Continental airlines is starting non-stop flights to Delhi. Articles have appeared in several newspapers in India as well as the Houston Chronicle here. Given below are the links to various articles which talk about these flights:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3429489
http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=107315
http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/business/2005/october/122255.htm