Reuters - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, jailed for six months on Thursday for his involvement in cricket's spot-fixing scandal, has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not educating players enough.

Reuters - Moody's on Tuesday downgraded the standalone rating for State Bank of India, the country's dominant lender, citing "modest" capital and weakening asset quality, sending its shares to a two-year low and rattling the broader Indian market.

Reuters - Apple Inc's newest iPhone left Wall Street and fans wishing for more than a faster version of last year's device, drawing a rare outburst of criticism and disappointment on the Internet.

Reuters - Apple Inc is set to unveil the fifth iteration of the iPhone on Tuesday after a 15-month hiatus, hoping to fend off hard-charging Android rivals and safeguard its lead in the smartphone market.

Reuters - Unfinished car shells rusting in a deserted factory in West Bengal lie testimony to flaws in a century-old land-acquisition law the government now wants to replace.

Reuters - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday after prosecutors lost faith in the credibility of his accuser.

Reuters - Government on Tuesday stepped up efforts to end national anti-corruption protests led by an ailing 74-year-old social activist as he entered a second week of fasting, but the first meetings to broker a truce ended without a breakthrough.

Reuters - India's back-office services industry sees no undue cause for concern from a possible recession in the United States and Europe, its key markets, officials at two of the country's top three software services firms said on Tuesday.

Reuters - British youngsters are ditching Dickens, Shakespeare and Keats for Facebook and Twitter, with one in six failing to read a single book in a month, according to a survey.

Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of all political parties for Wednesday to help douse anti-corruption protests that have spiralled since last week in solidarity with the 74-year-old Anna Hazare.

Reuters - If the early response is anything to go by, the organisers of the Indian Grand Prix should have little to worry about over the turnout for the country's inaugural Formula One race on the outskirts of Delhi on Oct. 30.