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Sri Lanka: Court orders removal of protesters, structures causing inconven
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for the resignation of the Rajapaksa government, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued an order for the removal of protestors and structures that cause inconvenience to the public at MainaGoGama near Templ
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UK to ban Russia from access to management consulting, accounting, PR serv
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will ban Russia from access to the island country's services in fields of management consulting, accounting and PR, the UK Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka: 12 protesters arrested near Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): At least 12 persons were arrested for protesting near the Parliament in Colombo for supporting the no-confidence motion against the government and demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, reported the Da
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Sri Lanka's liquid reserves plummeted below USD 50 million, Finance Minist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): In the face of an adverse economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Finance Minister Ali Sabry raised concerns over the declining liquid reserves in the island country which have currently plunged below USD 50 million.
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Religious festivals have become a weapon for communal politics, says CPI-M
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 4 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo Member Brinda Karat slammed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh- Bharatiya Janata Party (RSS- BJP) without taking its name after the Jodhpur Communal Clashes and said that religious festivals have become a weapon for com
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Crucial Lankan Parliamentary session underway amid no-confidence motions a
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis, the underway Sri Lankan parliamentary session stands crucial as the two no-confidence motions against the President and the government by the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) are likely to be taken up.
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Afghan refugees left in limbo as Taliban-Iran border tensions rise
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Afghans who sought refuge in Iran in the wake of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, are increasingly facing a risk of deportation by the Iranian authorities, amid the rising tensions at the desert border between the two countries, a media report
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Gujarat: Congress leadership reach out to 'upset' Hardik Patel
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reached out to disgruntled Gujarat Congress Committee working president Hardik Patel to sort out differences in the party unit ahead of state assembly polls, said sources.
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China to provide 300mn yuan loan to Sri Lanka amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 3 (ANI): China has decided to provide a loan of 300 million yuan to Sri Lanka amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
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Stalin appeals to people to contribute to humanitarian relief material for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday appealed to people to contribute to the humanitarian relief material to be sent to the people of Sri Lanka in their economic crisis situation.
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"We are on a green mission", says founder of Plants Kharido
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3 (ANI/GPRC): We are facing an existential crisis; between now and 2050, our planet will welcome an additional 3 billion people, with cities housing nearly 70 per cent of this global population. We cannot sustain this growth while continuing on our current path of envir
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Structural weakness of Pakistani economy driving away investors: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The long-standing structural weakness of Pakistan's economy, aggravated by the global challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war, is scaring away the investors in the country, according to a media report.
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