HINDU EXTREMISTS TARGET MUSLIM SITES IN INDIA, EVEN TAJ MA...
May 20 ,2022
Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed that saw thousands killed, fu...
TOP US, RUSSIAN GENERALS SPEAK FOR FIRST TIME SINCE UKRAIN...
May 20 ,2022
Top US General Mark Milley spoke by telephone on Thursday with his Russian counterpart General Valery Gerasimov, their first discussion...
JAPAN TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL MEDICINES TO SRI LANKA THROUGH...
May 20 ,2022
The Government of Japan is giving essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable popul...
BILAWAL SUPPORTS IMRAN’S RUSSIA VISIT
May 20 ,2022
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Foreign Minister Bilawal Bh...
SRI LANKA CLOSES SCHOOLS, LIMITS WORK AMID FUEL SHORTAGE
May 20 ,2022
A student monk representing Inter University Students Federation shouts slogans during an anti government protest in Colombo, Sri Lan...
SRI LANKA APPOINTS NINE NEW CABINET MEMBERS
May 20 ,2022
Sri Lanka appointed nine new cabinet members on Friday, among them ministers for the critical portfolios of health, trade and tourism,...
US APPROVES $40B FOR UKRAINE AS BIDEN RALLIES BEHIND NATO...
May 20 ,2022
The US Congress on Thursday approved a gargantuan $40 billion aid package for Ukraine to help fight Russia's invasion as president Joe...
MALDIVES PRESIDENT ASSURES SRI LANKA EVERY POSSIBLE SUPPOR...
May 20 ,2022
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has assured Sri Lanka every possible support as the country attempts to recover from a major e...
LICENSE OF FOUR FUEL STATIONS SUSPENDED
May 20 ,2022
The license of four fuel stations have been suspended by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) last night, Energy Minister Kanchana Wi...
NAVJOT SIDHU TO SURRENDER IN PATIALA COURT ON FRIDAY AFTER...
May 20 ,2022
Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will surrender before a local court in Patiala on Friday in a 1988 road rage case, in w...
BANGLADESH AT RISK OF LOSING OWNERSHIP OF BANGLAR SAMRIDDH...
May 20 ,2022
For two and a half months, Bangladeshi ship MV Banglar Samriddhi has been floating abandoned at the Dinipro-Bug estuary in the Olivia P...
G7 BACKS DEBT RELIEF EFFORTS FOR SRI LANKA - DRAFT COMMUNI...
May 20 ,2022
The Group of Seven economic powers support debt relief efforts for Sri Lanka, G7 finance chiefs said on Thursday in a draft communique...
Endless war in Ukraine hurts US and global security
May 20 ,2022
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How a 1964 letter from China has helped prevent nuclear wa...
May 20 ,2022
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Turkey blocks start of NATO entry talks for Sweden and Fin...
May 20 ,2022
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Is India not going to buy Russian arms anymore?
May 20 ,2022
India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the world’s biggest buyer of...
Mediated ceasefire between Pakistan, TTP: Taliban
May 20 ,2022
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, “During the talks, in addition to significant progress...
Weakening rupee affecting India’s forex reserves
May 20 ,2022
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Pakistani billionaire Mohammad Zahoor buys fighter jets fo...
May 20 ,2022
Pakistani billionaire Mohammad Zahoor helps buy Ukraine two fighter jets to fight against Russia, claims his wife who is a Ukrainian n...
Sri Lanka central bank holds rates, calls for political st...
May 20 ,2022
Sri Lanka's central bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday. The nation of 22 million is battling a devastating econ...
Sri Lanka rescued from becoming a failed state
May 20 ,2022
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