India imposes direct rule in Manipur after chief minister's resignation

NEW DELHI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- India's federal government imposed direct rule in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, four days after Manipur ch…[More]

Sri Lanka holds Happy Chinese New Year Lantern Festival Concert

COLOMBO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Happy Chinese New Year Lantern Festival Concert was held Wednesday at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theater, bui…[More]

7 devotees dead in central India road mishap

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least seven persons died, and a few others were injured when the vehicle they were traveling in collided head-on wit…[More]

Chief minister of India's Manipur resigns after ethnic violence

NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chief Minister of India's Manipur N. Biren Singh resigned on Sunday, almost two years after deadly ethnic violence broke…[More]

31 Naxals, 2 police killed in India's Chhattisgarh gunfight

NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least 31 Naxals and two police officers were killed and two others wounded in a fierce gunfight on Sunday in the cent…[More]