The United States looks to invest in Punjab and Haryana-based firms, especially in life science, textile and auto parts, to strengthen trade and economic ties between India and the States.

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed strong reservations on the delay in implementation of the quota reform of the International Monetary Fund that aims to provide emerging economies more voting power with regard to the functioning...

Former Chief Executive of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit has invested in a London-based financial technology start-up, TransferWise, which is building a high-profile roster of investors.

The income tax department has issued a fresh tax notice to Nokia India, which, the Finnish telecom firm wants to be included in the ongoing negotiations between India and Finland to resolve the £200 million tax dispute

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has been announced that the Scottish economist, Angus Deaton (69), has won the Nobel memorial prize in economic sciences for “his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare”.

A new study reveals that half of the falls at home by elderly members are caused by infection, not due to poor eyesight or failing mental capacity.

Parkfield Community School, in Birmingham's reported a 10-year-old Muslim student to the police on suspicion of extremism, after the boy complained about not having a prayer room.

Fugitive chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has been sentenced to 81 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan for making anti-state speeches and instigating violence.