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Pakistan's foreign minister might lose her portfolio for contradicting Pakistani President Yusuf Raza Gilani's remarks on US-Pak ties. The speculation was sparked by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's statement at an interaction with the journalists in Lahore, in which he said that fresh team would carry forward diplomatic talks with India, to discuss bilateral issues including Kashmir.

Gold steadied on Tuesday, surrendering earlier gains as a rally sparked by expectations that a sluggish U.S. employment market could fuel further monetary easing ran out of steam in the face of a firming dollar and easing appetite for risk.

The think tank's composite leading indicators for February showed strong signs of regained momentum in the U.S. and Japanese economies, while Brazil, India, Russia and China showed positive signals compared with the previous month's assessment.

The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2012 has marked seven cities as the world's fast-growing cities to watch in 2050, based on their potential for creating new market opportunities for local as well as global companies.

India and Pakistan may relax visa norms for business travel by the end of this month, Pakistani High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said in New Delhi Monday.

Bharti Airtel has launched Broadband Wireless Access or 4G services in Kolkata on Tuesday. Will this 4G service be better than the existing 3G service provided by Airtel itself along with Vodafone, BSNL, Reliance and Tata?

China expressed consternation over the decision of the Australian government to ban telecommunications giant Huawei from competing in its new national broadband network over concerns for cybersecurity.

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said she used an official visit to President Obama to press her concern that monetary policy pursued by the U.S. and Europe was inhibiting Brazil's economic growth.

In 2006, Kashmiri politician Omar Abdullah made a bet that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari wouldn't be able to visit the state of Kashmir during his trip to India. The wager: a single rupee. On Sunday, Abdullah said that Zardari had lost and was obligated to pay up.

India's Sahara Group is eyeing New York City's iconic Plaza Hotel after Israeli owners at El Ad Properties have offered to sell the landmark for $600 million. According to the Economic Times, the Sahara group has already paid a 10 percent down payment for the 105-year-old building following exclusive negotiations between the two real-estate conglomerates. Furthermore, Sahara's founder, Subrata Roy, has made an all-cash offer through Aamby, a Mauritius-based subsidiary, according to the ...

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent on Monday, recovering from last week's hefty drop after disappointing U.S. jobs data revived hopes for fresh monetary easing and a spike in Chinese inflation boosted appetite for the metal.

Apart from the hype surrounding the young Bhutto scion, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's private visit to India, designed as a religious pilgrimage, has failed to address the Kashmir question, which is the single most critical issue that shapes the diplomatic relations between both the nations.

As India takes small steps toward overhauling its lumbering higher-education system, U.S. colleges and universities want a part of the action. Now a new chapter is being written and the authors are the Obama and Singh administrations.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in India on Sunday with a 40 member entourage for a private visit. The entourage includes 14 of his family members and senior Pakistani diplomats.Zardari will have one-to-one meeting with India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh behind closed doors, in which both the leaders are expected to discuss bilateral issues on trade and current happenings.However, all eyes are on Bilawal Bhutto- 24-year-old son of Zardari, who is accompanying his father....

China's love affair with American education is stronger than ever. Chinese families -- including those in the burgeoning middle class -- want to send their sons and daughters to be educated in another country, with most coming to U.S. institutions.

According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2012, China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's largest economy by 2020, but by 2050, India will surpass both.

An avalanche early on Saturday morning buried more than one hundred Pakistani soldiers at a military camp, several Pakistani television channels said. No deaths have been reported, but casualties are expected.

Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh will host President Asif Ali Zardari at a lunch in New Delhi before he makes a private trip to the shrine of a Sufi saint in Rajasthan state, according to officials.

India's gold-jewelry traders, the largest buyers of bullion, called off a 21-day strike after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee agreed to consider rolling back recent increases in gold taxes.

So far this week, U.S. industrial giants have announced nearly $3 billion will be invested in new operations and research in Brazil, China and India three cornerstone members of the BRICS countries.

The head of China's national pension fund called for a bigger role for the Chinese currency in the international monetary system, saying the yuan could someday account for 10 percent of global reserves.