Death toll from Indian firecracker warehouse blast rises to 21

NEW DELHI, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a blast and inferno at a firecracker warehouse in India's western state of Gujarat has risen to 21, o…[More]

3 killed, over 50 hospitalized following gas leak in India's Rajasthan

NEW DELHI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and over 50 others taken ill following the inhalation of toxic gas leaked from a tank…[More]

Over 100 taken ill after consuming adulterated buckwheat flour in India's Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Over 100 people were taken ill and hospitalised subsequently due to food poisoning following consumption of adulterate…[More]

16 Naxals killed, 2 policemen wounded in gunfight in India's Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 Naxals were killed and two policemen wounded Saturday in a fierce gunfight in the central Indian state of …[More]

Sri Lanka reports 758 tuberculosis deaths in 2024

COLOMBO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 758 Sri Lankans died from tuberculosis in 2024, Pramitha Shanthilatha, director of the National Program for T…[More]