India

More than 165,000 people have applied to live on Mars and never come back to Earth.

The spinster, who had people seldom visiting her house, lay dead in her huge bungalow located in the heart of city without anyone's knowledge.

Calls India a traveller's heaven, a woman's hell.

iPhone 5C price, release date, specs, Siri and more in this week's budget iPhone 5C rumour round-up.

Fed minutes provide little clarity about planned tapering of stimulus, hurting Asian currencies and shares.

Crackdown on exorcisms and supernatural practices rushed into law after motorbike killing in Pune.

Narendra Dabholkar had been campaigning for a law for more than three decades to ban exploitative religious practices.

Soaring price of onions in India leads thieves to drive off with lorryload of vegetable staple.

England take on Australia in the fifth and final test of the Ashes at the Oval.

RBI will spend billions on long-term bond buyback to bring down borrowing costs and boost credit.

The actress wore a black, Gauri and Nainika gown at the launch of the project while her look was completed with very subtle make up by Mickey Contractor.

Russian military creating cyber security command and operational wing.

Driver pays with his life after speeding train ploughs into group of pilgrims crossing rail tracks at Dharmara Ghat.

While UK GDP picks up pace, a number of other figures from the economy paint an unhealthy picture.

Tesco plans to launch tablet in time for Christmas taking advantage of its huge trove of customer data.

W&G Investments says sale could be delayed beyond two-year time frame.

Eighteen-month-old Manvi was visiting relatives in India with her parents, who have lived in Britain for 15 years.

Conservative MEP Julie Girling branded a Nazi on Twitter and told: 'You are too ugly for Spain'.

Heathrow holiday season queues build up over fears of new wave of 'intimate bombs' to beat security.

SingTel to increase equity stake in Bharti Telecom for $302m.

British charity Karma Nirvana advising teenagers to hide cutlery in their pants to set off airport metal detectors.

IBTimes UK looks at two interesting charts detailing why rice prices have risen 120% in real terms since 2000.

Thousands of graduates prepare to leave for exotic destinations after receiving A-level grades.

Torpedoes and missile warheads believed to be aboard Russian-made INS Sindhurakshak.

Chennai Express has perhaps only one loose end: the romantic chemistry between Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.

One of the official websites of the Dalai Lama has been hacked, targeting human rights activists.

Gold sales in China surge 54% in the first six months of 2013.

'Islam has prescribed hijab for women. They have been asked to hide their faces in public, so how can this be allowed on the Internet?' asks cleric.

Some of the best and most sought after stars in Bollywood are Muslims and many of their films are released on Hindu and Muslim festivals.

Sale comes after RBS deal with HSBC fell through in November last year.