Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met to sign the Bengal tiger conservation deal.

Indian stock market is no less than a chopping trade for all and after considering the health of the entire global economy, the appetite of Indian investors has been damped away for bargain buys. Whatever the Indian Market gained till now, has been pared at all and this is the reason why it has been considered as this year’s worst market in the world.

Exhaustion stands ahead of the monthly derivative contracts expiry and even this has badly affected the Indian shares; during this year, they have lost around 21% of their value so far.

Seeing the fast growing potential of India, some sources recently revealed that Stephen Smith, Australia's Defense Minister has insisted the country to play a chief role in assuring Asia Pacific security issues.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), remained listless during noon today, though broader markets witnessed heavy buying action.

The Sensex, which belled the day at 18,215.28, gained 25.77 points (0.14%) to trade at 18,231.64 as compared to its last closure at 18,205.87.

Previously, the share index had risen to hit the mark of 18,355.84.