Pakistan kicks off nationwide polio vaccination campaign to inoculate over 16.5 mln kids

ISLAMABAD, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A country-wide polio vaccination campaign kicked off in Pakistan on Monday in which over 16.5 million kids under 5 will …[More]

Voting ends in India's general elections: election commission

NEW DELHI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The last phase of polling in India's general elections wrapped up, The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Satu…[More]

3 killed, over 30 injured as heap of firecrackers explodes in India's Odisha

NEW DELHI, May 30 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and over 30 others injured after a heap of firecrackers exploded during a Hindu religi…[More]

Heat wave kills 6 in India's Rajasthan as mercury soars to 49 degrees Celsius

NEW DELHI, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed due to a prevailing severe heat wave in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, officials said Tue…[More]

Flight receives fake bomb threat in Indian airport

NEW DELHI, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Authorities Tuesday took a domestic flight to an isolation bay at the airport in Indian capital Delhi following a bomb t…[More]