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India rushed a 34-member team of doctors and technicians along with 15 tonnes of medical supplies to Nepal.

Many Hindu temples including, the iconic Kasthamandap have been destroyed or badly damaged in Nepal's worst temblor.

The minister said that neighbouring countries have started feeling comfortable with Indian again.

The IFCR said it was extremely concerned about the fate of rural villages close to the epicentre of the quake, some 80 kilometres from the capital Kathmandu.

Air India operates three services to Kathmandu including two daily services from the national capital.

Rescue workers worked through the night using bulldozers, pick axes and shovels to free those who were trapped.

The worst quake to hit the impoverished Himalayan nation in 81 years also caused damage in neighbouring Indian states and Bangladesh.

In a setback to India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, the US Supreme Court on Monday rejected his appeal to overturn his conviction on insider trading charges and upheld his two-year prison term.

The Chaddar with a message 'Greeting of Peace' from Obama was handed over to Haji Syed Salman Chishty.

US President Barack Obama plans to honour Microsoft's Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella with the 'Champions of Change' award for bringing about change within his company to support working families.

Clinton hired Stephanie Hannon, Google's director of product management for civic innovation and social impact, to run her technology operations, source said.

India's security concerns were on Monday conveyed to Ri Su Yong, Foreign Minister of North Korea which has close military ties with Pakistan.

At least 31 people were killed in airstrikes against positions of the Islamic State (IS) militants and violent attacks across Iraq on Sunday, security sources said.

The agreements were signed after Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a meeting with visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.

Aircraft carrying them would reach India on Sunday night, Minister for Non-Resident-Keralites Affairs KC Joseph said in a statement on Sunday.

The Ad Astra Rocket company from Webster will develop the Vasimr engine which uses plasma, an electrically charged gas, as a propellant.