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China has become less dependent on arms imports and, at the same time, has increased the volume of its arms exports, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

According to market figures released by research firm IDC, China is bound to overtake the U.S. in smartphone shipments by the end of 2012, becoming the leading market. IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast that China’s smartphone market will climb from 18.2 percent in 2011 to 20.7 percent in 2012, while U.S.’ market would drop from 21.3 to 20.6 percent over the same timeframe.

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor has confirmed that she will marry her beau Saif Ali Khan by the end of the year.

A Pakistani judicial panel which arrived in India on Wednesday has been barred by a court from meeting and interviewing Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor among the attackers of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.

Judea Pearl, father of American journalist Daniel Pearl who was abducted and beheaded by Taliban militants in Pakistan, has been honored with the prestigious 2011 A.M. Turing Award for artificial intelligence.

The Indian police have linked the attack on the Israeli diplomat's wife in New Delhi last month to a failed bomb attack in Bangkok, allegedly by a group of Iranian men.

The four-month-old daughter of actors Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who is already a celebrity has become a hit on Twitter after her name was known to the world.

The Indian budget for 2012/13, presented to parliament Friday, incorporates some significant tax hikes and should be viewed positively by the markets and the central bank according to Capital Economics.

Gold was largely unchanged on Friday, but posted its second-biggest weekly decline this year due to an early week drop after the FederalReserve withheld additional easing amid a string of encouraging U.S. economic data.

India has issued arrest warrants for three Iranians who have been connected to an attack on Israeli envoys in New Delhi last month.

Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers student charged with spying on his college roommate Tyler Clementi who was having a sexual encounter with another man and later committed suicide, has been found guilty of hate crimes, tampering with witnesses, lying to investigators and destroying evidence. He will face a sentencing hearing on May 21, 2012.

Dharun Ravi Ravi, the Rutgers student charged with spying on his college roommate Tyler Clementi who was having a sexual encounter with another man and later committed suicide, has been found guilty of hate crimes, tampering with witnesses, lying to investigators and destroying evidence.

China suspended approval for the purchase of 10 Airbus (EAD) jets, in a continued showdown over European Union emissions charges.

Given the lack of sufficient infrastructure and endless political instability, Sudan’s energy sector faces many monumental challenges.

Compiling a top five list from Sachin Tendulkar's 100 centuries is not easy. People will highly debate the ones you have missed when compiling the list, but everybody is entitled to their own choices and perspectives.

The whole of India is united in celebrating Sachin Tendulkar's hundredth century.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 100 international centuries during one-day of the India vs. Bangladesh Asia Cup cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. View the video and photos in the slideshow of Tendulkar reaching the hundred.

India, the world's No. 1 gold buyer, plans to double the duty on imports of the precious metal, according to reports Friday, its second such move this year. Gold prices fell nearly 1 percent.

Reliance Communications has launched a CDMA Android tablet in India. The latest device is all set to compete with Aakash, the $35 tab, and recently released BSNL tablets. Check out the features and tariff plan of the Reliance CDMA Tab.

Are you haunted by sleep-related problems? Just listen and follow the instructions recommended by the World Sleep Organization which observes March 16 as the World Sleep Day.

The two-year-old severely battered Baby Falak lost the fight for life and has died 56 days after she was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, Delhi, India.