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Pakistan cricket chief Zaka Ashraf said Saturday that his side's recent resurgence in form had left arch-rivals India afraid to take them on. The neighbours have not played a Test series since 2007, with sporting ties frozen after the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in November 2008.. There were hopes of a thaw after the sides met in the World Cup semi-final last March and they are slated to play ....

Pakistan cricket chief Zaka Ashraf said Saturday that his side's recent resurgence in form had left arch-rivals India afraid to take them on. The neighbours have not played a Test series since 2007, with sporting ties frozen after the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in November 2008.. There were hopes of a thaw after the sides met in the World Cup semi-final last March and they are slated to play ....

Eight persons have been arrested by the Dahisar police, seven of whom are minors, on charges of rioting.

Pakistan fails to send a team of officials to India to investigate the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Indian officials say.

If reports are to be believed, India's most wanted terrorist and the master brain behind the Mumbai terror attack, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed might soon flex his muscles in the political arena of Pakistan, quite freely and openly.

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Amazon.com is coming to India, with the Thursday launch of Junglee.com, a watered-down version of its global shopping portal....

Jyoti Amge, who stands just 62.8cm (2ft 6ins) tall, was seen supporting candidates of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party, ahead of the forthcoming civic election in Mumbai, India.

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has kept the guessing game on about his reported political ambitions.

Meticulous forward planning, effective casualty assessment by a senior surgeon and efficient teamwork by medical and administrative staff are essential when handling injuries sustained in major terrorist incidents.

Union home minister P Chidambaram admitted that there should have been better exchange between Maharashtra ATS and Delhi Police’s Special Cell over the 13/7 Mumbai blast investigations.

In Katherine Boo’s new book, the striving, perpetually sparring families of a slum in Mumbai come to life.

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab appeals in India's Supreme Court against his death sentence for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India's ICICI Bank reported net profit growth of 20 percent Tuesday, as it shed non-performing loans and boosted interest income....

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India has joined China in saying it will not cut back on oil imports from Iran, despite stiff new U.S. and European sanctions designed to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program....

INDIA'S Supreme Court is due to begin an appeal hearing into the death sentence handed down to the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

The US government has asked a court to deny Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana's plea for a new trial in cases related to the Mumbai and Denmark terror plots.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp will open its first coffee shops in India in August or September, a year later than originally planned, and aims to have 50 outlets by year-end through a tie-up with the Tata group, the country's biggest business house.

A few weeks ago a clinic in Mumbai claimed to have identified a dozen patients with a strain of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to all known treatments. TB is a highly contagious lung infection that kills about 1.5 million people each year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), so the development of a totally untreatable form of the disease would be cause for alarm. "It convey...

There are many in the government who are absolutely chuffed at the ease with which Operation Stop Rushdie was successfully played out. First, the Rajasthan Police (or was it the Central authorities?) informed the organizers of the Jaipur Literature Festival that sundry assassins financed by the Mumbai underworld were on the prowl. That ensured Salman Rushdie didn't check-in for his flight to In...

MUMBAI - After bankrolling glamorous cricket and motor sports leagues in India, Bollywood has turned its attention to the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) with a series of events featuring local fighters squaring off against international opponents.

Die Kulturszene in Indien hat Oberwasser. Galerien, Bollywood und Subkulturen boomen. Besonders beeindruckend ist aber der alltägliche Culture Clash in Mumbai. mehr...

Indian anti-terrorism police Monday announced the arrest of two men for their role in last year's triple bombings in Mumbai that left 27 people dead.

An Indian law enforcement official said authorities have arrested two men in connection with the triple bomb blasts that killed 27 people in the financial capital of Mumbai last July.

Nurit Toker, 22, was found with M-16 bullets in her bag at the Mumbai international airport in October 2011.

Mismanagement of tuberculosis in Mumbai has led to the emergence of India's first known cases of a totally drug-resistant form of the disease, say doctors. Samuel Loewenberg reports.

JAIPUR, India - British novelist Salman Rushdie pulled out of India’s largest literary festival Friday, saying he feared assassination after his participation was opposed by senior Muslim clerics. “I have now been informed by intelligence sources... that paid assassins from the Mumbai underworld may be on their way to eliminate me,” the Indian-born writer said in a statement ...

The lenders will meet in Mumbai later in the day to discuss Air India's $4 billion debt restructuring and all options are open, he told reporters.

While on a trip to Mumbai on Monday, Oprah Winfrey got all decked out in a chic sari, the silk garment popular with women in India.In related news, worldwide sales of saris are now expected to go through the roof. TMZOprah Winfrey -- Sari 'Bout It

Art Stage Singapore is an international art fair held annually in Singapore. The second edition of Art Stage Singapore takes place at the Marina Bay...

Indiens Börse ist künftig auch für Anleger aus dem Ausland offen. Erstmals durften am Montag ausländische Privatinvestoren an der Börse in Mumbai Aktien erwerben. Das soll Kapital ins Land bringen und Schwankungen senken.

Dharavi in Mumbai ist einer der größten Slums Asiens. Selbst im Elend haben die Bewohner eine funktionierende Mikro-Ökonomie geschaffen. Doch das Geschäft mit Müll, Textilien und Töpfen wird von Bauinvestoren bedroht.

The earliest known cases of totally resistant tuberculosis, or TDR, weren't the current 12 known cases in Mumbai or the 15 cases in Iran in 2009, but rather two women from Italy who died in 2003 after being sick for several years. Superbug blogger Maryn McKenna reports.

Stock markets mixed while Merkel and Monti meet in Berlin and Sarkozy and Lagarde hold talks in Paris• Today's agenda12.13pm: Angela Merkel and Mario Monti are due to give a joint press conference in Berlin soon.TradeDesk_Steve Steve Collins tweets:Merkel's speaking in a min... any positive comments should offer an opportunity to sell EUR on the rally11.53am: Barclays Capital warns that a

RAWALPINDI  – Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi on Friday approved a plea to send the records of the trial of seven suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks along with a judicial commission that is set to visit India to interview key officials. ATC judge Shahid Rafique accepted the Federal Investigation Agency’s application to send the records of the trial ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - From farmers who swapped fields for cash to 20-something CEOs that inherited the family business, hot new money is flooding India's luxury car market as roaring sportscar engines...

Anuj Bidve’s home town of Pune, 150 miles from Mumbai, is the educational capital of India, known as the ‘Oxford of the East’.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - When Ind-Barath Power Infra Ltd dropped plans for a $200 million IPO earlier this year, it not only thwarted the fundraising plans of its controlling shareholder, but blocked an...

More than a warehouse for the poor, Dharavi, a Mumbai slum, contains a hive of workshops with an annual economic output of more than $600 million.

India’s anti-graft campaigner fails to replicate the success of his Delhi campaign by attracting only a few thousand in Mumbai

We have fallen so in love with India and the people here! In such a short amount of time! It's a feverish affair! On day 3 of our journey through India, we ventured to Jodhpur, which was quite the contrast to the urban metropolis of Mumbai. It still had the hustle and bustle, but in a [...]

An Indian student measuring just 62.8 centimetres (less than two foot, one inch) was on Friday confirmed as the world’s shortest living woman, Guinness World Records said on Friday.

BEAST who sexually abused street urchins at Mumbai orphanage is freed early to the UK

(Reuters) - Indian authorities are investigating a computer server in Mumbai for links to the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat.

MUMBAI - Granddaughter of Hindu extremist Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray has married a Gujarati Muslim in Mumbai, Indian media reported on Friday.The Nikah ceremony of Neha, Bal Thackeray’s eldest son late Bindumadhav’s daughter with Mannan, was held on Sunday (Dec 4). Mannan is the son of Bindumadhav and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s old mutual friend. It’s been report...

A debate in Mumbai, at which journalists, commentators and authors discussed "The Idea of India," had the quality of a rare spectacle in Mumbai, as if it were a road accident.

Entre 200 y 400 rupias (entre tres y cinco euros) cobraron los fans que aplaudieron a rabiar a Tom Cruise durante la gira promocional que la estrella de Hollywood realizó la pasada semana en la India. Así lo aseguran informes de la prensa de Mumbai, meca del cine local, recogidos por el canal de televisión NDTV, que apunta que ese y no otro fue el motivo de que la Cruise provocara auténticos tu...

MUMBAI – Movie actor and director Dev Anand, known for hisjoie de vivreas Bollywoods “evergreen hero”, has died aged 88, an aide said, bringing the end to an era of Indian cinema.

Company gains $214-million (U.S.) order from Mumbai Railway Vikas, a joint venture between India's national government and the state of Maharashtra

West Indies avoid series whitewash by salvaging thrilling last-ball draw with India in third and final Test in Mumbai.

Blog post by Emma Gamble'We Are Here''WE ARE HERE'False Celing Gallery, Bandra (25th November - 9th December 2011)We Are Here’ is an exhibition showcasing the current practices of a selection of emerging British and Indian artists. Through exhibiting the works from the differing cultures side by side, contrasts and comparisons will be drawn and questioned as new dialogues are forged. ‘Project I...

Disbelief in Mumbai as Indian cricket legend falls agonisingly short in quest for 100th international century.

Sachin Tendulkar will resume the third Test against the West Indies on Friday just 33 runs short of becoming the first man to record 100 international centuries after leading the Indian fightback on day three in Mumbai.

By including Jewish community center in attack, terrorists were telling Indian government to distance itself from Israel.

Wagh Bakri Tea Group, one of the largest packet tea sellers in India, has plans to build a premium image of the beverage in the market. The company started off with its first tea lounge two and a half years back at Ville Parle, Mumbai and is expanding.

jhigh writes "An Austrian security researcher is scheduled to release the first 'bootkit' for Windows 8 at the upcoming MalCon in Mumbai. This exploit loads in the MBR and stays memory resident until Windows loads, resulting in root access to the system. This allegedly defeats the new secure boot features in Windows 8's bootloader." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Die autogerechte Stadt hat ihre Grenzen erreicht. Das zeigt das tägliche Chaos in São Paulo, Peking oder Mumbai. Verkehrsplaner setzen auf automatisierte Verkehrsmittel.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new and broader climate deal is out of reach for now and instead nations need to focus on how to replace the ailing Kyoto Protocol before 2020, Britain's minister of state for...