MOHALI, 15 APRIL. Punjabi singer Parmish Verma was shot by unidentified assailants on Friday night near his home in Mohali. Police officials said they had rushed to the 'Gaal Ni Kadni' singer's home after they received a phone call from the singer asking for help. In a statement, a top Mohali police official said that the assailants had arrived in a white Toyota Fortuner SUV.

BEIJING, 14 APRIL. India offered to export soybean and sugar to China amid the tariff spat between Beijing and Washington and sought major Chinese investments specially in India's housing-for-all project.