Topic: Pune

What are India's Anna Hazare protests all about?

Mr. Hazare wants his proposed anticorruption agency to have police and prosecution powers over the entire government. The government wants it only to be advisory.

Mumbai blasts raise terrorism concerns, but not calls for political change

Indian voters often don't see terrorism as a political issue, so despite dissatisfaction with the government's response to Wednesday's attack in Mumbai, there may not be political fallout.

Why India's PM Singh pledging sharper attack on corruption

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been under political pressure to address corruption more directly. New data indicate that corruption concerns are affecting both foreign and domestic investment decisions.

The rise of India's pulp fiction

As literacy grows, so do the ranks of inexpensive and sometimes racy paperbacks that appeal to youths.

Mumbai on edge after police say militants plan terror attack

Mumbai police are on the lookout for four men, allegedly Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, who have entered the city and are suspected of plotting a terror attack.

Explosion rocks one of India's holiest cities

Islamist militants are blamed for an explosion that killed a child and wounded more than 20 others in Varanasi, India – one of Hinduism’s holiest sites Tuesday evening.

Outsourcing to India goes beyond tech support

US law firms are outsourcing to India their legal writing and editing. Although they need training, Indian editors are more still less costly than Americans.

As wealth rises in India, so do private towns

As more Indians pack into already crowded cities, developers are wooing wealthy urbanites with private towns boasting amenities like gardens, pools, walkable streets, schools, and a golf academy.

Planting saplings in tree-starved Mumbai 'is the least I can do.'

Satish Vijaykumar's The Sapling Project wants to plant 10,000 trees in Mumbai, where trees are losing out to rapid economic development, and then expand to the rest of India and beyond.

Pune, India: A mix of Hindus, Muslims, and foreigners a target for a terrorist attack

Pune, India – with its cosmopolitan mix of Hindus, Muslims, entrepreneurs, and upscale hotels – is seen as a ripe target for another terrorist attack.

In India, deadly backlash against freedom of information activists

Activists in India have been hospitalized or even killed as they tap the 2005 freedom of information act to expose government corruption.

Terrorism lingers over India-Pakistan peace talks

Terrorism concerns loomed as India-Pakistan peace talks resumed Thursday for the first time since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Though India has seen little terrorism since, it pressed Pakistan on the topic and handed over three dossiers on suspected militants operating in Pakistan.

India: Talks with Pakistan undeterred by Pune attack

Indian officials said Monday that upcoming peace talks with Pakistan are on track despite Saturday's attacks in Pune which some suspect were orchestrated by a Pakistan-based terrorist group.

Will India and Pakistan talks survive Pune bombing?

Saturday's bombing of the German bakery in Pune will test the resolve of Indian leaders to restart talks with Pakistan later this month. And does American David Headley have a connection to the Pune bombing, ask investigators.

World markets fall on weak US housing

World stock markets fell in the wake of poor housing data.

Money Daily Brief: Asian stocks highest in a year

A key benchmark for Asian stocks rose to a 13-month high.

Money Daily Brief: Gold hits new record

Gold futures prices hit a record just below $1,050 an ounce Wednesday.

Money Daily Brief: World economy to grow faster in 2010, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund raises its 2010 forecast for economic growth.

Money Daily Brief: EU unveils financial reform plan

Money Daily Brief: World stocks rise on Bernanke recession comment

Money Daily Brief: US crackdown on tax havens causes scramble

For laid-off IBM workers, a job in India?

An IBM program offers some incentive to relocate. Americans who have migrated overseas find less pay – but a good lifestyle.

Not exactly Gandhi: a chat with India's debt collectors

Thankfully, the Monitor's correspondent pays his credit card bills.

Debt weighs on Indian middle class

With the economic boom, the rising middle class flocked to credit cards. But in the past six months, credit card default has risen between 50 and 70 percent.