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Sri Lanka PM appoints former Maldives President Nasheed to coordinate reli
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed former Maldives President and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Nasheed on Thursday to coordinate the relief efforts for the island nation.
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MoS Muraleedharan calls for 'global collective action' on food security at
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday highlighted the adverse impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war on the developing world, and called for a "global collective action" to address the looming food crisis as well as economic d
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India turned crisis into opportunity by augmenting Tuberculosis eliminatio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Lauding the country's healthcare sector, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said India turned a crisis into an opportunity by augmenting Tuberculosis elimination activities.
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Sri Lanka: Protestors gather outside President Secretary's office over acu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): With their country in the grips of a devastating economic crisis, frustrated protesters accumulated outside Sri Lanka's President Secretary's office on Thursday amidst large scale security deployment in place.
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Sri Lankan envoy meets NSA Doval, request India's assistance in garnering
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Thursday met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss the present crisis in the island country and requested India's assistance in garnering international support for the economic recovery in S
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Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able to secure sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol which will last till mid-June.
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Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN office over water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.
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Sri Lankan govt medical officers warn of trade union action over pay cuts,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Health services may be disrupted after fuel and gas shortages in Sri Lanka, said the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of the country if the salaries of health workers are cut during this severe crisis.
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High Commission asks Indians living in Sri Lanka to register
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): India on Thursday asked all its citizens living in crisis-hit Sri Lanka to register themselves at the High Commission.
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Crisis in Congress deepening, Rahul Gandhi flies to UK to address 'India a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid deepening crisis in Congress with the party's working president in Gujarat Hardik Patel quitting the party ahead of the Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday left for London to address an 'Ideas for India'.
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Human rights crisis in Hong Kong makes Taiwan 'safe haven' for runaways
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Following the shrinkage of democracy since Beijing clamped the stringent National Security Law in Hong kong, people fighting for their freedom have been escaping in boats to Taiwan to look for a safe haven.
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Pakistani rupee hits double century against USD, breaks all previous recor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee dropped to a new historic low in the interbank market amid increasing political pressure on the government to announce an early election.
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