India’s ban on BlackBerry services, which was expected to begin Tuesday, has been delayed pending a 60-day security test. The country’s home affairs department announced the delay Monday. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has been in...

Myanmar’s ruling junta chief confirmed Monday that the country’s first general elections in two decades will be held this year but gave no date for the balloting, which is expected to exclude pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Dalit muslims in Bihar, protesting the decision to declare powerful upper caste Mallick muslims as backward, threatened Monday a statewide agitation and a legal challenge to the government decision. Dalit muslim leader Daud Rayeen,

“She didn’t charge me a rupee more than the auto meter,” said an incredulous young girl who travelled in an auto in the city recently. She? Yes, the woman in question drives an auto, struggling to make a living in a man’s world. The auto...