Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday urged all the members of the lower House of Parliament to follow the highest traditions of debate and dialogue and convey their dissent in a constructive manner
17 ex-MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a meeting at Sadashivnagar residence of former state minister Katta Subramanya Naidu in Bengaluru and demanded that the dissident leaders within the party be instructed to not to conduct a public awareness campaign on Waqf amendments under the
Minister of State, External Affairs Pabitra Margherita thanked the Sri Lankan High Commissioner Kshenuka Senewiratne for strengthening the India- Sri Lanka partnership on her farewell call.
In a stark demonstration of the tightening grip on dissent, Hong Kong's High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to prison terms of up to 10 years under the controversial National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
Dissanayake will directly oversee key ministries, including Defence, Finance, Planning, and Digital Economy. Harini Amarasuriya was appointed as the Prime Minister of the new government.
As expected, India continued to be vocal about climate finance arrangements, primarily from the developed countries that are huge carbon emitters. Climate finance typically refers to any financing that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change.
The Trust in Nature Foundation has urged Taiwan's government to strengthen coastline protection policies after a survey revealed that artificial structures, including wave-dissipating blocks and seawalls, are accelerating erosion. Only 23.3 per cent of priority sites remain natural, promptin
Sharing a post on X, the High Commission of India in Colombo wrote, "HC Santosh Jha called on the President & Leader of NPP Anura Kumara Dissanayake to congratulate on NPP's victory in Sri Lanka #ParliamentaryElections2024. As a fellow democracy, India welcomes the mandate & remains
The Left-leaning coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member parliament, according to the Sri Lanka election commission website as per the final results of the polls that were held on November 14.
Addressing a campaign rally of the NPP on November 11, President Dissanayake said that Sri Lanka will be transformed into a country free of poverty by his government.
The US State Department stressed the importance of freedom of expression in a democracy even by dissenting voices, adding that upholding and protecting these freedoms is necessary to ensure a "true democratic future" for Bangladesh.