The BRICS group of emerging nations called on the Group of 20 (G20) top developed and developing nations on Sunday to strengthen their macroeconomic policy cooperation to prevent bad effects from a weak global economy and reduce risks to growth.

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government had made significant headway on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and hoped to soon implement the most ambitious indirect tax reform since independence.

Four alleged jihadists face trial for plotting to kidnap British diplomats abroad

 Women in Pakistan are using street cricket as a tool to fight for their rights.

Johannesburg: An intellectually-impaired cricketer of Indian origin in South Africa has been beheaded in a ritual sacrifice, prompting police to start a probe and arrest three persons, including his best friend, in connection with the murder.

Hindi has emerged as the largest spoken Indian language in the United States, with nearly 650,000 people speaking it, according to the latest Census data

Kerala's finance minister K M Mani was forced to resign, a day after the high court hinted that he had no right to continue in office till he was exonerated from bribery charges.