INDIA

It was unclear what exact steps the Treasury planned for Iran but it seemed unlikely it would seek to cut off the Iranian financial sector entirely, a move that could disrupt the global energy markets and harm the U.S. economic recovery.

Sikh athletes and spectators will be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers into London Olympic venues next year, despite the intense security arrangements, as part of a multi-faith approach to the Games.

Maruti Suzuki may not post growth in sales volume in the current fiscal year, its chairman said on Monday.

India gold futures, which traded flat on Monday, are likely to fall this week in tandem with equities, and as traders book profits from last week's peak. Silver may fall 2.5 percent to their lowest level.

When some bankers arrived late for work at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's Asia headquarters in Hong Kong earlier this year, they found a Post-It note on their computer screens.

Larsen and Toubro, India's biggest engineering conglomerate, is targeting overseas revenue growth as part of a strategy to beat a slowdown in Asia's third-largest economy.

The hype and expectation circling the still elusive 100th international century for Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, is a clear indication of the pathetic state of sports, in general, in India.

Tata Motors released an upgraded Nano model, the company said on Monday, as it looks to improve on well below-estimate sales of a product touted as the world's cheapest car.

When some bankers arrived late for work at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's Asia headquarters in Hong Kong earlier this year, they found a Post-It note on their computer screens.

India's federal police on Saturday conducted searches at Vodafone's Indian unit and Bharti Airtel's offices seeking details on spectrum allocation by the government to operators between 2001-02.

In a major fire that engulfed a community centre in Nand Nagri, northeast Delhi, where eunuchs from across the country were holding a congregation on Sunday night 13 persons died and 35 suffered serious burns.

Over-optimistic forecasts by policymakers predicting when India's stubbornly high inflation would ease have hurt the government's credibility, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

West Indies' Kirk Edwards said that they are in awe of Sachin Tendulkar. He said that playing with the legend makes him forget his own game.

Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said that self-immolation is almost regular in protest against China.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said in a report that creaky infrastructure, which is a major roadblock to its target of achieving a 9-9.5 percent annual growth.

Test career of Yuvraj Singh stuttered again as he was dropped from the Indian team for the third and final test against West Indies.

World Gold Council's third-quarter demand report showed central bank buying going far above most analysts estimates. Analysis shows the mystery buyers to be China or India.

India may allow supermarket chains such as the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc to operate in the country.

Kingfisher Airlines slipped in market share to the third position in October, ceding ground to budget airline IndiGo.

The BCCI dismissed former player Vinod Kambli's claims of possible corruption in India's 1996 World Cup semi-final loss to Sri Lanka but Sports Minister Ajay Maken has demanded a probe.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches at Vodafone's Indian unit and Bharti Airtel's offices seeking details on spectrum allocation by the government.