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Sri Lanka: Economy has collapsed, PM Wickremesinghe admits in Parliament

June 22, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Acknowledging the grim situation in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said in Parliament that the debt-ridden economy in the island country has completely collapsed. After months of shortages of food, fuel, and electricity, Sri Lanka cannot even import oil because of a lack of foreign exchange. “We […]

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Health: Eighth Yoga Day observed in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh also

June 21, 2022 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Along with India, its neighboring countries Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan also celebrated the Eighth International Yoga Day on Tuesday. In Colombo, the Indian High Commission and its cultural arm, the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, hosted a mega-event to celebrate the day at the capital’s landmark Independence Square. Sri Lankan Prime Minister […]

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Trade: After 9 years, WTO seals deals; India gains, says Piyush Goyal

June 17, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that New Delhi has achieved “spectacular success” at World Trade Organization (WTO)’s biennial ministerial conference (MC12) by successfully ensuring the livelihood of farmers and fishermen, and also convinced other countries to waive patents for manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines. The minister, who […]

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Roving Periscope: With no fuel for transport, Sri Lankan economy coming to a grinding halt

June 17, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The economy of cash-strapped Sri Lanka, which defaulted on its external debt in April amid its worst financial crisis, is now coming to a grinding halt as the island country is running out of fuel for transport and there is no sign of how and from where fresh supplies would […]

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Face Masks Must for Air Travels: DGCA

June 8, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 8: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulator in the country, has directed all the airlines to de-board any passenger before departure if they refuse to wear face mask inside an aircraft even after being warned, according to an order issued by it on Wednesday. If any passenger refuses […]

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Corbevax Cleared as a Booster Dose for All Adults

June 4, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 4: Making it India’s first heterologous Covid booster, the centre has cleared Hyderabad-based Biological E’s Corbevax as booster dose for those 18 and above. It can be administered to people six months after they have taken the primary two doses of either Covaxin or Covishield for restricted use in emergency situation, the […]

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Third World War: the Russia-Ukraine conflict may spark it, says George Soros

May 25, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly three months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, billionaire investor George Soros warned on Tuesday that the ongoing destructive conflict could trigger the Third World War the planet cannot survive. The world must mobilize all the resources to bring this war to an early end, and the best […]

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Sri Lanka: India delivers humanitarian aid of over SLR 2 billion

May 24, 2022 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Indian High Commissioner to Colombo Gopal Baglay handed over a large cargo of humanitarian aid valued at over SLR 2 billion to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris in Colombo on Sunday. Expressing gratitude, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe tweeted: “Sri Lanka today received Rs. 2 billion worth of humanitarian aid, including milk […]

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Sri Lanka: Emergency lifted as situation improves slightly

May 21, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the law and order situation improving slightly in bankruptcy-hit Sri Lanka, the government announced the lifting of the state of national emergency on Saturday, the media reported. The move came nearly two weeks after it imposed the emergency for a second time within a month across the island nation […]

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Post-pandemic: Passenger trains between India, B’desh to resume from May 29

May 20, 2022 virendra pandit

New Delhi: After remaining suspended temporarily from March 2020 because of the pandemic, passenger train services between India and Bangladesh will restart on May 29. The Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express, five days a week, and the Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express, twice a week, will restart running normally, officials said. The Maitree Express will restart in Dhaka, while […]