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Sri Lankan Police sergeant arrested for joining Galle Face protest, releas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Police sergeant, who was arrested for joining the protest at the Galle Face Green area in uniform and making a statement to the media, has been released on bail after he was produced in court on Friday.
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Maharashtra minister points to impending coal, power crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Friday claimed the state is grappling with a coal and power crisis as some plants are left with only 1.5 days of coal.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters call Rajapaksa Govt tyrant, full of nepotism as Gall
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat to protest against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the economic cr
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Pakistan under Rs 60 billion burden as PM Shehbaz Sharif rejects proposal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has put an additional burden of around Rs 30 billion on the exchequer by turning down the oil and gas authority's proposal to increase the fuel prices thus further deteriorating the economic situation of the coun
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Stalin urges Centre to allow Tamil Nadu govt to ship essentials to Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the Central government to allow the state government to ship essential commodities from Thoothukudi port to the Sri Lankan Tamils as the island country is going through an unprecedented econo
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Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz accuses Former PM Imran Khan of being corrupt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): Maryam Nawaz Sharif, vice president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday questioned Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for having purchased expensive gifts and asked him to reveal his other source of income.
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US says 'possible' Ukraine crisis may last through year end
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States believes that it is possible that the conflict in Ukraine may last through the end of the year, and is doing its utmost to shorten it, State Department spokesman Ned Price told CNN.
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Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing in view of economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colomba [Sri Lanka], April 15 (ANI): In midst of the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka which has led to a shortage of essential commodities, the country has introduced fuel rationing for most categories of non-commercial vehicles starting Friday, local media reported.
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After PM Modi's call for food relief to be exempt from WTO guidelines, UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India can send foodgrains to other countries amid the present problem of food stocks if WTO rules are relaxed, a UN report concerning the impact of Ukraine crisis has made a similar recommen
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China avoids bailing out Sri Lanka, Pakistan as their debt deepens: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China is displaying reluctance in assisting with loan bailouts to Sri Lanka and Pakistan, which are facing severe economic and foreign debt crises even as the Asian giant was earlier keen on providing loans for various infrastructure projects in these countri
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Situation of hosting Asia Cup in SL will be assessed on final day of IPL,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Jay Shah, president of the Asian Cricket Council and the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Friday said the situation of hosting the Asia Cup 2022 in Sri Lanka, will be assessed on the day of the final of the ongoing Indian
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Amid Sri Lankan economic crisis, apparel orders from island nation diverti
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Countries importing textile products from Sri Lanka have now started moving towards Indian exporters as Sri Lanka continues to reel under its worst economic crisis, said the Ministry of Textile official on Friday.
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