An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
A fierce political controversy has erupted in India’s northeastern state of Assam just days ahead of crucial elections, as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife find themselves at the center
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The Government of Rwanda has achieved a milestone in global education by training and certifying 24000 teachers in less than twelve months, a move designed to staff 22000 newly constructed classrooms. This
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The aggressive trade policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, which initially plunged Chinese manufacturing into chaos during early 2025, have ultimately underscored the difficulty of decoupling from the worlds second largest economy.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2026, marking his first visit to China in eight years and a pivotal moment for global commerce. This
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The District Mining Office in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, has issued a substantial demand notice to Tata Steel Ltd, totaling 1,755 crore rupees for alleged excess coal extraction at its West Bokaro Colliery. The
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by Durga This is shameless to the core. They have been bamboozled properly in homes; parents seem to have avoided guiding them. These boys must be taken away, given rest, and sent
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Serious allegations have emerged in Sri Lanka against Hatton National Bank (HNB), a prominent private sector bank, with multiple customers claiming that the institution has been quietly
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by Nil Katrina Manson’s Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare is at once a work of embedded journalism, a character study, and an unsettling meditation
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by Durga Velayudham The recent crescendo of fanfare surrounding NASA’s Artemis II mission exposes something far more elemental than a scientific milestone: it reveals a psychological fissure in America’s strategic identity. As four astronauts
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On a warm Saturday evening in central Tel Aviv, the sound of whistles and jeers carried across Habima Square as hundreds gathered to protest Israel’s ongoing war with Iran. Placards reading “Stop
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What does it mean to seek stillness in a place that refuses to be tamed? Ven. Nanda Thera, a Czech monk who renounced the world, chose the caves of Kudumbigala to confront
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China has unveiled unmanned submersibles that now rank as the largest in the world, a development that has drawn intense international attention and heightened strategic concerns. Last year’s military parade showcased two
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In a dramatic culmination to weeks of escalating conflict with Iran, U.S. forces successfully rescued a downed airman from the rugged mountains of the country, marking one of the most daring search-and-rescue
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When Ahmed al-Sharaa, the self-styled president of Syria, arrived in London on March 31, he was met with unprecedented fanfare. Once the target of a $10 million U.S. bounty for his leadership
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Since his arrival at the Pentagon in January last year, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has pursued a singular mission: transform the United States military from a disciplined, rule-bound institution into a
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