Colombo, Jan 25 (IANS) Sri Lankan Parliament has passed a bill to regulate online content, drawing criticism by the opposition parties which termed it as serious threat to freedom of speech and crackdown on dissent, ahead of polls in the country, local media reported.
Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) A 43-year-old Indian national and three of her relatives, all in their 20s, died on Phillip Island in one of the worst drowning tragedies in the Australian state of Victoria since 2005, local media reports said.
United Nations, Jan 25 (IANS) The development of the North-South Corridor (NSC) -- linking India and Russia -- is a priority for Moscow as the two countries explore alternatives to the Western routes, according to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
London, Jan 25 (IANS) A 32-year-old man who stabbed British-Indian teen, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and two others to death in the UK last year, will not face trial for murder after his plea of guilty to manslaughter was accepted as victims' families grieved the loss of lives.
Wellington, Jan 25 (IANS) A strong marine heatwave, the periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures, is contributing to New Zealand's unusually hot weather, due to which the North Island is experiencing above-normal humidity levels, keeping nighttime temperatures elevated.
Colombo, Jan 25 (IANS) Amid clash, around 40 inmates escaped from the state-run Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Sri Lanka's North Central province, authorities said on Thursday.
Nanchang, Jan 25 (IANS) Thirty-nine people were killed and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Three Indian scientists are among the nine recipients of this year's Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK for their pioneering work in the fields of chemical, physical, and life sciences.
United Nations, Jan 24 (IANS) The spillover of the Israel-Hamas conflict to “the vicinity of India” with attacks on shipping by Houthi rebels has an impact on India’s economic interests, according to Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra.
New York, Jan 24 (IANS) A marriage proposal was thrown at Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley by rival Donald Trump's supporter as she addressed a rally in the US state of Hampshire.
