India unveiled Thursday what's being called the world's most inexpensive car. The Nano from Tata Motors costs $2,500, but has some onlookers questioning its eventual cost to the environment. Introduced at India's motor show, the Nano sports a 50-mpg range powered by a two-cylinder 33-horsepower engine that tops out at 60-mph. In an era of GPS navigation and rear-view cameras, the Nano comes without airbags, air-conditioning and passenger mirror.

After call centers and other backroom operations, India has developed a unique outsourcing service: wombs for rent. In a small clinic at Kaival Hospital in Anand, infertile couples worldwide could be matched with local Indian women who could deliver their babies at a cost of around $10,000. The fee already includes the entire procedure, including fertilization, medical expenses and the fee for the surrogate mother.

indu priests and religious officials in India are protesting against a U. S. -based company's decision to sell undergarments emblazoned with images of Hindu gods and sacred religious icons. Officials from India's eastern state of Orissa have pressed the U. S. government to seek actions against California-based Cafepress. com, a website under fire for selling intimate apparel featuring sacred Hindu deities and holy places, such as Jagannath temple, considered to be among the most sacred Hindu temples in India.

India has finally come of age and finally abolished a 93-year-old law banning women from tendering bars and entertaining guests. The Supreme Court of India on Thursday annulled the 1914 statute, giving women the equal opportunity to enter bartending, one of the more lucrative jobs in the India's thriving economy.

A Muslim man in the state of West Bengal, India, married his daughter and made her pregnant claiming he had divine sanction for his incestuous act, officials said Monday. Afazuddin Ali, 36, who has five children, married his 15 year old eldest daughter six months back. He informed his wife Sakina of his decision claiming that he had divine sanction from Allah.