INDIA

Robert Vadra, the businessman son-in-law of India’s Congress-led ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairman Sonia Gandhi, deserves some credit for the clever wordplay that he has offered to define a nation and its people.

Most of the Asian markets rose Tuesday though investor optimism about stimulus measures reviving the global economy was undermined after the International Monetary Fund raised concerns about the global economic growth.

The IMF cut its global growth forecast Tuesday morning for the second time since April and warned U.S. and European policy makers that failure to fix their economic ills would prolong the slump.

Village elders in India's Haryana state have suggested lowering the marriage age for girls in order to reduce the occurrence of rapes.

The tribals of India, or 'Adivasis', are the original peoples of the Indian subcontinent... but their very existence has been threatened by the seizure of their lands by the state and corporate interests.

India’s realty major DLF Ltd’s shares fell sharply Monday after the anti-corruption activists led by Arvind Kejriwal accused the company of having clandestine dealings with Robert Vadra, Congress (I) president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law.

Asian stock markets declined Monday despite the better-than-expected U.S. jobs data as concerns over the global economic growth and corporate earnings outlook weighed on the sentiment.

Asian markets fell Monday as investors remained watchful having concerns about the revival of the global economic growth in spite of the stimulus measures announced last month by policy maker in the U.S. and Europe.

Gurcharan Das, the acclaimed author of “India Grows at Night,” believes India may have reached the limits of growth under poor governance and weak institutions.

An Indian court has sentenced five members of an Indian family to death for their part in the murder of an inter-caste young couple.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday criticized the U.S. drone policy in Pakistan while extending full support to Islamabad’s stance on the attacks.

Africa is an unlikely pioneer in the growing field of mobile applications for health care. There's only one problem: How to make money with them

U.S.-based global fund house Carlyle sold its 3.7 percent stake in India’s mortgage major Housing Finance Development Corporation (HDFC) Ltd for nearly 43 billion rupees ($841 Million) Friday.

Asian stocks markets mostly advanced Friday as the better-than-expected U.S. economic data and the comments from ECB President Mario Draghi added to the positive sentiment.

The National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) Nifty dipped 5 percent in a freak trade Thursday morning to an intra-day low of 4,900 at 9.51 a.m. (local time, India), triggering the circuit filter halting the trading. The trade resumed 15 minutes later at 10.05 a.m.

Asian markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive with hopes that the U.S. jobs data will be encouraging and the Bank of Japan will announce a policy to support the global economic growth.

Tourism in India's tiger reserves faces heavy restrictions until measures are improved to protect the endangered species, but the local people are an integral part of industry who have the most at stake.

Lt. Gen. Kuldeep Singh Brar, an Indian Sikh, was attacked in London this weekend -- a reminder that tensions between Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims still exist.

Dubai plans to build a huge replica of India's famed Taj Mahal, but it has no plans to honor the South Asian migrant workers who built its prosperity.

India’s cabinet Thursday approved a 49 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance and opened up the pension sector to the foreign companies, providing the much needed momentum to the Indian economy.

Oil India Ltd (OILI.NS) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) have jointly bought a 30 percent stake in Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas's (CRZO.O) Niobrara shale asset in Colorado for $82.5 million, the companies said in a statement, according to a Reuters report.