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Rameswaram fisherman agrees to deliver goods to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu],[India] May 1 (ANI): Amid the prevalent economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a fisherman from Rameswaram agreed to deliver essential commodities to the island nation.
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US embassy issues demonstration alert in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): The US Embassy in Sri Lanka has issued a "demonstration alert" ahead of the city-wide protests to be held in Colombo.
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TN Assembly passes resolution seeking Centre's permission to provide human
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 1 (ANI): To assist Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution piloted by Chief Minister MK Stalin in the state assembly seeking permission from the Ministry of External Affairs to supply rice and essential medicin
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Sri Lanka: Opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis and the large scale public anger against the ruling government, Sri Lanka's leader of Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday said that the no-confidence motion will be brought again
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Sri Lanka can use its potential, come back to stability: Israel envoy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Calling the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka "unfortunate", Israel's envoy to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon on Saturday said that the country can use its potential in tourism and agriculture to come back to stability.
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Pakistan: Finance Ministry forecasts gloomy economy amid rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Owing to a combination of internal and external challenges of unpredictable tenure in Pakistan, the Ministry of Finance on Friday forecasted tough days ahead -- including rising inflation, expanding current account deficit, higher fiscal deficit and d
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Sri Lanka to relax regulations over foreign earnings conversion control
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Central Bank has announced that they will remove the regulations that made the exporters convert their foreign currency earnings into rupees in the coming future.
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Drugs price hikes in Sri Lanka by 40 to 60 percent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): Adding more burden to the staggering economy of the island nation, the Health Minister of the country Channa Jayasumana issued a special gazette order on Thursday stating a dramatic price hike in the pharmaceutical drugs, yet again shooting up the prices
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China's bid for world domination collapsing with faltering BRI
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 30 (ANI): Originally called 'One Belt, One Road', China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), designed to boost its image and influence with at least 49 countries to date, is faltering and the strategy may be doomed in the aftermath of Russia-Ukraine war.
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Tamil Nadu seeks Centre's nod to send aid to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 29 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin moved a resolution in the state Assembly urging the Central government to permit the state government to send essential commodities including rice, pulses, dairy products and medicines to Sri Lanka amid the ong
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Billionaires dominate newly formed Pakistan Economic Advisory Council
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has picked up members of the country's billionaire club as members of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to change the economic direction and end protectionist policies, Express Tribune reported.
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Indian Naval Ship Gharial delivers 760 kg of lifesaving medicines to Sri L
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 29 (ANI): With the overarching aim of providing critical medical aid to Sri Lanka during the ongoing economic crisis, Indian Naval Ship Gharial, as part of Mission SAGAR IX, arrived at Colombo on Friday and delivered over 760 kilograms of 107 types of critical life
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