Plans underway for women to head Sri Lanka's military forces: state minister

COLOMBO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's State Minister of Defense Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said on Monday that the government is planning to enable …[More]

2 Indian pilots killed as air force trainer aircraft crashes in Telangana

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed on Monday after a trainer aircraft that they were on board crashed in the …[More]

India's ruling party wins 3 states' elections: preliminary poll

NEW DELHI, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- India's main ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won the elections in the central states of Madhya Pradesh a…[More]

Sri Lankan president unveils tropical belt initiative to address global warming

COLOMBO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe unveiled a tropical belt initiative aimed at addressing the challenges of global…[More]

Food poisoning sickens 60 students in India's Punjab state

NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 60 children suffered from food poisoning after consuming the food provided in their school in India's northern st…[More]