Raymond Ronamai

Foreign supermarket giants eyeing India may see rich pickings at New Delhi markets like Karol Bagh, where shoppers must negotiate a plethora of dubious-looking power lines and stinking rubbish piled high on sidewalks.

Middle-age women who eat a lot of refined carbohydrates and drink a moderate amount of alcohol might offset their risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

India's growth story is still credible and the move to open up the economy to global supermarket chains will help growth and control inflation, says RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao.

India have rested captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and named opener Virender Sehwag as skipper for the five-match one-day series against West Indies starting next week.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has urged the government to boycott next year's London Olympics because of the event's sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical company.

Reliance Industries and Bharti Enterprises have agreed to end negotiations over the sale of the latter’s stakes in two insurance services firms, set up in a joint venture, with France’s AXA.

India's move to open its supermarket sector to foreign investors brought relief to its capital-starved local chains but failed to impress small-shop owners.

The iPhone 4S, the final gadget unveiled during Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' lifetime, hit Indian stores on Friday with a starting price of 44,500 rupees.

India gold futures fell half a percent on Friday afternoon, retracing to a level seen earlier in the week following a similar trend overseas, though a weaker rupee cushioned the fall.

India gold prices are likely to fall more than 3.5 percent from its peak after a 16 percent rally last quarter as investors resort to year-end profit-taking while tepid wedding demand weighed.

India threw open its $450 billion retail market to global supermarket giants on Thursday, approving its biggest reform in years that may boost sorely needed investment in the country.

Sachin Tendulkar was on course for his 100th international century, while Rahul Dravid completed a milestone of his own, as the two led India's strong reply in the third and final Test against West Indies on Thursday.

Gold futures in India eased due to a rebound in the rupee, though demand in local spot market remained weak as buyers were seeking further correction.

According to government date released on Thursday, the food and fuel price indexes climbed by 9.01 percent and 15.49 percent in the current year to Nov. 12.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday raised the interest rate ceiling on the non-resident external (NRE) rupee deposits and the foreign currency non-resident banks (FCNRB) deposits citing prevailing market conditions.

The Reserve Bank of India has eased overseas borrowing rules for local corporate by raising the ceiling for the interest that firms can pay for borrowing abroad.

Gold demand in India was subdued on Tuesday as a weakening rupee kept buyers at bay, further deterred by a rebound in local prices due to gains in overseas markets.

the auditors of India's biggest carrier Jet Airways have warned the company, saying that it needs to raise funds or generate cash flows in the future to meets its obligations.

U.S. private equity giant Blackstone Group expects to invest roughly $500 million to $720 million a year in India over the next few years.

Monetary action may still be warranted from the Reserve Bank of India, RBI, to anchor inflation expectations in face of sustained high food inflation.

Sikh athletes and spectators will be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers into London Olympic venues next year, despite the intense security arrangements, as part of a multi-faith approach to the Games.

Maruti Suzuki may not post growth in sales volume in the current fiscal year, its chairman said on Monday.

India gold futures, which traded flat on Monday, are likely to fall this week in tandem with equities, and as traders book profits from last week's peak. Silver may fall 2.5 percent to their lowest level.

Larsen and Toubro, India's biggest engineering conglomerate, is targeting overseas revenue growth as part of a strategy to beat a slowdown in Asia's third-largest economy.

Tata Motors released an upgraded Nano model, the company said on Monday, as it looks to improve on well below-estimate sales of a product touted as the world's cheapest car.

Over-optimistic forecasts by policymakers predicting when India's stubbornly high inflation would ease have hurt the government's credibility, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

West Indies' Kirk Edwards said that they are in awe of Sachin Tendulkar. He said that playing with the legend makes him forget his own game.

Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said that self-immolation is almost regular in protest against China.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said in a report that creaky infrastructure, which is a major roadblock to its target of achieving a 9-9.5 percent annual growth.