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Parsis confront threat to existence at Mumbai gathering The world's tiny but hugely successful Zoroastrian community will confront a demographic crisis which threatens its very existence when it gathers en masse in its spiritual home of Mumbai this week.

27 December 2013

Motorbike makers turn to 1960s in 'cafe racer' revival Motorbike manufacturers are riding a wave of swinging 60s nostalgia with new models seeking to capture revived interest in the classic looks of the period -- with demand helped by fashionista-in-chief David Beckham.

22 December 2013

US diplomat row overlooks Indian maids' plight Americans were shocked at the alleged $3.31-per-hour wage paid to an Indian diplomat's housekeeper in a case that has sparked global outrage. But to Rupa Thakur, who does the same job in Mumbai, it sounded like a small fortune.

21 December 2013

Angry India tells US 'times have changed' after diplomat spat India angrily brushed aside fresh efforts Friday by the United States to defuse a row over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats, warning Washington that "times have changed".

20 December 2013

US 'regrets' diplomat treatment as India seethes The United States voiced regret to India on Wednesday over the treatment of a diplomat whose account of being stripped and cavity-searched triggered outrage.

19 December 2013

Row grows after US Marshals strip-search Indian diplomat US officials admitted Tuesday that they strip-searched a female Indian diplomat after she was arrested in New York in a new twist to a growing row that has seen India hit back with reprisals such as removing security barriers around the US embassy.

18 December 2013

Karzai warns against 'initimidation' on US troop deal Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would not be bullied into signing a security pact to allow US troops to stay on after next year, as he tried to persuade India Friday to provide more military assistance.

13 December 2013

Hit like ton of BRICS: 2013 tough year for emerging markets Only recently hailed as the saviours of the world economy, emerging markets had a tough year in 2013, hit by slow growth, market instability and social unrest that have worried investors -- though some analysts say the fear is overblown.

12 December 2013

India's top court upholds law criminalising gay sex India's Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a colonial-era law criminalising homosexuality in a landmark judgment that crushes activists' hopes for guarantees on sexual freedom in the world's biggest democracy.

11 December 2013

Nokia faces $3.4 bln tax claim in India: report Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia faces a tax bill of more than 210 billion rupees ($3.4 billion) in India from liabilities arising out of unpaid charges and penalties since 2006, a report said Tuesday.

10 December 2013

China seen as 'confident', 'belligerent': state media People around the world see China as "confident", "belligerent" and "arrogant", state-run media reported Tuesday in an unusually direct survey of attitudes towards the country.

10 December 2013

Nuclear war to 'end civilization' with famine: study A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said Tuesday.

10 December 2013

WTO hails 'historic' trade agreement Commerce ministers capped days of hard negotiations Saturday by approving a WTO agreement on international commerce they hailed as a "historic" boost for the trade body.

07 December 2013

WTO pact in doubt after Latin America objections Negotiations on a global trade deal teetered on the brink of collapse Saturday as Latin American countries objected to the removal of a reference to the US embargo on Cuba, the WTO said.

07 December 2013

Make-or-break WTO meeting goes down to the wire Commerce ministers engaged in an eleventh-hour flurry of diplomacy on Friday, hoping to save a WTO package amid stark warnings that failure could permanently cripple the global trade body.

06 December 2013

New HQ but little cash for UN climate fund The UN's new Green Climate Fund (GCF)opened its headquarters in South Korea on Wednesday, facing the key challenge of funding its mission to support low carbon projects around the world.

05 December 2013

Third time a charm: SpaceX launches commercial satellite After two delays, private US company SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched its first commercial satellite, after repairs were made to the Falcon 9 rocket.

04 December 2013

India rejects WTO proposals in Bali India said Wednesday it could not accept a WTO proposal on food security, casting a gloom over a high-stakes conference tasked with salvaging the body's faltering efforts to liberalise world trade.

04 December 2013

Norwegian prodigy Carlsen on brink of world chess title Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen needs just a draw later Friday to be crowned world chess champion after taking an almost unassailable lead against India's Viswanathan Anand in a one-sided contest.

22 November 2013

1.6 billion people on social networks: study An estimated 1.61 billion people, more than one in five globally, will log in to social networking sites at least monthly this year, the research firm eMarketer said Tuesday.

21 November 2013

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