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Poor monsoon rains hit millions of Indian farmers
The farmer walks past muddy fields of stunted sugarcane and damaged rice paddies as a light drizzle falls. "Too late, too late," he says of the rains ...
Beyond oil battle, sanctions hit Iran's merchants
A Tehran shoe factory is abandoned by its European leather suppliers. Iranian cooking oil manufacturers are operating at nearly half capacity because ...
Iran clings to Asian oil market as sanctions bite
When Iran welcomes leaders to a world gathering next week, few will get a grander reception than India's prime minister. As Tehran tries to offset the ...
India says Pakistan websites caused migrant panic
The Indian home secretary has accused websites in Pakistan of spreading false rumors that caused thousands of people from India's remote northeast to ...
India auditor says billions lost in coal scandal
India's national auditor said Friday the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding ...
Maruti Suzuki to restart riot hit car plant
Top Indian carmaker Maruti Suzuki said Thursday it would reopen a factory with tightened security including a force of 100 police after a riot by ...
Indian PM urges steps to boost economy
India's national security is at risk if urgent steps are not taken to boost economic growth, attract new investment in infrastructure and legislate ...
Insurance deal lets India resume shipping Iran oil
India has joined Japan in offering government-backed insurance for ships carrying Iranian crude in order to bypass European sanctions that have nearly ...
Column: 1st Tibetan Olympian wins medal for China
On any other day and in any other situation, the Tibetan exiles who gathered excitedly in groups next to Buckingham Palace would never have come to ...
52 killed as bus falls into gorge in north India
An overcrowded bus fell into a deep gorge in a mountainous area of northern India on Saturday, killing 52 people and injuring 46 others, police said.
Jaguar Land Rover boosts Tata Motors profit
Tata Motors said Thursday its June quarter profit rose 12 percent as strong sales of its Jaguar Land Rover vehicles made up for lackluster domestic ...
Column: Kom, India's "big hero" at London Games
Mary Kom has twin boys waiting at home in India, and she promised to bring them back something nice from the London Olympics. How about a medal? ...
Obama calls Singh to express condolences
President Barack Obama has called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (MUHN'-moh-hahn sing) to express his condolences over the shooting deaths of ...
AP Photos: Mumbai's fashion week
India's cultural capital of Mumbai is in the thick of the fashion world with Lakme Fashion Week, wrapping up five days of runway presentations on ...
Relatives speak of those killed in temple shooting
A religious leader willing to do anything for his beloved, tight-knit Sikh community. A former farmer who left his fields in rural northern India and ...
Sikh shooting victim leaves grieving Indian family
For 16 years, Lokinder Kaur waited patiently for the day her husband would be reunited with her and their children. That dream died with him in a Sikh ...
Some answers about Sikh history in India
The Sikh faith has roughly 27 million followers worldwide, and the vast majority live in India. Here are some answers about the religion and its ...
India left in dark by utilities losing $10B a year
A decade ago, Chandrakant's fishing village in India's financial capital Mumbai lived mostly by candlelight. What people did not have — electricity ...
Scarce rain in India hurts farms, power supply
Amarnath Sharma has waited weeks for rains to soak his parched rice paddies so he can start planting. He is one of millions of farmers across India ...
India's Olympic mystery woman apologizes for error
India's Olympic mystery woman has apologized for gatecrashing the opening ceremony in London, saying an "error in judgment" caused her to walk at the ...
Bollywood gets racy with 'Jism 2'
"Jism 2" stars a hard-core porn actress, and it does have that pesky title. But it's not a porn movie. Bollywood is certainly not ready for that.
Indian businesses weather blackouts, but at a cost
Work making potato chip display racks at Jayraj Kumar's factory barely paused when much of India's power grid collapsed. The backup generators kicked ...
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from massive Indian power outage
Stranded passengers, commuters on dark streets, people making food over campfires. The massive electric grid collapse in India swept people back to ...
Electricity grids fail across half of India
Electric crematoria were snuffed out with bodies inside, New Delhi's Metro shut down and hundreds of coal miners were trapped underground after three ...
Notable power outages around the world
Some notable power outages around the world: July 31, 2012: Three power grids across half of India fail in what authorities call overdrawing of the ...