India
Here are the top reads from this morning
Updated : May 11, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Presidential elections: For the sake of Opposition unity, Sonia Gandhi won't push for Congress candidate
Gopal Gandhi emerges as a candidate for the presidential polls. Read more here
Second bilateral visit to Sri Lanka in two years a sign of our 'strong relationship', says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday begin his two-day Sri Lanka visit to attend International Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the chief guest. Read more here
J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire; woman killed, husband injured in shelling along LoC
A woman was killed and her husband injured in Pakistani shelling along Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday. Read more here
IT firms facing tough times? After Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra to hand pink slips to employees
After Infosys and Wipro, it's now IT firm Tech Mahindra that could hand out pink slips to hundreds of employees as it looks to "weed out bottom performers". Read more here
Kulbhushan Jadhav row: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, Army Chief get into huddle over ICJ ruling
Pakistan Army on Wednesday said it will respond at an "appropriate level" to any query by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the death sentence given to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav by its military court on the charges of "spying". Read more here
Rajasthan: 23 killed, 27 injured as wall of marriage hall collapses in Bharatpur
Twenty-three people, including four children, were killed and 27 injured when a wall of a marriage hall collapsed during a heavy storm in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan on Wednesday night, police said. Read more here
Justin Bieber wows Indian fans, says goodbye to fans with a 'namaste' as crew waves the tricolour!
A perfect ending to the singer's Purpose Tour in India. Read more here