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Sri Lanka PM says, USD 160 million received from World Bank but cannot be
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], May 18 (ANI): Grappling with severe food and fuel shortages, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Parliament on Wednesday said that the island country has received USD 160 million from the World Bank, however, the money would not be
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Sri Lankans look towards India amid unprecedented economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to face a dearth of fuel across the country, the island nation is looking toward India for assistance in the face of the unprecedented economic crisis.
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US hopes to convince India to reconsider wheat exports curb decision
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday said that they hope to convince India to reconsider its decision to limit exports of wheat due to possible shortages in future amid excessive heat in the Indian subcontinent.
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Automobile sales in April drop 10.6 per cent year-on-year: SIAM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Automobile sales in India declined by 10.59 per cent in April year-on-year due to a sharp drop in the sales of cars, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) data showed on Wednesday.
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3 out of 4 Pakistan provinces suffer from acute food scarcity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces are suffering from acute food shortages, according to a report released by the Global Report on Food Crises recently.
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Indian envoy Gopal Baglay reiterates India's continued commitment to suppo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 29 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay received a group of Parliamentarians and reiterated India's continued commitment to support the island nation.
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Humanitarian situation in Syria dire amid economic crisis: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid a worsening economic crisis, said Joyce Msuya, the deputy UN relief chief, on Tuesday.
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Maximum all-India power demand met surpasses 201 GW
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Amid the reports of coal shortages faced at power plants in the country, the central governmnet said the maximum all-India power demand met was recorded at 201.066 GW on Tuesday.
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Union Ministers discuss measures to enhance efficiency in coal transport t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid reports of coal shortages faced at power plants in the country Union Minister for Power RK Singh on Monday met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss measures to enhance efficiency in coal transport to power plants.
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Amid shortages Railways deploy additional rakes to transport coal to power
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid coal shortages reported in the country, the Indian Railways said on Monday it has deployed additional rakes to transport coal to power plants.
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China: Shanghai residents vent online at COVID-19 situation amid censorshi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 23 (ANI): Amid strict lockdown measures, breakdown of supply chains, food shortages and increasing COVID-19 cases, the residents of China's economic hub of Shanghai are venting online even as government censors try to control the flood of critical comments pouring in.
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Pope mentions Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar in Easter Sunday plea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], April 18 (ANI): Pope Francis has made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace around the world pointing to a "senseless" war in Ukraine, reconciliation for Myanmar, where violence still persists and for Afghanistan which is gripped by a humanitarian crisis, includin
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