Sri Lankan president stresses need to expand tourism beyond coastal areas

COLOMBO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the need to expand the tourism industry beyond coastal areas to stren…[More]

Retail inflation eases to 5.09 pct in India in February

NEW DELHI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Retail inflation slightly eased in India in February to 5.09 percent from 5.10 percent in the previous month, accordin…[More]

India-made fighter jet crashes, pilot safe

NEW DELHI, March 12 (Xinhua) -- An indigenously made light combat aircraft (LCA) "Tejas" belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in the wester…[More]

5 dead after moving bus catches fire in north India

NEW DELHI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least five people died and more than a dozen suffered serious burn injuries when the bus they were traveling in sud…[More]

Sri Lanka to deploy 4,500 development officers to safeguard elephants

COLOMBO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will deploy 4,500 development officers to support elephant conservation efforts, a minister told a news confer…[More]