Indians Planet

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pilots working for ailing state-run carrier Air India on Wednesday called off a strike that saw scores of flights cancelled, bookings suspended and hundreds of passengers stranded over the last four days.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday looking past a surprise fall in U.S. consumer confidence and the Australian dollar jumped to a 13-month high after August retail sales data beat forecasts.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex climbed above 17,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since May 2008, rising more than 1 percent as investors betted on strong quarterly earnings.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Oil India are expected to rise 5 to 7 percent on debut on Wednesday following lukewarm starts by two recent large listings, although traders said firm demand for the stock should help it hold on to gains. ...

The world has significantly changed since Indias government-owned, premier think tank, the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) held a conference in February 2008 to discuss the strategic transition in Asia, from which a collection of papers were collated to bring out this book. Unfortunately for IDSA, the world ...

We are in danger of losing an entire generation of artists.

DALLAS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday reiterated the central bank's view that recovery from the deep U.S. recession will be sluggish for some time, meaning there is no urgent need to rein in policies designed to stimulate growth. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks shed gains and were little changed while U.S. Treasury prices trimmed losses on Tuesday after a drop in consumer confidence in September caused investors to retreat to the sidelines.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price (WPI) inflation could be around 6 percent by end of March 2010, the finance ministry's chief economic adviser said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With the deadline for a deal just a day away, Indian telecoms group Bharti Airtel scotched talk it would make a statement about its $24 billion tie-up talks with South African mobile firm MTN. ...