INDIA

The country's immigration authority said Thursday it received almost 88,000 more visas than are available before closing the door for 2015.

The largest cement companies in the world announced a deal to merge, leading to antitrust speculation and cement price increases.

Yadav’s critics and opponents across the political spectrum condemned his remarks.

The tiny northeastern Indian state of Tripura has been dominated by Communists for more than 60 years.

About 815 million voters are expected to vote in the country's largest elections to date by many measures, according to the Election Commission.

The Fed’s unexpectedly dovish tone, as deciphered from the minutes published Wednesday, helped fire up a rally in the previous session.

The 52-page document spells out, mostly in ambiguous and intentionally vanilla terms, the party’s vision for its rule in India.

India’s border patrol policy is only one small part of its military readiness against China.

Beijing's policy of nonintervention in oil-producing countries is becoming a bit more flexible.

Stocks look set to regain their footing after a few disappointing sessions that were punctuated by Tuesday's modest gains.

The BJP vowed that if it gained power in New Delhi, it would take serious steps to stop the influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

Iran plans to keep increasing its crude production and exports, despite U.S.-led sanctions against the effort.

The retailer plans to open a substantial number of wholesale outlets and e-commerce operations this summer.

India has a staggering number of MPs and political candidates facing serious criminal charges.

Stocks look set for a positive start after three losing sessions but it remains to be seen if they can sustain the gains.

A UN panel said it has found evidence that nearly 40,000 Tamil minority civilians were killed in the final phase of the war in Sri Lanka.

PM candidate Narendra Modi is already a highly controversial figure due largely to events that took place in his native state of Gujarat in 2002.

Roughly 815 million people have registered to vote in an election that spans five weeks.

With the rally derailed by the prospect of continued stimulus reduction, investors may look to earnings and Fed minutes for further direction.

The merged entity will be India's largest drug company with operations in 65 countries and revenues worth $4.2 billion.

Out of 4,200 employees on strike, only 300 have resumed work after signing an agreement with the management.