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Inflation an international issue due to COVID, Ukraine-Russia crisis: Piyu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday said that inflation is an international issue and that the world is facing it, listing the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia crisis as the drivers of the price hike.
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Pakistan: PTI to move HCs over harassment of its social media activists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to move high courts over alleged harassment of its social media activists following protests and trending online campaigns about Imran Khan's ouster, Pakistan media reported.
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Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith signs impeachment and no-confidence m
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): The leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, on Wednesday signed the impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the no-confidence motion against the government.
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Rights activist asks Taliban to reopen girls' schools
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders to pay attention to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and "not differentiate between Afghans and Ukrainians".
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French President intends to hold talks with Zelenskyy, Putin in coming day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron intends to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and possibly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days.
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Foreign debt payments default will put pressure on banking sector: Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Reacting to the Sri Lanka government's temporary suspension of payment of all foreign debts, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that this will place further pressure on the banking sector in the country.
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South Korea to supply Ukraine with additional non-lethal aid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea intends to send additional non-lethal military aid worth 2 billion won ($1.6 million) to Ukraine in April amid Russia's special military operation therein, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an informed source.
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On eve of Sri Lankan New Year, PM Rajapaksa offers to hold talks with prot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that as the country's prime minister, he is ready to speak with the protesters who have been protesting against the government at Galle Face in Colombo for five days over the economic and p
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Imran Khan's desperate bid to cling to power brought Pakistan closer to ci
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's unscrupulous and desperate attempts to cling on to power by inciting his followers to protest and rebellion was equivalent to a civilian coup, said a media report.
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Probability of Asia Cup 2022 being held in Sri Lanka depends on how other
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, former cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga feels that the hosting of Asia Cup 2022, in the country will depend on the nod of other nations.
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Pakistan Army claims 'propaganda campaign' launched to malign armed forces
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Pakistan Army on Tuesday claimed that there was a "recent propaganda" campaign by some quarters to malign the country's key institution.
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Protests intensifies in Colombo against Sri Lankan govt amidst economic cr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Protests in Colombo intensified on Tuesday against the Sri Lankan government amidst the ongoing economic crisis, despite Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's appeal to the people to keep patience in order to enable the government to resolve the situation.
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