Reuters - The prime minister said on Monday he wanted to lower the average age of his cabinet, a remark that could signal a greater role for young and reformist ministers in a team dominated by a socialist old guard.

Reuters - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will investigate the total assets of the Pakistan cricketers, team officials and top-ranking paid officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a senior tax official said on Monday.

Reuters - Police opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing protesters on Monday demonstrating against New Delhi's rule, killing at least two people, police and witnesses said.

Reuters - Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.

Reuters - The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview.

Reuters - About 1 million employees of banks plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday to protest a host of issues including foreign direct investment in public sector banks and entry of foreign banks amongst others.

Reuters - The BSE Sensex shot to a 31-month high and ended Monday 1.9 percent higher, its best single-day percentage-point gain in more than three months, tracking global stocks as concerns about the world's largest economy facing a double-dip recession faded after encouraging U.S. payrolls data.

Reuters - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.

Reuters - GTL Infrastructure said its deal with Reliance Communications to merge their telecoms tower businesses has been called off, a blow to the No. 2 telecoms firm's efforts to cut debt.

Reuters - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government.

Reuters - Three Indian swimmers, including two from the country's Commonwealth Games squad, were provisionally suspended on Sunday for failing dope tests.

Reuters - India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation in Uttarakhand, local media reported said on Monday.

Reuters - World Twenty20 champions England celebrated their first international since winning the World Cup in Barbados this year with a five-wicket win over controversy-hit Pakistan on Sunday.

Reuters - India on Sunday test-fired an advanced version of a supersonic cruise missile, officials said, as part of the country's drive to boost its defence system. The Brahmos, which can travel at up to 2.8 times the speed of sound and has a range of 290 km (180 miles), was tested at a test range in Orissa.