INDIA

Pesticide poisoning, hanging and firearms are among the most common methods, according to the World Health Organization.

Jammu and Kashmir is currently facing its worst flood in 22 years, and meteorologists believe that it could rain for two more days.

Since the rise of Islamic State, and the emergence of Islamist groups in Africa and elsewhere, al-Qaeda's clout among jihadists has been waning.

Sequoia Capital, one of Silicon Valley's best-known venture capital firms, is one of the investors in the online mobile-recharge provider.

No casualties were reported and everyone trapped in the 24-storey building have been rescued, police said.

Negotiations have reportedly been stepped up between the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and a new U.N. negotiation team now in place in Syria.

Japan and India, two of Asia's economic powerhouses, are working to check the influence of the region's largest economy - China.

India's Micromax has upstaged Apple to sell more tablets in Q2, taking second spot in overall market share in the country, behind Samsung.

Amazon, having recently announced plans to invest $2 billion to expand in India, finds itself in a tax dispute with a local government.

Wipro Gulf Llc, which was established in 2011, will double its staff in Muscat, Oman, as demand rises for its services in the region.

India's Reliance Industries and Microsoft will reportedly join hands to boost the country's startup ecosystem with seed money and advice.

Modi and Abe are also likely to agree to speed up talks on a nuclear energy pact, according to the Nikkei.

Pakistan has been gripped by unrest for more than two weeks, with protest leaders saying they will not back down unless the Prime Minister resigns.

Dozens of U.N. peacekeepers from the Philippines and Fiji remain trapped or detained by Islamist militants.

Narendra Modi's comments come a week after India called off peace talks between the two countries.

Continuing global investments in fossil fuel-fired power plants are undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

The UN peacekeepers were seized in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and the United Nations is working to secure their release.

India has been pushing for an agreement with Japan on the lines of a 2008 deal with the United States.

HIke, India's rival to Facebook's Whatsapp, has raised $65 million from Tiger Global, Bharti Softbank

Snapdeal, a growing e-commerce portal, has also tied up with the Tata Group’s housing division to sell affordable homes online.

A senior Indian army official said that cross-border firing by Pakistan in the last 45 days was "possibly the heaviest" since the 1971 war.