INDIA

Asian stock markets declined Monday despite the better-than-expected U.S. jobs data as concerns over the global economic growth and corporate earnings outlook weighed on the sentiment.

Asian markets fell Monday as investors remained watchful having concerns about the revival of the global economic growth in spite of the stimulus measures announced last month by policy maker in the U.S. and Europe.

Gurcharan Das, the acclaimed author of “India Grows at Night,” believes India may have reached the limits of growth under poor governance and weak institutions.

An Indian court has sentenced five members of an Indian family to death for their part in the murder of an inter-caste young couple.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday criticized the U.S. drone policy in Pakistan while extending full support to Islamabad’s stance on the attacks.

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U.S.-based global fund house Carlyle sold its 3.7 percent stake in India’s mortgage major Housing Finance Development Corporation (HDFC) Ltd for nearly 43 billion rupees ($841 Million) Friday.

Asian stocks markets mostly advanced Friday as the better-than-expected U.S. economic data and the comments from ECB President Mario Draghi added to the positive sentiment.

The National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) Nifty dipped 5 percent in a freak trade Thursday morning to an intra-day low of 4,900 at 9.51 a.m. (local time, India), triggering the circuit filter halting the trading. The trade resumed 15 minutes later at 10.05 a.m.

Asian markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive with hopes that the U.S. jobs data will be encouraging and the Bank of Japan will announce a policy to support the global economic growth.

Tourism in India's tiger reserves faces heavy restrictions until measures are improved to protect the endangered species, but the local people are an integral part of industry who have the most at stake.

Lt. Gen. Kuldeep Singh Brar, an Indian Sikh, was attacked in London this weekend -- a reminder that tensions between Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims still exist.

Dubai plans to build a huge replica of India's famed Taj Mahal, but it has no plans to honor the South Asian migrant workers who built its prosperity.

India’s cabinet Thursday approved a 49 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance and opened up the pension sector to the foreign companies, providing the much needed momentum to the Indian economy.

Oil India Ltd (OILI.NS) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) have jointly bought a 30 percent stake in Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas's (CRZO.O) Niobrara shale asset in Colorado for $82.5 million, the companies said in a statement, according to a Reuters report.

Asian stock markets advanced Thursday as better-than-expected economic reports from the U.S. buoyed sentiment.

“Narcopolis,” the debut novel by Jeet Thayil which has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, is perceived to be a reflection of the life of the author since the experience of the protagonist, who is drawn to Mumbai’s underworld, is said to have some similarity with that of the novelist. But in an exclusive interview with the International Business Times, Thayil categorically denies that the novel is a reflection of his life.

Most of the Asian markets rose Thursday as investor sentiment turned positive by the upward trend of the U.S. economy following the encouraging jobs data and services activity index.

The Asian Development Bank cut its 2012 and 2013 growth estimates for several developing countries in Asia Wednesday, citing weakness in global demand.

Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after data showed that Chinese services sector grew at a slower pace in September than expected.

Asian markets rose Wednesday as investors remained hopeful that policymakers in China would soon announce stimulus measures to bolster the world’s second largest economy.