U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday, reflecting concerns in the U.S. business community, pressed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for reassurances India remains open to foreign inves

The 'thump' is gone, but sales are booming. Royal Enfield, a 119-year-old Anglo-Indian motorcycle maker with a cult following, has brought its distinctive bikes into the modern era with new and quiete

Syria and the United Nations signed an agreement on Thursday on terms for hundreds of observers to monitor a ceasefire, but fierce diplomatic wrangling lies ahead to persuade the West the mission can

In the suburbs of Tokyo lives Kenichi Ito, the world's fastest man on four legs.

For nearly a decade, the 29-year-old Ito, long a fan of simians, has been perfecting a running style based on the wiry

Federal prosecutors in California are investigating a Goldman Sachs employee for insider trading, according to prosecutors and defence lawyers who attended a hearing in U.S. federal court in New York

The International Monetary Fund's bid to win a big boost in funding to handle the eurozone debt crisis hit a speed bump on Thursday when Brazil demanded more power at the IMF for emerging economies as

Vodafone has got four more days to decide whether to bid for British group Cable & Wireless Worldwide after talks failed to result in a deal before Thursday's deadline, the corporate telecoms provider

India's economy will pick up in 2012, although more gradually than previously thought, while average inflation will be slower, giving the Reserve Bank room to cut rates by another 50 basis points duri

Pakistan's army chief on Wednesday made a rare call for the demilitarisation of the world's highest battlefield after touring the site of an avalanche that buried 129 Pakistani soldiers near the borde

Tata Communications said on Wednesday it would not make a bid for Britain's Cable & Wireless Worldwide, opening the door for a possible offer from Vodafone for the company.

Vodafone, which in Februar