India

A tourist resort run by Barefoot India in the Andaman Islands has been dealt a fatal blow, after India's government banned tourism businesses from operating in a buffer zone around the Jarawa tribal reserve.

The International Cricket council have rejected an appeal by the ICC's cricket committee for the use of the Decision Review System to become universal.

US-based IT firm blamed for high street bank account meltdown, says it will do all it can to fix problem.

Expensive computer glitches that affected millions of customers and left companies red-faced and out of pocket.

Kong Hee, founder of one of Singapore's richest evangelical churches, charged with fraud for allegedly funnelling millions of dollars of church funds to fund his wife's singing career.

Bank considers action against CA Technologies after computer glitch blocked account access for millions of users.

London-based Standard Chartered expects pretax profit in the first half of this year to grow by less than 10 percent, following a slowdown in Asia growth and weakening local currencies

Al-Qaida and Taliban are turning towards Arab nations as they lose footing in Afghanistan and Pakistan, says Jonathan Evans.

Indian police gather fresh evidence of sighting of actress they say involved in Pakistan terror cell's bombing of Delhi high court.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who faced considerable criticism over weight gain while being pregnant and after giving birth to her first child - daughter Aaradhya - received massive backing from a number of people within the entertainment industry and outside and latest was her husband, fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan. But all do not seem to support it.

The Reserve Bank of India unveils a number of measures to relax rules and limits on qualified foreign investors investing in India.

Check out a complete preview of the 2012 Formula 1 European Grand Prix, with driver quotes, qualifying recap, race strategies, weather updates and information on where and how to follow the race live

Sunita Williams, 46-year-old, Indian American astronaut, is all set to return to the international space station.

Palmyra was not located in a desert, but rather an arid steppe; was surrounded by a number of villages that fulfilled food requirement of the city, and together they harnessed rain water resources for livelihood.

Aung San Suu Kyi's warm welcome in the UK after years of painful separation was a missed opportunity.

The McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button remain in the hunt for a win at the European Grand Prix on Sunday, as does the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso

China and Brazil signed a series of economic and trade ties at the sidelines of Rio+20 sustainable development summit.

Twitter's popular micro-blogging service faced unforeseen outages on Thursday, while frustrated users thronged Facebook to vent their ire

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's daughter Aaradhya Bachchan's first look revealed. The baby has brown eyes and is tall.

Ratings agency says Brazil's diversification and growing domestic market are helping it mitigate the impact from Eurozone sovereign debt contagion

Ferrari's improved performance at the Canadian Grand Prix was put down to aerodynamic and mechanical upgrades and the Italians will hope for even more improvement as the teams return to Europe

Boeing's 787 Dreamliners have better fuel efficiency, high cabin pressure and humidity that contribute to cheaper operating costs and more flying comfort.

Although Makhdoom Shahabuddin is the front-runner, another contender is Ahmed Mukthar, who is close to President Asif Ali Zardari.

One common thing on their birthday is that both are likely to be in Britain.

China pledges to provide $43bn (£27.4bn) to International Monetary Fund to boost its lending power.

George Osborne said he wants the value of UK exports to increase to £1tn by the end of the decade - but the industry is in decline. Here is why.

Ratings agency Fitch slashes India's credit rating outlook to negative, following similar calls from Standard & Poor's earlier this month.

As India seeks more oil and gas from OPEC and the wider markets following Iran's sanction woes, the move could intensify growth problems and high inflation

India's central bank defies market expectations for an interest rate cut and keeps rates unchanged

Call to Action challenges world to reduce child mortality to 20 or fewer child deaths per 1,000 live births in every country by 2035.