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India always stood by Sri Lanka, no refugee crisis right now: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India has been providing assistance to Sri Lanka and is monitoring the developments in the island nation adding that there is no refugee crisis now.
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44,000 MT urea under India's credit line set to arrive in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay met with Sri Lanka's Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and informed him about the arrival of over 44,000 MT of urea supplied under a credit line extended by New Delhi to Colombo.
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US urges Sri Lankan leaders to act 'quickly' to seek long-term solutions f
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): After a dramatic escalation in anti-government protests in Colombo over a dire economic crisis, the United States has urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions.
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Sri Lankan protesters find millions of rupees from Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ho
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Protesters who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Saturday amid the country's worst economic crisis claimed to have recovered a large sum of money from the mansion, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: The last remaining Rajapaksa announces resignation, dramatic pi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Colombo, forcing him to flee to an unknown location.
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Soaring prices dampen festive air of Eid al-Adha in Mideast
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Soaring commodity prices across the Middle East have spoiled the festive mood for Muslims in Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and other regional countries which started their Eid al-Adha celebrations on Saturday.
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Protesters set Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe's house on fire
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan protesters broke into Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence and set it on fire, angered by the unprecedented economic crisis.
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Pakistan: Business experts warn of social unrest amid deepening economic c
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Amid the deepening economic crisis in Pakistan, the business leaders of the country have warned that the country is heading toward social unrest and fear that it is becoming unsafe for foreign investment due to back-to-back government policies that seek to
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Kolhapur couple uses water tanker for marriage procession to highlight wat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): Highlighting the ongoing water crisis situation in Kolhapur, a newlywed couple from the city chose to take out their marriage procession (Baaraat) on a water tanker on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister announces resignation amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign from his post in order to ensure the continuation of the government and the safety of all the citizens.
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Opposition leader Premadasa demands resignition of Sri Lankan President an
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protest outside Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapakse's residence, leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa demanded the resignation of the President and Prime Minister.
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Dramatic visuals show protestors breaking into Sri Lankan President Gotaba
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Dramatic visuals from outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse's residence on Saturday showed a sea of demonstrators storming into the compound, tearing down security cordons placed by police, taking a dip in the swimming pool and romping through his
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