Sri Lanka approves national action to eliminate sexual, gender-based harassment

COLOMBO, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan Cabinet approved a multi-sectoral national action plan for implementation during the period between 2024 a…[More]

Indian authorities suspend 6 officials for stampede that killed 121

NEW DELHI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Local government in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday suspended six officials for a stampede that kille…[More]

India's Assam flood death toll rises to 72

NEW DELHI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in ongoing floods in India's northeastern state of Assam has risen to 72, officials said Tuesday. The flo…[More]

Dengue grips India's southern state Karnataka, Delhi too registers 240 cases

NEW DELHI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Dengue has gripped several parts of India's southern state of Karnataka, even as nearly seven persons were suspected to …[More]

Political party leader killed in India's Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A leader of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), K. Armstrong, was hacked to death by six bike-borne men in the southern Indian st…[More]