INDIA

The 7 billionth baby, according to the United Nations population division, is set to be born on October 31 this year during the Halloween.

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning, looking at the situation that it a mutant strain of deadly flu is already spreading in China and Vietnam, according to CBS News report. Fears of an outbreak of bird flu this winter have been raised by the United Nations. Bird flu was in decline, but FAO warns it appears to be on the rise again and the new bird flu strain is even deadlier.

Gold's high price spurs private individuals to sell jewelry and other personal items made of the yellow metal.

After Akon’s composition its Lady Gaga turn to sing a song for Bollywood.

Asia will add 1.66 million dollar-millionaires by 2015, taking the total number of wealthy to 2.82 million as the world's fastest-growing major economies of China and India continue to mint millionaires, a report from Julius Baer said on Wednesday.

India's full service airlines, buffeted by high fuel costs and intense competition, face new headwinds on their lucrative international routes as budget carriers launch services with rock-bottom fares.

Indian corporate houses, eager to enter the banking sector, are gearing up to battle for the few licenses that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to issue.

Public health officials are warning that bird flu once again poses a growing threat, as the virus spreads across parts of Asia and has developed a dangerous new mutation.

Earlier this month, the President of India Pratibha Patil rejected a plea for clemency by the convicted men’s attorneys.

Gold edged higher on Tuesday, following its worst weekly performance in two months last week, supported by improving physical demand and some investor uncertainty ahead of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent policy meeting.

Steve Jobs' biological father has said that he yearns to meet his son. The father has expressed regret at his decision of giving him up for adoption.

The United Nations on Monday urged greater preparedness and surveillance against a possible resurgence of bird flu, warning that the new mutant virus H5N1 - 2.3.2.1 might affect Asia the most.

The rupee should strengthen for a second day on Tuesday tracking regional sharemarkets that rose on the back of a slew of positive news across the euro zone and the United States.

India's economy probably grew an annual 7.6 percent in the quarter through June, slowing from the previous quarter's 7.8 percent growth, the median forecast from a poll of 28 economists showed

The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the bird flu virus, reports the Associated Press.

LDK Solar Co Ltd suffered a quarterly loss as a sharp drop in solar wafer prices forced it to write down millions of dollars in inventories, but forecast revenue for the current quarter above estimates on stabilizing prices.

There's evidence that avian flu is mounting a comeback.

A rise in the number of reported cases of avian flu, coupled with the appearance of a mutation that could be resistant to vaccines, has led the United Nations to warn of a potential bird flu resurgence.

A U.S. and European push to impose U.N. Security Council sanctions on Syria for its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators is meeting fierce resistance from Russia and China, U.N. diplomats said.

Sipping coconut water and honey, Anna Hazare ended a hunger strike on its 13th day on Sunday, a protest that had sparked huge rallies across the country, exposed a weak government and ushered in a new middle-class political force.

Researchers are debating the validity of a study that links El Niño to civil strife.