INDIA

Support grew on Thursday for an EU plan to agree a global climate change pact with binding targets by 2015, after poor nations vulnerable to climate change forged alliances with developed countries.

he op-ed came on the heels of a series of bombings in Mumbai that killed almost two dozen people in mid-July.

In an IDC report on 'Top 10 system software prediction for 2012', the potential success of Windows 8 was given a poor evaluation by the global market research company.

That translates into tens of thousands of kids “disappearing” from India every year.

The Chanel Pre-Fall 2012 show was a nod to Indian decadence melded with Parisian flair and dripping in gold.

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has revealed that dowry cases, as defined under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, are increasing in India.

The Karmapa is regarded as the third most important figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.

While there are several reasons to celebrate 2011, the death of several prominent Indian celebrities, scholars and artists made it as tragic as it was a joyful year.

Gold prices, like global stocks and major currencies, hardly moved Thursday as investors waited to see if Europe would manage to stanch its debt crisis and avoid a recession, or worse.

Food inflation in the country has eased, sharply, to 6.60 percent from 8.00 percent in the previous week, in the year to Nov. 26, according to government data released on Thursday.

India's carmakers may just break even in the fiscal year that ends in March, an industry body warned on Thursday and said it would cut its sales outlook for the year, as firms struggle with sluggish demand on rising input costs and high interest rates.

The rupee extended its drop to the third session Thursday, dragged by weak domestic equities amid investor concern over slowing growth and lackluster policymaking.

Nothing has been talked about the content inside the magazine. According to a blogger, Joy of Junior, Veena spoke about burqas in Pakistan.

Gold recycling gained pace in India as consumers preferred to cash in on prices at a week high, which deterred physical traders from placing fresh orders as wedding buying tapered off.

An article on the song Why This Kolaveri Di, from the soundtrack of the Tamil film 3, has featured in the current edition of Time magazine.

The last rite of legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand will be held in London, on Saturday Morning.

A petitioner Wednesday moved Islamabad High Court (IHC) against Zahida alias Veena Malik contending that she should be tried under article 294 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) for obscene acts, article 124-A for sedition, article 140 for wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman and article 500 for defamation.

Citigroup began a round of layoffs among its London-based investment bankers this week after Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said the bank will layoff 4,500 employees as it attempts to trim costs.

On Wednesday, the United States lifted its travel warning for Nepal.

India has retracted its plan to allow foreign retail chains like Wal-Mart and Britain's Tesco to open in the country, according to multiple reports. The reversal comes less than two weeks after the global business sector and the Indian government heaped praise on the original deal to let foreign retailers into India to jolt the country's economy and lower prices for farmers and consumers.

Pusuke, the world's oldest living dog noted by the Guinness Book of Records, died on Monday at age 26 in his home in Japan. Pusuke lived more than twice the median life expectancy for a dog, but how did his owner achieve such astounding longevity?