Sri Lanka economy facing mounting challenges: IMF
Colombo, Mar 3 Sri Lanka’s economy was facing “mounting challenges” with public debt reaching “unsustainable levels”, the IMF has said, calling for urgent reforms in the island nation’s economy as it is facing the worst economic crisis. Sri Lanka is currently reeling under a severe foreign exchange crisis with falling reserves and the government is […]
Mafia will be set free if SP voted to power: Amit Shah
Azamgarh (UP), Mar 3 The mafia serving time in jail will be released if the Samajwadi Party comes to power in Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday, adding that the Akhilesh Yadav-led party and the BSP have tasted defeat in the first five rounds of polling. Shah also announced free electricity to […]
Nearly 200 students from Karnataka stranded in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Bengaluru, Mar 3 Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday spoke to students from the state stranded in war-torn Ukraine and assured them of all possible efforts towards safely evacuating them back to home. According to the Chief Minister’s office, about 200 students from the state are stranded in besieged city of Kharkiv. Bommai spoke […]
UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia
Jakarta, Mar 3 (AP) The walls of Saifullah’s home in northern Jakarta are lined like tree rings, marking how high the floodwaters have reached each year some more than 4 feet from the damp dirt floor. When the water gets too high, Saifullah, who like many Indonesians only uses one name, sends his family to […]
India agrees to give more data on western river projects to Pakistan: Report
Islamabad, Mar 3 India has agreed to provide additional data on several western hydropower projects to Pakistan during an annual meeting between the officials of the two countries held here under the Permanent Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW), a media report said on Thursday. The three-day meeting between the two commissioners of PCIW completed discussions […]
UN says at least 227 civilians dead in Ukraine
Geneva, Mar 3 (AP) The UN human rights office says 227 civilians have been killed and another 525 injured in its latest count of the toll in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s military invasion that began a week ago. The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says the tally eclipses the entire […]
Cong rivals try to divide society on caste, religious lines: Priyanka
Sonbhadra/Chandauli (UP), Mar 3 Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused rival parties of trying to divide society on the lines of caste and religion and said that due to this, people’s actual problems like inflation and unemployment are ignored. Targeting the ruling BJP, she said it is the government’s duty to mitigate […]
AIADMK Theni district committee pass resolution to bring Sasikala back to party fold in presence of OPS
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) The Theni district committee of the AIADMK passed a resolution unanimously to bring back former interim general secretary of the party, V.K. Sasikala back to the party fold. The meeting also wanted her nephew TTV Dhinakaran and his party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) back to the party fold. The meeting […]
Parents, relatives of bride try to kidnap newlywed couple, rescued by the public in Coimbatore
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) A traffic signal at Coimbatore on Wednesday night witnessed unusual scenes when a young couple shouted for help when a car was stopped at the signal. Passersby intervened and forced the couple out of the car. Police arrived and on questioning it was revealed that the young couple, Vignesh( 22) and […]
