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Sri Lankan envoy meets NSA Doval, request India's assistance in garnering
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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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Pakistan: Not lowering fuel subsidies till govt survival assured, PM Shari
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after consultations with allies decided that the subsidy on oil prices would only be withdrawn if the National Security Committee unanimously guarantees the government's survival till August 2023.
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Sri Lankan economic crisis brings opportunity for Indian tea industry
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): Gripped by a severe economic crisis, Sri Lanka, a major player in the global tea market, has not been able to export tea, creating an opportunity for the Indian tea industry to tap the market.
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Sri Lanka: CID interrogates four MPs over attack on protesters in Temple T
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's team of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers on Wednesday questioned four MPs, including former Ministers Rohitha Abeygunawardena and CB Ratnayake, over the violence near Temple Trees and Galle Face Green in Colombo, a local media r
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe seeks support of SJB's two MPs for non-partis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday in a letter to the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando sought their support in the formation of non-partisan government.
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