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ndia's 1.3 million-strong armed forces, hobbled by outdated equipment and slow decision-making, are undergoing an overhaul as defence priorities shift to China from traditional rival Pakistan. It took 11 years to select France's Rafale.

Sahara Group has pulled out of its sponsorship deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the diversified business conglomerate said on Saturday.

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd has put on hold plans to join the global oneworld alliance, in the latest blow to the financially troubled carrier.

The Sahara Group has pulled out of its sponsorship deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the diversified business conglomerate said on Saturday.

Hollywood star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could not visit the Monument of Eternal Love Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on Friday as that is the day of the week when the famous site is closed to tourists because of Muslim prayers at a nearby mosque.

India has announced its support of a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed against Syria.

Perhaps it is only a coincidence, but the drop in violent crime has roughly occurred concurrently with a spike in obesity.

Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Italian historian and author, has criticized Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for her acting skills.

New Delhi's expected move to allow global airlines to own as much as 49 percent in Indian carriers has been welcomed by investors as a potential lifeline for an industry mired in $20 billion of debt and on course to rack up $3 billion in annual losses. But aviation-industry experts say any celebration is premature.

Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan will complete HRT's line up for the 2012 season alongside Pedro de la Rosa, the Spanish outfit announced Friday.

The libertarian Congressman from Texas hasn't had a real-world victory in any of the four Republican presidential primaries held so far. His best performance was in Iowa caucuses where he was placed closely behind the GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney, drawing 21.5 percent of the total votes cast. However, Paul, unmistakeably, happens to win - with an overwhelmingly high margin - almost every online election poll, regardless of whether it is hosted by mainstream media or by a niche politica...

The rupee rose on Friday, supported by dollar inflows, although choppy local shares and cautious sentiment across world financial markets ahead of key U.S. jobs data capped major gains in the local currency.

Mobbed by cameramen and with two fingers raised in a victory salute, Subramanian Swamy stood before the Supreme Court on Thursday, flushed with the vindication of an unrelenting legal campaign aimed at the country's most powerful politicians and the Congress party.

The rupee hit a three-month high on Thursday, encouraged by gains in domestic equities, and after manufacturing data in China and Germany boosted investor appetite in high-yielding emerging market assets.

The BSE Sensex rose 0.8 percent on Thursday to its highest close in nearly three months after strong manufacturing data in India and other major economies from China to Germany eased growth concerns and bolstered risk appetite.

Audi, the premium car brand of the Volkswagen Group , will launch seven new models in India and expand its dealers' network this year, as it looks to increase sales and market share in the luxury car segment.

Gold demand in India, the world's buyer of bullion, edged up as a stronger rupee made the dollar-quoted yellow metal cheaper.

Two of Facebook’s three biggest existing markets (by number of users) are India and Indonesia.

The Supreme Court on Thursday revoked all 122 telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale, a fresh embarrassment for the government and plunging the mobile network market of Asia's third-largest economy into uncertainty.

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. introduced a shorter, cheaper version of its Swift Dzire sedan on Wednesday as part of efforts to retain its position as the country's largest car maker by sales.

They had fled the recent civil war in Sri Lanka between Tamils and the Sinhalese.