India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on moon

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indi…[More]

17 killed, many injured as under-construction railway bridge collapses in India's Mizoram

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 workers were killed and many others injured Wednesday after an under-construction overhead railway bridge c…[More]

17 workers killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in India's Mizoram

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 workers were killed and many others were injured Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge colla…[More]

Schools shut in India's Himachal state amid alert for extremely heavy rains

NEW DELHI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- All schools and other educational institutions have been closed in India's northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh for…[More]

Sri Lanka declares drinking water situation as critical issue

COLOMBO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government has decided to consider the drinking water situation in the South Asian country as a critical i…[More]