Difference in Indian and English number systems
Although English is used prevalently in the Indian professional societies. Often foreigners are confused when they read some financial news or financial reports. What is a lakh and what is a crore? How many zeros are there in one crore? Or in one lakh? How come the commas in the number seem to be misplaced?
Below is a conversion table between English and Indian number systems that will clear all your confusion.

Number	English	Indian Transliteration	Indian way of writing number
1,000	One Thousand	One Thousand	1000
100,000	One Hundred Thousand	One Lakh	1,00,000
1,000,000	One Million	Ten Lakh	10,00,000
10,000,000	Ten Million	One crore	1,00,00,000
1,000,000,000,000	One Trillion	One Lakh Crore	10,00,00,00,00,000

As you can see, the Western system separates a number into sets of three digits, while the Indian system separates the last three digits first just like the Western system, and the rest into sets of two digits.Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl TechnologySongs for JapanSongs for JapanThe Lincoln Lawyer: A NovelThe King Of Limbs