NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- India and Russia have agreed to increase their bilateral trade to include energy, seeking to expand it to $15 billion by 2012.

NEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) -- An Indian beer and airlines magnate placed the winning $1.8 million bid Thursday in New York for Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles and other personal items.

SINGAPORE, July 24 (UPI) -- The Indian government's determination to proceed with the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal didn't escape the notice of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (UPI) -- The anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth on Oct. 2 has been chosen as the International Day of Non-Violence.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 17 (UPI) -- Pakistan and India reportedly are ready to proceed with a $7 billion pipeline to bring Iranian natural gas for their consumption.

NEW DELHI, April 17 (UPI) -- The proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is moving forward despite some initial "hiccups," an Indian official has said.

NEW DEHLI, India, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The Indian government said it is reviewing alleged racist remarks against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on the British show, "Celebrity Big Brother."

NEW DELHI, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Globetrotting U.S. actress Angelina Jolie spent the weekend in India, touring U.N. refugee camps with her young son, Maddox.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 28 (UPI) -- The Tamil Tiger rebel group has apologized for the 1991 killing of India's prime minister as it inches closer to war with Sri Lankan forces.