Dispur [Assam], July 18 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has confirmed that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jul 17 (ANI): Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has confirmed that the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit will commence from August 30.
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 12 (ANI): Academy Award winner actor Mark Rylance has been confirmed to star in the Hollywood adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's 'Waiting for the Barbarians'.
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh confirmed on Wednesday that a temporary makeshift school building will accommodate the students of the Udhampur school, which was destroyed in landslides in 2014 till a permanent building was constructed.
Karachi [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that right-hand batsman Ahmed Shehzad failed a drug test which was conducted during a domestic tournament in April.
Tokyo [Japan], July 06 (ANI): Shoko Asahara, the leader of the doomsday cult which carried out a fatal nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway in March 1995, has been executed, Japanese officials confirmed on Friday.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 06 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has confirmed that the evacuation of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims in Nepal is almost over and that everything is in "total control."
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that David Richardson will step down as the Chief Executive when his contract expires post the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.