BANGALORE - India's largest mobile service operator Bharti Airtel is betting on the upcoming World Cup and Indian Premier League (IPL) to hook customers on to its 3G (third generation) service to view cricket matches live on their mobile phones.

WASHINGTON - Citing once again the growing challenge from emerging powers like India and China, US President Barack Obama asked Americans to unleash their creative spirits and innovate to "win the future" in a rapidly shifting global economy.

KOLKATA - The secondary steel sector in West Bengal, which churns a fifth of India's total production of this commodity, is in a severe crisis following insecurity over supply of raw materials, especially iron ore.