Raymond Ronamai

If all goes well, India's relation with Australia could change forever, as its Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pushing to lift ban on sales of uranium to India.

Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday reported a doubling of its loss in the fiscal second quarter on higher fuel prices and operating costs, amid investor worries about its future.

Budget carrier SpiceJet will evaluate selling stake to a foreign carrier if the government were to change foreign direct investment rules.

Gold traders in India stayed away from fresh physical buying as futures prices extended gains to near last week's peak.

The board of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines will consider on Monday a proposal to cut its about $1.3 billion debt by more than half.

The tragedy of India is its political system. This admission by a minister captured the frustration of delegates at this week's India's World Economic Forum.

India's headline inflation was unchanged in October, worse than forecast and above the 9 percent mark for the eleventh straight month.

Debt-laden mobile phone carrier Reliance Communications posted its ninth straight drop in quarterly profit.

India has made small savings more attractive in an effort to woo small investors and enlarge the national savings pool, a notification from the finance ministry on Friday said.

Pakistan removed restrictions on the import of 12 goods from India as part of measures to normalise trade between the nuclear-armed rivals.

State-run retailers may cut gasoline prices from Nov. 16, an industry source said. It will be the first cut in nearly three years and the first in the 18 months since the government liberalized it.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is opposed to any move by the government to bail out debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines that cancelled flights to minimize losses.

India's economy is expected to grow at around 7.5 to 7.6 percent in the current fiscal year that ends in March, said Deputy Governor of the RBI Subir Gokarn on Friday.

Kingfisher Airlines is still a viable business and there is no dispute over its survival, its Chief Executive said on Friday, in an effort to dismiss widespread speculation that the cash-strapped airline was staring at bankruptcy.

India's industrial output growth probably slowed to an annual rate of 3.5 percent in September, weighed down by slower growth in infrastructure output and higher domestic borrowing costs.

India selectors have retained their 15-man squad for the second test against West Indies in Kolkata, meaning there is no place for off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Aluminium losses, rising costs and the weakening rupee hit India-focused miner Vedanta Resources' profits in the first six months of its financial year, despite higher sales and prices.

The head of India operations at UBS AG, Manisha Girotra, has resigned, according to an internal memo.

The prime ministers of India and Pakistan said on Thursday that their next round of talks should further improve ties between the two countries.

Beating street estimates, software services exporter Mahindra Satyam on Thursday posted more than 10-fold jump in quarterly net profit.

The impact of Thailand's floods on Honda Motor Co has extended to a fourth continent, while in contrast Toyota Motor Corp showed further signs of recovery from the disaster.

Moody's Investor Service on Wednesday downgraded its outlook for India's banking system to negative from stable.

Sachin Tendulkar missed his much-anticipated 100th century but his contribution of 76 runs helped India beat West Indies by five wickets.

India gold slipped from its morning high on Wednesday, as investors chose to take profits after a rally that took it to a more than two months high triggered by safe haven buying.

Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful politician, has cancelled what would have been her first public address since undergoing surgery for an undisclosed illness.

Jet Airways Ltd, India's top private carrier, said on Wednesday that it has no plans to cut jobs in drive to save costs and instead look to non-payroll areas to streamline operations.

State Bank of India, the country's top lender, beat estimates with a 12.4 percent rise in quarterly net profit but a rise in non-performing assets disappointed investors.

India's October exports rose an annual 10.8 percent to $19.9 billion, while imports for the month rose 21.7 percent to $39.5 billion.

Greece, India, China and Thailand are home to the weakest national pension systems in the world.