Indian police arrest politician in huge fraud probe
PATNA, November 30, 2009 (AFP) - Indian police Monday arrested a regional politician suspected of embezzling up to 650 million dollars during his five years in …
PATNA, November 30, 2009 (AFP) - Indian police Monday arrested a regional politician suspected of embezzling up to 650 million dollars during his five years in …
NEW DELHI, November 29, 2009 (AFP) - Last week's one-year anniversary of the Mumbai siege was a reminder of India's vulnerability to militant attacks. buy …
MUMBAI, November 27, 2009 (AFP) - India's leading vehicle company, Tata Motors, reported Friday it had swung to a consolidated quarterly net profit, helped by …
NEW DELHI, November 22, 2009 (AFP) - For Indian brides buying jewellery, the bigger the better is the general rule, but record gold prices during this year's …
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2009 (AFP) - Rising inflation is posing a threat to South Asia, with the situation most worrying in the Maldives where a foreign …
MARKAPAR, November 9, 2009 (AFP) - In a rural Maoist stronghold in central India, off limits to the police and government officials, people are queuing for …
NEW DELHI, November 8, 2009 (AFP) - India is still adding a staggering 15 million new mobile phone connections a month but the world's fastest-growing cellular …
NEW DELHI, October 29, 2009 (AFP) - India's annual inflation rate has picked up pace, official data showed Thursday, setting the stage for higher interest …
MUMBAI, October 27, 2009 (AFP) - India's central bank kept key short-term interest rates unchanged at their record lows on Tuesday, saying its priority was …
ISLAMABAD, October 26, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan's military said Monday that the death toll in a major military assault on the Taliban rose to 227, reporting heavy …
NEW DELHI, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will …
NEW DELHI, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki reported Saturday that its quarterly net profit had soared 93 percent year-on-year, …
HUA HIN, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - Asian leaders discussed plans at a summit Saturday to "lead the world" by forming an EU-style community, as regional giants …
NEW DELHI, October 23, 2009 (AFP) - India's telecom minister Friday denied any corruption in the awarding of new licences to telecom companies in the country …
MUMBAI, October 23, 2009 (AFP) - Indians spent nearly 2.0 billion dollars buying gold last week during Hindu festivities, an increase compared with 2008 …
NEW DELHI, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - The world's cheapest car, the Nano, launched by Indian maker Tata earlier this year, faces possible checks after owners …
SYDNEY, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - Australia could be set for a decades-long commodities boom fuelled by rocketing demand from China and India, a senior official …
NEW DELHI, October 21, 2009 (AFP) - India's economy has withstood the global financial crisis well and should grow by 6.5 percent this fiscal year, a top …
NAIROBI, October 19, 2009 (AFP) - Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier Monday northeast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, as the marauding sea …
MALE, October 18, 2009 (AFP) - Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who staged the world's first underwater cabinet meeting at the weekend, is emerging as the …