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India looks a lot like Sri Lanka, government distracting from real issues:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted the government on "unemployment, petrol price and communal violence" saying "India looks a lot like Sri Lanka" which is facing its worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka PM says, USD 160 million received from World Bank but cannot be
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], May 18 (ANI): Grappling with severe food and fuel shortages, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Parliament on Wednesday said that the island country has received USD 160 million from the World Bank, however, the money would not be
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Pakistan engages in talks with IMF over economic crunch
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Battling an acute economic crunch, the Pakistan government has begun engaging in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday over the release of crucial funds. The talks are expected to continue even in the next
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Sri Lanka crisis: Several including jobless participate in protest to get
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): As the economic crisis in Sri Lanka is worsening day by day, several people including those jobless are participating in the protest against the government to get two-times meal for the day.
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Pakistani rupee stands at 200 against US dollar, maintains downturn in mar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): While the local currency of Pakistan continues to be on the slippery ground, the Pakistani rupee touched a critical low of 200 in the open market against the US dollar on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka: Outrage after China distributes dry rations to foreign service
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Amid a shortage of essentials in Sri Lanka due to a severe economic crisis, food rations distributed by China have sparked outrage among the Foreign Service Officers' Association (FSOA) of the country.
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Sri Lanka: Several MPs accost two scribes covering parliamentary proceedin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Several MPs from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna accosted two journalists covering parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday amid the country's economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe seeks full report of attack on 'Gota Go Gama'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): The newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Tuesday, sought a report on the attack on the Gota Go Gama protestors from the country's Inspector General of Police.
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India sends 2,000 MT wheat to Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah border
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 17 (ANI): Another consignment of 2,000 metric tons of wheat as humanitarian assistance from the government of India was dispatched for Afghanistan via the Attari-Wagah border on Monday.
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Delhi Jal Board VC Saurabh Bharadwaj holds Haryana govt responsible for wa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Yamuna river has started drying up in Delhi, Delhi Jal Board said on Tuesday adding that the water of Delhi's share is not being released by Haryana, following which the Yamuna river has started appearing in dry condition and so water supply in Delhi will als
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Ajith Rajapakse elected new Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo[Sri lanka], May 17 (ANI): The ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Hambanthota District parliamentarian Ajith Rajapakse has been elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament, reported Colombo Page.
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Pakistan: PTI government local representatives protest against unannounced
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Haripur (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Suffering from an extreme power crunch, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) local government representatives staged a demonstration outside the Haripur deputy commissioners' office in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa district of Pakistan.
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