INDIA

Modi's U.S. itinerary includes a public speech at San Jose's SAP Center, a town hall at Facebook Inc.'s headquarters with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a visit to Google's campus. 

Healthcare startup Practo, backed by strong venture funding, is on an acquisition spree to build its ecosystem of services.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 ended the day 2.8 percent in the red, with shares of car manufactures falling steeply as a delayed reaction to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

An unnamed spokesman said that the weapons were legally packed into the cargo in India and were set to be used by Indian peacekeepers in Congo.

The ships were originally ordered by Russia, but those plans were scrapped amid disagreement over Russia's involvement in Ukraine.

While European markets appeared on the mend, U.S. stock futures pointed to a strong opening after Tuesday's fall.

The venture will target an audience that's more comfortable consuming content on mobile phones that turning the pages of an actual book.

The group has been linked to attacks on several secular bloggers in the past two years, especially those who are critical of Islam.

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has stepped up its defense purchases -- from Rafale jets to Apache choppers.

The United Nations launched an initiative Tuesday to help companies and individuals "offset" their carbon dioxide emissions.

The ride-hailing app has become a new landing strip for top engineers and developers at other tech companies.

European stocks plummeted sharply at the open Tuesday, as investors continued to hunt for clues to the U.S. Federal Reserve's plans.

The price of a specialty tuberculosis drug was massively increased after it was purchased by a biotech company, leading to an outcry until it was rolled back.

The severely criticized policy would require users to save plain-text versions of encrypted data for 90 days.

India's growth as a smartphone market, which will bring the next billion online, makes it a market that developers, and tech giants like Google, must tap aggressively.

Pakistani jets killed 16 suspected militants in bombing raids near the Afghan border on Saturday.

A senior Facebook official defended the company's controversial Internet.org program in India, saying it wasn't exclusive, according to the Times of India.

In urban India, a growing number of young professionals with bigger disposable incomes are adding to BlaBlaCar's niche market.

The U.S. central bank's imminent decision on whether to increase the currently low cost of borrowing is keeping many markets on tenterhooks.

The incident is the latest in a string of episodes highlighting the rising violence against women in the country.

Majed Hassan Ashoor has been accused of forcibly holding two domestic helpers captive and repeatedly abusing and raping them in New Delhi, India.