Sri Lankan PM resigns following new president elected

COLOMBO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena submitted his resignation on Monday morning following Anura Kumara Dissana…[More]

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake comes out of his party office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) COLOMBO, Sept. 22 (Xinhu…[More]

Polling of votes begins in Indian-controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Polling of votes began in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, confirmed a local government official to X…[More]

India's opposition leader Kejriwal resigns as Delhi's Chief Minister

NEW DELHI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Indian opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tendered his resignation on Tuesday and picked his c…[More]

Indian capital gov't bans firecrackers to combat air pollution

NEW DELHI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Local government in the Indian capital has imposed a complete ban on production, storage, sale and use of firecrackers…[More]