At 96.2%, Kerala tops India's literacy rate chart again, Andhra ranks last at 66.4% theprint.in According to a July 2017 to June 2018 study by the National Statistical Office, the male literacy rate (84.7%) is higher than females (70.3%) in India....

Vokal for Local: Meet Koo, a Twitter-like microblogging platform for vernacular speakers of India yourstory.com Koo offers Twitter-like experience where users can express their thoughts in Indian languages with a fellow local Indian community....

Over 1,400 Startups Incubated Under Startup India Scheme inc42.com The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme incubated 656 startups over the course of the last two years, said MoS Som Parkash....

Kerala: The sweet story of India's 'first' Christmas cake bbc.com The legend of India's first Christmas cake dates back 140 years to a small town in the southern state of Kerala....

Microsoft backs India’s Oyo ahead of IPO – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Microsoft has invested $5 million in Indian budget hotel chain Oyo, according to a regulatory filing this week. The investment confirms a TechCrunch scoop from ...

Sequoia launches $1.35B fund to invest in startups in India and South-East Asia yourstory.com Sequoia Capital expects India and South-East Asia to become home to a number of massive technology companies in the next decade....