Red alert for heat wave issued across many Indian states

NEW DELHI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A red alert was issued for many states of India as heat wave conditions are most likely to prevail in the next five days…[More]

Indian police arrest 4 for suspected Islamic State links

NEW DELHI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Indin police Monday said it has arrested four Sri Lankan nationals for their alleged links with the extremist group Isla…[More]

Schools in Pakistan's Punjab to remain closed for 7 days amid heat wave

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (Xinhua) -- In the wake of a surge in temperature and heatwave in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, all public and private schools…[More]

17 killed, 8 injured as pickup vehicle falls into gorge in India's Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people were killed and eight others injured Monday after a pickup vehicle carrying them skidded off the road…[More]

10 schools receive bomb threat emails in India's Kanpur

NEW DELHI, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Ten schools in Kanpur city in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh received bomb threats on Wednesday, prompting scho…[More]