Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Two cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh charged in the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s disproportionate assets case have submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao told reporters Monday after meeting the [...]

Singapore, May 20 (IANS) K.P. Samy, a member of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), has denied reports that he would quit the post as he was not offered a senatorship in the upper house of the Malaysian parliament. “I had merely offered to step [...]

Singapore, May 20 (IANS) The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will hold its meeting Thursday, thereby setting into motion the process of holding the party’s presidential election. Party vice president M. Saravanan said the CWC members will mainly discuss the formation of the election committee, [...]

Colombo, May 20 (IANS) Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights Watch said Monday. This week marks the fourth anniversary of the brutal civil war’s end. Since the end of the 26-year-long civil [...]

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that he hoped to visit China “at the earliest opportunity”. Addressing the media along with Premier Li Keqiang, Manmohan Singh he looked forward to seeing the Chinese leader “very soon”. “I have also accepted his gracious invitation to [...]