A group of ultra-superstitious people in the Indian city of Nirmal in the state of Andhra Pradesh have killed a teenage boy, 14, in a belief that the sacrifice would help obtain hidden treasure in the region. The gruesome gang crime was committed on Thursday, which was India’s 63rd Republic Day.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may intervene in the forward foreign exchange market, in addition to the spot market, to help manage liquidity in the banking system, a central bank source said on Friday.
The rupee touched a two-and-a-half month high on Friday, aided by firm local shares, as demand for riskier assets was spurred by hopes Greece will soon reach an agreement on restructuring its debt.
The BSE Sensex rose 0.7 percent on Friday and was on track to post its fourth weekly gain in a row, on expectations improving global risk appetite will draw in more portfolio investments.
In honor of the 2012 India Republic Day, Finnair flight attendants decided to create an elaborate Bollywood dance for passengers. This is the result...
To extreme right-wing Hindus and ultra-nationalists, the holiday represents a dire threat to traditional Indian values and represent part of what they believe is a conspiracy by the West to destroy Indian culture.
Vodafone chief executive said the company's victory in a $2.2 billion legal battle against tax authorities in India would help pave the way for a listing of shares in its business in the country.
India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day Thursday, displaying its military strength and rich cultural heritage.
By her own standards, Dalit queen Kumari Mayawati's birthday celebrations were low-key this year because of the assembly elections. The huge crowds of gaping admirers were missing this year.
Thailand's Prime Minister, Yinluck Shinawatra, is the Guest of Honor at the celebration of India's 63rd Republic Day. She is in the country on a three-day visit. Check out some of her looks on this visit to India...
Virat Kohli upstaged his more esteemed team mates with India's first century of the series but the tourists were still bowled out for 272 after tea on the third day of the fourth test against Australia on Thursday.
David Cameron says Doha world trade talks dead and urges 'coalition of the willing' with bilateral deals between countries.
NTT Communications Corporation, the international branch of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world, will be purchasing a majority share of Netmagic Solutions, India's largest provider of data centers.
A huge banner in Davos trumpets India's launch of a $35 tablet computer and U.S. group Medtronic Inc is hoping to launch a similar low-cost revolution in medical devices like pacemakers.
A lawsuit was filed in California against comedian Jay Leno, over a Mitt Romney joke, which showed a picture of the religion's holy Golden Temple of Amritsar as the presidential candidate summer home. The plaintiff, Indian-American Randeep Dhillon, called it a racist slur against Sikhs.
If you listened to the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, you may have been confused. The rosy picture he painted of America as a thriving, secure, prosperous, and upwardly mobile nation doesn’t match reality, as you and I know it. In fact, Obama’s reckless deficit spending has taken this country to the edge of financial collapse, leaving us jobless, economically stagnant, lacking in innovation, and weak in our national defenses.
An Indian couple's fight with the Norwegian government appears to be coming to an end after authorities have agreed to handover the children to their grandparents in Kolkata, India.
The government of India has barred former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair and three other eminent space scientists from holding any government jobs as part of taking action in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal.
Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke both hit masterful double centuries to drive Australia to 604 for seven declared before their bowlers reduced India to 61 for two at the end of second day of the fourth test on Wednesday.
The BSE Sensex nudged higher on Wednesday, a day after the RBI indicated it would support growth, raising expectations for more foreign fund investments.
Gold fell on Tuesday as a lower euro, due to an impasse to restructure Greek debt, and weakness in crude oil and equities prompted investors to take profits.
Upscale leather goods maker Coach Inc posted higher-than-expected earnings and sales for the holiday quarter, helped by its growing favor with male shoppers, and its shares rose more than 6 percent.
