INDIA

Even as the crisis in Air India continues with no signs of a solution in sight, another Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is in fresh trouble with 80 of its engineers quitting their jobs.

Indian Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee - the ruling party UPA's candidate for the presidential candidate- resigned from the post and bid farewell to active politics on Tuesday.

Most Asian markets fell Tuesday as investor sentiments continued to be dragged down by concerns over the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

The chaos and turbulence in Pakistan can also be illustrated by the fact that the job of Prime Minister was abolished on no less than five occasions.

The issue that forced out his predecessor ? the refusal by Gilani to probe Zardari for alleged corruption ? may doom Ashraf as well, if the courts again demand he take such action.

Central banks are reaching the limit of their ability to boost economic growth and the potential for harmful side effects of more extraordinary monetary easing is growing, the Bank for International Settlements warned.

Known as 'Ghaus-e-Azam' by Muslims and 'Kahnoow' by the Hindus, Jeelani is revered by both faiths in Kashmir.

In an attempt to boost growth and save the sliding rupee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday announced a series of measures like allowing Indian companies to borrow more money from overseas for refinancing their outstanding rupee loans.

Indian security agencies have arrested one of the suspected handlers of the terrorists who carried out attacks in Mumbai November 26, 2008, which killed 166 people.

The indefinite hunger strike by Air India pilots entered the second day Monday even as the Aviation Ministry and the management refused to budge to their demands. About 400 pilots owing allegiance to the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG, now derecognized) have been striking from May 8, demanding parity in pay and career progression in Air India.

Global rating agency Moody's said Monday that it was retaining the outlook for India's rating as stable and said slowdown in economic growth might be a short-term problem.

Despite the long-standing tensions with China over the Tibetan autonomy, the Dalai Lama, who is on a visit to the UK for public talks and appearances, talked fondly of his close relations with Mao Zedong, saying the Chinese revolutionary leader considered him as a son.

Most Asian markets fell Monday as investor sentiment continued to be dragged down by concerns over the looming debt crisis in the euro zone.

The market sentiment is likely to remain subdued in the coming week as increasing expectations of a further global slowdown and economic headwinds from the euro zone will continue to weigh.

People used to call him a saint; now, Jerry Sandusky faces a maximum sentence of 442 years in prison after a jury of seven women and five men found the former defensive coordinator of Penn State's storied football program guilty of 45 out of 48 counts of sexual assault, molesting 10 boys over the span of 15 years. But is a life-sentence enough punishment for Sandusky?

An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. Does this Chinese proverb ring true in the case of Indians who invest in gold for a 'good time' tomorrow? Or is the craze for the yellow metal ruining the country's economy?

Most Asian markets fell this week as investors were worried after the U.S. Federal Reserve refused to announce a further round of quantitative easing and the HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) indicated that China's manufacturing activity was faltering.

Shadowy figures stalk the streets of Mexico during Day of the Dead celebrations. A friendly Beluga whale smiles as a scuba diver swims alongside in the White Sea. These images are among the winning photos now on display at the Royal Geographic Society in London.

Suicide now ranks as the second leading cause of death among Indian youth.

South Asian taxi drivers not only have a very hard and thankless profession, but they are caught in a vortex of prejudice in which they are both the victim and perpetrators of racism and discrimination.

Four years ago, for every five shipping containers that Asia sent to the U.S., America sent back only two, resulting in gluts of empty containers at U.S. West Coast ports and a widening trade deficit with countries like China and Japan.