India economy headed higher, reforms in sight: analysts
NEW DELHI, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - India's economy is on the upswing with eyes now keenly focused on July's planned budget for new market-opening moves by the …
NEW DELHI, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - India's economy is on the upswing with eyes now keenly focused on July's planned budget for new market-opening moves by the …
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2009 (AFP) - The world's number one retailer Wal-Mart is set to open its first sales venture in India Saturday as part of an ambitious plan …
NEW DELHI, May 28 (Asia Pulse) - Vijay Mallya-led United Breweries (UB) and Dutch beer maker Heineken could come together in the Indian market, following the …
GENEVA, May 27, 2009 (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council reconvened its special session on Sri Lanka Wednesday with diplomats struggling to bridge an …
DHAKA, May 26, 2009 (AFP) - Bangladesh and India launched major relief operations Tuesday after a cyclone tore into the northern coast of the Bay of Bengal, …
MELBOURNE, May 24, 2009 (AFP) - The Australian navy intercepted a refugee boat with 77 people aboard Sunday off the country's northwest coast, Home Affairs …
NEW DELHI, (Asia Pulse) - Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) inflow into the Indian stock markets has crossed the US$3 billion mark (over Rs 15,725 crore) …
NEW DELHI, May 21, 2009 (AFP) - India on Thursday asked Sri Lanka to provide the death certificate for Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, a foreign …
May 21, 2009 (LBO) - The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of Maldives has joined the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN agency which deals with …
MUMBAI, May 20, 2009 (AFP) - The newly elected Congress-led government needs to move swiftly and decisively to restore blistering economic growth in India, …
GENEVA, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he will visit Sri Lanka on Friday and called for immediate progress on reconciliation …
MUMBAI, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - A new wave of reform-minded candidates are taking stock after the Indian general election, following high-profile campaigns that …
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2009 (AFP) - India's Congress Party began the task of forming a government Sunday after steering its ruling alliance to a second term in …
NEW DELHI, May 15, 2009 (AFP) - India's top mobile phone company Bharti Airtel announced Friday it had crossed the 100-million subscriber mark and expected to …
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2009 (AFP) - India's ruling Congress-led alliance was set to return to power after taking a clear and commanding lead Saturday in vote …
NEW DELHI, May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Millions of voters cast their final ballots Wednesday in India's marathon election, with analysts predicting the emergence of a …
NEW DELHI, May 13, 2009 (AFP) - Voting in India's marathon elections ended Wednesday, with exit polls giving the ruling Congress party and its allies a slight …
May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The UN condemned on Monday the killing of civilians in Sri Lanka at the weekend as a "bloodbath" in which more than 100 children died, as …
SYDNEY, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The latest in a steady stream of refugee boats was intercepted off Australia Monday, officials said, fuelling controversy over the …
LONDON, May 9, 2009 (AFP) - British actress Joanna Lumley's best-known role used to be as a boozy fashionista in hit comedy "Absolutely Fabulous", but now she …