INDIA

The millionaires in Asia outnumber their counterparts in North America for the first time while the overall financial wealth of high net worth individuals (HNWI) declined across all regions except the Middle East, according to a new study.

Most Asian markets fell Thursday as investors felt let down by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which did not announce a further round of quantitative easing.

Air India's contingency plan was disrupted Tuesday after 30 of its 120 executive pilots, deployed by the national carrier to run its international flying operations in the wake of the pilots' strike, reported sick, reports said Wednesday.

The world's richest woman is poised to take control of Fairfax Media, one of Australia's oldest and most-respected publishing companies.

Fitch Ratings Wednesday revised its outlook on 11 India-based financial institutions to negative from stable while affirming the rating. Fitch revised the outlook on the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited's (IRFC) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to negative from stable and affirmed the ratings at 'BBB-'.

Asian stock markets advanced Wednesday on expectations that the major central banks around the world would announce further stimulus measures to spur economic growth.

Asian markets rose Wednesday amid speculation that the U.S. Fed will announce monetary easing measures to rejuvenate the economy.

Brazil, India, China and the other countries that paid into the latest European bailout fund aren't doing it for charity. Here's what they stand to gain from saving their former colonial masters.

While Beijing officials dismissed the Dalai Lama?s claims as an absurd hoax, Indian officials took the threat seriously.

According to a report, over 35 percent of Indian companies operating in various sectors across India are engaged in corporate espionage and spy on their employees via social networking websites -- even after they leave the company

Asians have replaced Hispanics as the largest demographic group emigrating to the United States, reversing a longtime trend.

Refuting Taliban's claims that New Delhi rejected the U.S. call for greater engagement in Afghanistan, Washington praised India's huge role in Afghanistan while Pentagon said that the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's recent visit to India was very successful.

A French diplomat was arrested in Bangalore Tuesday for allegedly raping his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. He would be produced in a city court later in the day, police said.

Asian markets fell Tuesday as investor concerns on the euro zone debt crisis were revived amid fading optimism after the Greek elections and increasing borrowing costs of Spain.

China pledged $43 billion, while India and Russia promised $10 billion each, to the International Monetary Fund Monday as aid to debt-ridden countries in the euro zone.

Beheadings have a long and horrific history in India.

A new report shows that the Ethiopian government, caught up in an ambitious, nationwide agricultural overhaul, is facilitating the mistreatment and forced relocation of small-scale farmers in Omo Valley.

The surprise decision Monday by the Reserve Bank of India to hold its interest rate steady because of inflation concerns puts fresh pressure on the ruling Congress Party to find a fiscal solution to the country's flagging economy.

After the positive effects of the Greek election fade, markets will shift focus toward the Federal Reserve announcement scheduled for Wednesday.

The BRICS are expected to release data Monday on their contributions to the International Monetary Fund/European bailout package at the G-20 Summit in Mexico.

Indian markets fell Monday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the key rates would remain unchanged.