Studios has a reason to celebrate this festive weekend as its October 2 release Bang Bang raked in Rs 27.54 crore at the domestic box office on the opening day. The Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif starrer opened its box office campaign to 85-90 per cent occupancy on Thursday.

Bang Bang now has the double distinction of being this year's third highest opener behind Singham Returns and Kick and Roshan's best opener yet. The actor's previous best was the 2013 flick Krrish 3, which made its box office debut with Rs 25.5 crore. Bang Bang was released in 4,000 screens in India, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The south Indian versions have contributed an estimated Rs 1.25 crore to the total collection.

IFCI, the Delhi-based government finance company, has postponed its plan to divest 2.5 per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange (NSE). According to two sources in the know of the matter, lower-than-expected bids from investors have forced the company to postpone its plan.

IFCI had announced in June that it proposed to engage a consultant to “advise and manage” the partial divestment process. PowerhouseCoopers (PwC) is said to be handling the transaction. An email sent to a PwC spokesperson did not elicit a reply.

A former Infosys Ltd employee responsible for starting a US investigation into the company's visa practices has filed another lawsuit demanding damages for alleged wrongful termination.

US national Jack Palmer, who was employed by Infosys in Alabama, said in the lawsuit filed on Thursday with a New Jersey court that he had been discriminated against because he flagged that the company was flouting US visa rules.

Auto major Tata Motors is upbeat about the growth of compact sedan segment in Madhya Pradesh and expects the festive demand to help auto sector recover from the current slag, said officials.

Last month, the company launched its compact sedan 'Zest' which received very good response throughout the country.

Thirty-two people, mostly women and children, were killed and several injured in a stampede on Friday evening in Patna, shortly after the Dussehra celebrations had ended.

Police said the tragedy occurred when people were returning after watching the Ravan Vadh ceremony at the Gandhi Maidan, where a huge crowd had gathered to witness the event.

State Bank of India today reduced the short-term deposit rates by 1 percentage point for amount below Rs 1 crore, second such move this month.

In an exchange filing today, the banking giant said it has reduced the pricing of short-term deposits of below Rs 1 crore to 6 per cent from 7 per cent now for a maturity of 7 to 45 days.

Shares of Wipro were trading higher by 3% to Rs 614 on National Stock Exchange (NSE) in otherwise subdued market on reports that the government has approved the proposal of Wipro to set up SEZs in Andhra Pradesh. The benchmark CNX Nifty was down 0.06% at 7,960 points at 1025 hours.

Wipro Ltd has proposed to set up IT/ITES zone in Andhra Pradesh on an area of 1.22 hectares, the PTI report suggests.

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