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Kerala, which boasts of India's highest literacy rate, is also the largest consumer of alcohol in the country.

Gap Inc. is looking to reduce its dependence on markets in the U.S., which currently account for 77 percent of the company's revenues.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Islamabad, calling for the ouster of Nawaz Sharif. Here's what's behind it.

The emissions increase could undermine Brazil's position at global climate talks later this year.

India's Supreme Court has ruled that "inordinate and inexplicable" delays in carrying out executions are grounds for commuting death sentences.

Amazon might be preparing to test its 'octocopter' Prime Air delivery drones in India in late October, The Economic Times reports.

While the "Third Pole" melts at an alarming rate, the region is also amidst a pollution crisis. A disruption of life for billions is at stake.

The startups will be guided by nearly 20 mentors, half of whom will be “Googlers” from California and Israel.

The business software giant, in a bit to tap into Africa's demographic dividend, will train 10,000 IT consultants.

Iyengar is credited with taking yoga mainstream in the Western world.

Riot police and paramilitaries had tried to seal off the diplomatic and government zone before the march began, and were told not to intervene as protesters, some of them women throwing rose petals, moved all obstacles in their way.

Confusion over the definition of China and India's Himalayan border has led to reciprocal accusations of military incursions.

Narendra Modi, in his first Independence Day Speech, raised social issues ailing the country such as rural sanitation and female education.

BlackBerry has appointed a leader for its new technology unit while Q2 shipments rose under CEO Chen's turnaround strategy.

The talks, which would have been the first in two years, were cancelled after a Pakistani diplomat met Kashmiri separatist leaders in New Delhi.

The producers of "Holy Ghost" are trying a novel distribution model for the independent flick.

Floods and landslides have killed nearly 180 people across 10 districts in Nepal and 1,500 villages in India.

Her husband and the five doctors who treated her in Abu Dhabi have been isolated and are being checked for possible infection.

Seeking some depth behind star DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento signed Sim Bhullar Friday.

Here are some of the top quotes from Modi's speech during India's 68th Independence Day celebrations on Friday.

Crackdown follows the case of an Australian couple who left a male twin surrogate baby with Down Syndrome in the country, while taking his sister.