The Tamil Nadu government Saturday said citizens of eight countries, including Sri Lanka and Pakistan, would need the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) clearance before buying property in the state.

This fishing town on the east coast of Tamil Nadu wore a deserted look Saturday as hundreds of fishermen went on an indefinite strike to protest 'atrocities' and 'attacks' by Sri Lanka's navy.

The Indian Dental Association (IDA) has endorsed a brand of chewing gum, saying it improves oral health, weeks after the Indian Medical Association courted controversy for promoting a synthetic juice brand of Pepsi.

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) announced an increase of 8 to 11 paise per unit in the power tariffs for both domestic and industrial consumers in the state.

UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya is in talks with two major share holders of New Delhi-based low cost carrier SpiceJet to buy the airline.

Liquor may be bad for health but its by-product from a newly established distillery in Punjab's border district of Gurdaspur is proving a boon for farmers in the area.

The Samajwadi Party, which is expected to extend outside support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, Saturday stepped up its attack on Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Petroleum Minister Murli Deora.

The state government has come out with a new policy that will make it easy to convert agricultural land to commercial non-agricultural land.

After successfully releasing 'Spiderman 3' in India last year, Percept Picture Co (PPC) has acquired distribution rights of yet another Hollywood movie 'Hancock' to be screened July 11 in the country.

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) director Sanjay Dave has become the first Indian to be elected the vice-chair of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), an international body with 170 member countries.

Four years ago, when a Lucknow-based horticulture institute floated the idea of homa-farming, cultivators in the mango belt of Kakori and Malihabad adopted it in droves.

Indian equity markets recorded their seventh consecutive week on the decline, due to rising crude oil prices, inflation worries and looming political uncertainty. Out of the five trading sessions in the week, three ended in the negative.

The year is halfway through, but Bollywood has very little to cheer about. More than Rs.3 billion ($70 million) has gone into making films, but half of the amount sank beyond recovery.

Hunter Douglas, a market leader in window coverings and manufacturer of architectural products, unveiled Friday its first gallery here.

Truck owners called off their nationwide strike early Friday after reaching an agreement with the government to lower service tax and provide unbranded diesel.