Bangladesh denies plan to take over Grameen
DHAKA, August 6, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh denied on Tuesday that it plans to take control of pioneering microlender Grameen Bank which has lifted millions of …
DHAKA, August 6, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh denied on Tuesday that it plans to take control of pioneering microlender Grameen Bank which has lifted millions of …
MUMBAI, August 6, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee plunged to a fresh record low against the dollar Tuesday over concerns that foreign capital could flow back to the …
MUMBAI, July 31, 2013 (AFP) - India's central bank governor has decided to "move on" and a hunt for his successor is underway, the country's finance minister …
NEW DELHI, July 29, 2013 (AFP) - India's foreign investment panel Monday approved a plan for Abu Dhabi-based Etihad to buy a stake in Indian airline Jet, but …
NEW DELHI, July 22, 2013 (AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in India Monday at the start of a four-day visit designed to revive momentum in flagging …
MUMBAI, July 21, 2013 (AFP) - India may be trying to lure foreign investors to revive its ailing economy, but the axing of two mega steel projects underlines …
PATNA, July 16, 2013 (AFP) - Indian police investigating bomb blasts at one of Buddhism's holiest sites released sketches of a suspect on Tuesday and offered a …
NEW DELHI, July 16, 2013 (AFP) - A group of Indian cabinet ministers late on Tuesday cleared plans to remove the foreign investment cap in telecoms and relax …
KABUL, July 15, 2013 (AFP) - In Kabul, many streets have no name and houses often have no number, meaning that postmen already braving the constant threat of …
NEW DELHI, July 13, 2013 (AFP) - India is ready for talks with the United States on a bilateral investment treaty to reinvigorate commercial ties between the …
THIMPHU, July 13, 2013 (AFP) - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan concludes its second-ever election on Saturday, with the race to form a government too close to …
NEW DELHI, July 11, 2013 (AFP) - Sixty-six years ago, Santosh Sharma saw her mother sell gold bangles to feed and clothe her family of six and then dispatch …
MUMBAI, July 8, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee slid to a new record low against the dollar Monday as the greenback was boosted by stronger than expected US jobs …
NEW DELHI, July 9, 2013 (AFP) - India's financial markets regulator on Tuesday sought to halt the slide of the rupee by restricting speculative trading in the …
COLOMBO, July 7, 2013 (AFP) - Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed pledged Sunday to work with the main Islamic party ahead of upcoming elections, and rejected …
PATNA, July 8, 2013 (AFP) - Indian police arrested a man on Monday over the weekend attacks at the historic Bodh Gaya Buddhist temple complex and were studying …
PATNA, July 7, 2013 (AFP) - Indian police reported multiple low-intensity blasts at the Bodh Gaya Buddhist temple complex on Sunday, saying two people had been …
NEW DELHI, 2013 (AFP) - India's state-run banks will open 10,000 branches this year as part of a drive to extend formal financial services to the estimated 40 …
KABUL, June 29, 2013 (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, backing talks with the Taliban after …
DEHRADUN, June 22, 2013 (AFP) - Relief teams were racing against time Saturday to rescue tens of thousands of stranded people in rain-ravaged northern India as …