INDIA

Malala Yousafzai delivered the following speech before the United Nations Youth Assembly on 'Malala Day', to celebrate her 16th birthday

Under India’s complex/ancient caste customs, the Dalits are at the very bottom of society -- so low, that they're not even considered part of the system.

India’s clinical research business took another hit after the NIH joined other sponsors in moving clinical trials out of the country.

A weak rupee and rising US demand helped Indian IT giant post better-than-expected Q1 earnings

Foreign investment in Myanmar is rising at an astonishing rate, and investors are planning to stay for the long-term.

The rupee's fall against the dollar will hurt Indian industry by increasing input costs, and even exporters are unlikely to benefit significantly.

Asian markets rally on Bernanke's comments about the continuation of the Fed’s stimulus program while the FOMC remains divided on the question.

Newly discovered model numbers for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 suggest that the device will sell on AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint.

The conversion of Indians, whether they be "tribals" or others, has long been a sore point with Hindus.

A trio of economic reports point to soft but positive signs in coming months.

Legislator said exports of liquid natural gas from the United States to India will help create jobs in the U.S.

Jewelers agree to the ban to help India reduce its record high current account deficit, following a period of gold buying frenzy resulting from gold prices plummeting globally.

India hopes to ease U.S. concerns about protectionist policies and to draw U.S. corporate investment, as the rupee slides against the dollar.

IMF cut its global growth forecast citing anemic recovery in the US and EU, adding that if the Fed ended QE, it could hurt emerging markets.

New photos and videos of the alleged budget iPhone, aka iPhone 6, will give users an idea of what to expect before the phone's release date this fall.

Parvez Rasool wants to be judged only according to his athletic skills, not questioned about his political loyalties.

Floods in Europe this summer are the most expensive natural calamity to hit the continent since the Elbe river floods in 2002.

Scientists and politicians will meet this week to debate two marine protected areas off Antarctica. Each would be the world’s largest.

Japan, which, in January, raised its defense budget for the first time in 11 years criticized its neighbors for inciting regional tensions.

Long before the British voyaged 6,000 miles to India, Portuguese sailors established a colony in India.

The temple at Bodh Gaya lies at the very heart of the Buddhist faith.