November 12, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani officials have informed an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi the details of training received at Lashkar-e-Taiba camps by the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks.
November 12, 2012
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was due to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday in New Delhi and press for increased investment in his war-torn country.
Afghan President: Hamid Karzai
November 12, 2012
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the economic "gloom and doom" clouding the country in recent years has been dispelled and that he is determined to push ahead with further reforms.
November 12, 2012
There is hope that the disappointing Indian consumer spending may change this Diwali with with a frenzy of special offers led by automakers crowding the market with nearly 20 new cars.
A car showroom is decorated ahead of Diwali, the Indian festival of Lights, in Mumbai.
November 11, 2012
South Africa to put image of former president Nelson Mandela on its currency, the rand, only the second person so honored.
Anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, a national hero, will appear on all new South African bank notes. This 200-rand bill is worth about $23.
November 11, 2012
New Delhi — Women's tennis icon Maria Sharapova Sunday said Sania Mirza was a great singles talent but it was right for the Indian to focus on doubles due to the demanding nature of the game.
November 11, 2012
India's government announced Saturday it will sell 6.5 million tons of wheat to bulk to combat rising prices and overflowing stocks. Wheat exports were banned in early 2007 to boost domestic supplies following a poor growing season.
India to unload more excess wheat stocks
November 11, 2012
Washington — The man behind India's low-cost Aakash tablet and an Indian American professor are listed among Forbes 15 "classroom revolutionaries" who are using innovative technologies to reinvent education for students and teachers globally.
Aakash Tablet
November 10, 2012
Washington — The US has no immediate plans to change its aid pattern to India following the British example even as it tries in general to move from aid to trade, according to a senior US official.
"We're constantly, particularly in tough budget times, looking at ensuring that our assistance dollars are spent as well as we possibly can," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters Friday when asked about British plans to halt all its aid to India from 2015.
November 10, 2012
Agra — A group of tourism industry leaders and politicians from here met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in New Delhi to demand the introduction of Air India flights to the Taj city, a member of the delegation has said.
Taj Mahal in Agra, India
