Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is expecting a baby with her husband Abhishek Bachchan.

After just two days in New Delhi it is not hard to see why surveys say Indian business people find their New Zealand counterparts a bit slow.

New Zealand is throwing its arms open to Bollywood in the hopes of gaining both film revenue and jobs, as well as a boost in tourist numbers from India.

John Key's official state welcome to India is over - but the threat of rain literally rained on the parade.

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

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.

The Kochi tourism sites claim it is one of India's best kept secrets, and it certainly seems to be that way.

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