Stephen Fleming will accompany John Key to cricket-mad India for free-trade negotiations.

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Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.

India's Teej Festival is dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati.

Real life is sometimes glazed over by the focus on glossy shots of luxurious resorts and tourism hot spots, here we have India, stripped down and unpolished.

In the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, there are not enough women to go round.

It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly

A north Indian province has advised young brides not to talk too much on their mobile phones.

Changes to the Government's business migration scheme will make it easier for rich foreign investors to qualify as investor migrants.

Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....

Madhur Jaffrey's latest cookbook simplifies Indian cooking while staying true to the spirit of her homeland.

The licences of at least 14 Indian commercial airline pilots have been revoked by the country's aviation authorities.

A spiritual leader with close links to New Zealand has been convicted on 20 counts of indecency with children in the United States.

Herald photographer Babiche Martens explores the world outside the glitzy hotels and spectacular mausoleums.

This issue of the British literary journal is dedicated to Pakistan.

To India the spoils. The World Cup to go with being the game's best test and ODI teams, plus possessing the biggest wallet in the game.