India will play Myanmar in the first round of 2012 London Olympics men's football competition on February 23 and March 9, 2011, in the home and away format. Thirty-five teams are in the fray for three-and-a-half slots reserved for the continent.

India, Brazil and South Africa received the 2010 Millennium Development Goals awards for South-South Cooperation at a prestigious gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.

The Kannada film speaks of the importance of family values and ties on one hand, and animal welfare and protection on the other.

The actor talks about his latest movie Appu Pappu.

The President was replying to a question on whether Laos and Cambodia leaned more towards China than India. Patil felt that the full potential of trade and commerce between India and the two ASEAN countries had still not been exploited and hoped her visit would prove effective in enhancing it.

To strengthen closer and enduring partnership with countries of Association of South East Asian Nations region as part of India's Look-East policy, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil left on Thursday for a state visit to Laos from September 9 to 13 and Cambodia from September 13 to 18.

Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met his counterparts from the ten Asean-member nations to review the progress of negotiations at Da Nang.

The company is designing the motor-cycle at its Italy-based Engines Engineering, which was acquired by the Mahindra group in 2008.

The World Cup is not the only soccer tournament reaching its climax in Johannesburg this weekend. Amid the corrugated iron shacks and slum housing, where the young Nelson Mandela once lived, two groups of teenagers will face off in the deciding match of 'Football for Hope', a five-a-side tournament running alongside the World Cup.

Some of the Indian groups have set up holding companies with investments in agricultural and food processing land as far away as Africa, as well as within the region, in Cambodia and Vietnam.

'It is not the individuals, but the system of propaganda and inducement of hatred that is to blame. And that suits the Pakistani establishment just fine: It sustains their failing State.'

As ever, this is the major factor holding Saarc back and neither of the two countries seems to have an initiative.

Michigan-native Richa Gangopadhyay grabbed the attention of both the media and audiences with her first Telugu debut, Leader.

India can emerge as the worlds second largest economy in the year 2039, bigger than the US, if its GDP continues to grow at the rate of eight-nine per cent, says a senior economist.

Officials from India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would resume their talks to widen of the scope of a Free Trade Agreement with the 10-nation trading bloc to cover services and investment.

When we can raise your voice for 2,000 Muslims (the official figures are much less) killed in Gujarat and we should, we must cry from the rooftops for 2.4 million Hindus killed in 1971 or the 250,000 Kashmiri Pandits forced out of their homes in Kashmir. Why do we not?

India has highest number of entries, with five actors included in the list.

Here's a first look at Kannada film Appu and Pappu.

'This is a great myth that there was never mediation over Kashmir. There was always private mediation. The talk of China mediating is just propaganda from both sides. It is irrelevant,' says British journalist Adrian Levy in Part-II of an interview with rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed an FTA in goods in August last year and are engaged in intense negotiations to expand this pact to include services and investments.

So far, two rounds of negotiations have already taken place in this regard. India signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in August, which will come into effect from January 1, and is committed to begin breaking duty barriers on goods.

Indian pro Shiv Kapur jumped into title contention after a sparking second round card of five-under 67 that not only sent him soaring to second spot in Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open but also brightened his chances of salvaging an Asian Tour card for next season.

The formalisation of Asean-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) covering the goods sector marks an important step towards India's deepening trade links with its partners in the Asian region.

'Indian civilisation has thrived for millennia because of the element of Dharma in society, however strong the demons are.'

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, vanquished by the Sri Lankan Army in May after a three decade bloody civil war, procured most of their arms from the former Soviet Republic of Ukraine as well as China, a former rebel commander has said.

There is as much difference between the LeT and Maoists as between the Al-Qaeda and Naxalites

Slow domestic growth, global ambitions will prompt deals similar to MTN, say analysts

Having secured funding commitment for the now-aborted $23 billion MTN deal, Bharti Airtel is likely to look for other opportunities in South Africa and Asian markets.

In a glittering ceremony, former president Bill Clinton Thursday evening presented six individuals, including New Delhi-based Ruchira Gupta -- journalist, activist and policymaker, who for the past 25 years has worked relentlessly for women's and girl's rights, especially the ending of their sex trafficking -- with the 2009 Clinton Global Citizen Awards.

In a move to boost export of automobiles from India, the government has announced additional incentives on overseas shipments of cars and good carriers to 13 countries, including Australia and Brazil.

Even as India is grappling with the H1N1 which has claimed over 165 lives in the last two months, the World Health Organisation has said there is an increasing trend of the pandemic in the country.

The actress is among 10 celebs named the India's Most Dangerous Celebs in Cybersapce.

Meeting will confine discussion to processes involved in building consensus among members.

A UK-based nuclear medicine doctor presents his case on the existence of Lord Krishna in a documentary.

If Admiral Mehta's warning that India is long way off from catching up to China can generate the requisite debate in the Indian political establishment about the rise of China and its implications for Indian strategy, he would have done his bit for the nation.

In his interview to Shekhar Gupta on NDTV on Monday, Arun Shourie ripped aside the veil of secrecy surrounding the BJP's mysterious decision to let Modi stay on in Gandhinagar despite the horrors of seven years ago.

The National Textile Corporation (NTC) has earned Rs 4,034 crore through sale of assets as a part of its Modified Revival Scheme (MRS), which mainly includes land of closed mills, according to Union Minister for Textiles Dayanidhi Maran.

Author Neel Mukherjee weighs in on the landmark ruling from the Delhi High Court that limited Section 377 under the Indian Penal Code.

From running atop a burning train to swimming with sharks, the film promises to be quite the thriller.

Elated Australian Mark Webber shrugged off a drive-through penalty to win the German Grand Prix in Nuerburgring on Sunday and end his long wait for Formula One success.