An Indian man who was visiting Nairobi on business died in the mall siege in the Kenyan city, bringing the number of Indians killed in the attack to three, a Foreign Ministry official said late Tuesday.
India's policy on nuclear power suppliers is likely to be under scrutiny when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to the U.S this week, with some reports suggesting a liability clause could be diluted to secure business.
Pakistan's military sent troops and helicopters to take in relief supplies and search for survivors after a powerful earthquake jolted western Pakistan, killing at least 40 people.
Punita Devi, wife of one of the men sentenced to death in India's gang-rape case, expects to be cast out by her in-laws and face ostracism and destitution—not because she is married to a convicted murderer, but because she is a woman without a husband.
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Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce company, is moving toward an initial public offering in New York after it ended negotiations with Hong Kong's exchange. The listing could value the company at $70 billion or more.
Indian government bonds have tumbled after Friday's unexpected interest-rate hike, the first in two years, and investors are bracing for more rate increases ahead.
Asian markets are tracking the U.S. slide on worries lawmakers will fail to arrange a budget deal preventing a government shutdown next week. The Nikkei is off 0.4%.
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Alibaba Group Holding said it would acquire Kanbox, a Chinese operator of a cloud storage service similar to Dropbox of the U.S.
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ANZ Banking dropped its bid of more than $900 million for the Australian arm of U.K. lender Lloyds, on concerns about integration with its Esanda financing arm.
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New York Life Investments agreed to pay €380 million ($512 million) for Dexia's asset-management unit.
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Surge leads some investors to take their profits ahead of any reduction in the central bank's bond-buying program.
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Candid shot of Miss America Nina Davuluri.
In a candid interview, new Miss America Nina Davuluri talks about losing weight, those racists tweets, and her secret life as a nerd.
Children's rights advocate Kajol Menon talks about India's child protection system and how to discuss sexual abuse and sex education.
As India heads closer to national elections next year, the country's two leading parties--the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party--are sparring over who has a better record on economic growth.
An attack on a Columbia University professor in New York has reinforced concerns that the Sikh community in the U.S. is misunderstood and that turbans are associated with terrorism.
In response to questions about the new laws passed in the wake of the Delhi rape, several police officers said the equivalent of: "This is above my pay grade."
Kolkata's highly-regarded Presidency University will offer a course on the nuances of love and its interplay with society and culture for the first time.
Pankaj Sharma is persona non grata in one of Delhi's trendiest nightspots after his actions led to the shutdown of dozens of restaurants in the area over the weekend.
Security forces in Nairobi prevailed on Tuesday against Islamic insurgents in a four-day gunbattle that devastated a popular shopping mall, shook a nation and pointed to a new front line in Africa's fight against terrorism.
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India's summer food-grain production will likely be slightly higher than last year thanks to good rains and increased planting, and this may ease food inflation, boost rural incomes and leave more grains available for export.
Apple is holding the line with strong margins on sales of its smartphones, including the lower-end iPhone 5C model, according to data provided by the research firm IHS iSuppli.
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The 17-man squad announced this week for the Ashes series that starts in Brisbane in November contains several unexpected inclusions.
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U.S. officials for the first time disclosed insurance prices that will be offered through new federally run health-care exchanges starting Oct. 1, showing that young, healthy buyers likely will pay more than they do currently while older, sicker consumers should get a break.
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Murray's Cheese boss Rob Kaufelt shows off his Jaguar F-Type S and discusses the similarities between the sports car and cheese.
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