Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Angry protesters in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday pulled down the statue of D.A. Rajapaksa, the father of the Rajapaksa brothers.
Lahore [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province former governor Omar Sarfaraz Cheema has refused to step down from the position through a notification by the cabinet division despite being denotified as Punjab governor on Tuesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): The Indian stock markets' key indices, Sensex and Nifty, closed in the red for the third straight session on Tuesday dragged by nearly 7 per cent slump in Tata Steel.
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): A total of 63 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) outfit have laid down arms and surrendered to security authorities in eastern Afghanistan, said an official statement released Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Saeed Ahmed Baloch, a local leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), was gunned down by unidentified attackers in Quetta's Qambrani Road area on Monday, local media reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Amid pending payments of Rs 300 billion, dozens of Chinese power producers in Pakistan said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront.
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 9 (ANI): A 33-year old jilted lover allegedly committed suicide after killing a girl who turned down his marriage proposal in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, informed the police on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): The Indian rupee hit a record low of 77.58 against the US dollar on Monday amid unabated outflow of foreign funds after the Federal Reserve hiked policy interest rates last week.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Raising concern about the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday condemned violence against the peaceful protesters at the Galle Face area.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted a heatwave for three days in Delhi and adjoining areas this week, adding that 'April like situation' may not arise in the month of May as a western disturbance is likely to bring down the temperatur
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): The Indian stock markets' benchmark Sensex closed 365 points down in a volatile session on Monday dragged by a nearly 4 per cent slump in the index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Delhi Police data has revealed a "massive 219 per cent increase in the preventive arrests" of the criminal elements in the city compared to pre-COVID times.