Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn-in as Sri Lanka PM for fourth time
Colombo : Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday was sworn in as the Prime Minister for the fourth time, days after his party secured a landslide victory in the ...
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India, Pakistan should decide on option to resolve dispute on two hydroelectric, says World Bank
World Bank has expressed its inability to take an independent decision on the appointment of a neutral expert or court of arbitration for settlement of a long outstanding water dispute ...
India, China holding Major General-level talks over disengagement by Chinese side along LAC
India and China are holding Major General-level talks on Saturday at Daulat Beg Oldi area to discuss disengagement by the Chinese side along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh sector, ...
Sri Lanka's strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath of PM for 4th time on Sunday
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaka will be sworn in as the country's new prime minister for the fourth time at a historic Buddhist temple on Sunday, consolidating the hard-line political ...
US condoles loss of lives in Kerala plane mishap
The United States department extended condolences to "family and friends" of those killed in the Air India Express tragedy at Kozhikode in Kerala and wished a "speedy recovery to the injured.
Around 300,000 People Displaced After Deadly Blast In Beirut: Governor
Beirut [Lebanon]: Around 300,000 people became homeless as a result of the recent powerful explosion in the port of Beirut in Lebanon, the city's Governor Marwan Abboud, said on Wednesday. ...
78 killed, thousands injured as huge explosions rip through Lebanese capital Beirut
Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the ...
Shocked and saddened: PM Modi on explosion in Beirut
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed shock at the loss of lives in a massive explosion that rocked Beirut and said India's thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and the ...
Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut
Beirut: Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. ...
Sri Lankans to vote in parliamentary election on Wednesday
Sri Lankans will vote in the twice-postponed parliamentary election on Wednesday with the powerful Rajapaksa family-run party expected to gain control of the assembly that could allow them to amend ...
Imran Khan unveils new map that shows Kashmir as part of Pakistan
On the eve of the first anniversary of the revocation of the contentious Article 370 and Article 35A, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled a new political map which includes the UT of J&K as ...
Indian, Chinese troops complete disengagement at most locations of border, says China
Beijing, Jul 28 (PTI) The frontline troops of China and India have "completed" disengagement at most locations of their border, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday, adding the situation on the ...
Malaysia's ex-PM Najib Razak found guilty in 1MDB scandal case
Malaysia's ex-leader Najib Razak was found guilty Tuesday in his first trial over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, two years after the fraud contributed to the downfall of his long-ruling ...
Erdogan Joins Hundreds Of Worshippers For First Muslim Prayers At Hagia Sophia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by a cabinet minister and other top officials, joined hundreds of worshippers to recite the first Muslim prayers inside Hagia Sophia on Friday, Al ...
Maintenance of peace along LAC basis of bilateral relationship with China: India
India on Thursday asserted that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity along the Line of Control(LAC) is the basis of its bilateral relationship with China, and said it expected the Chinese side to ...
Oxford's Coronavirus Vaccine 'Safe, Immunogenic': Study
A vaccine candidate developed at the University of Oxford has shown encouraging results in early human testing and appears to be "safe well-tolerated, and immunogenic", according to a study published ...
GOP leaders, Trump to discuss virus aid as crisis deepens
Top Republicans in Congress were expecting to meet Monday with President Donald Trump on the next COVID-19 aid package as the administration panned more virus testing money and interjected other ...
Second nationwide COVID-19 lockdown like nuclear deterrent: UK PM Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has likened the imposition of a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown to a "nuclear deterrent" that he would rather not use.
Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000
Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.
Want to do everything possible to keep peace for people of India, China: Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that he wants to do everything possible to keep peace for the people of India and China, according to his spokesperson.
