Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
Voting for the first three phases in India’s general elections has concluded. A center-left coalition of parties and the right-wing incumbent coalition are vying for votes and clashing over the issues of
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Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Chabahar port would benefit the entire region and a narrow view should not be taken of it, after the US warned that any country
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Russian President Vladimir Putin highly values the collaboration between Russia and China on the international stage. On the eve of his two-day state visit to China, which starts on Thursday, Putin stated
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Regarding China’s efforts towards the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed positive views on China’s position. In a written interview with Xinhua on the eve of his
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India and Iran have finalized a pivotal agreement granting India Ports Global (IPGL) the rights to develop and oversee operations at an Iranian port for the next decade. The deal, inked on
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The Supreme Court (SC) of India on Monday (May 13) pulled up the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the presence of 3,800 tonne of untreated solid waste
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The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 35,000, health authorities in Gaza said in a press statement on Sunday. During the past 24 hours, the
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U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon, vows to sustain his business of making traditional brooms, which he thinks is a big
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South Africa’s Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court, announced on Friday that it has disqualified three political parties from contesting the upcoming elections. The decision followed appeals from the newly-formed Labor Party,
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More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World
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New Delhi: Xu Feihong, the recently appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, arrived in New Delhi today to begin his tenure, marking a significant step in the ongoing diplomatic relations between the two
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Murtaza Jafferjee, Chairman of the Advocata Institute, has raised serious questions regarding the recent energy deal struck between the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Adani, an Indian multinational conglomerate. The deal, which
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Dr. W. S. Wimalasooriya, in an exclusive interview with a prominent YouTuber, alleged a conspiracy behind the rejection of a shipment of organic fertilizer from China to Sri Lanka. According to Dr.
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Journalists and independent media outlets are facing an unprecedented decline in press freedom and a rise of state repression all across the world, according to the annual report published by Reporters without Borders (RSF)
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Two days after the world commemorated Press Freedom Day, Israel ordered the shutdown of the Al Jazeera media network, calling it a “threat to national security” on May 5. Prime Minister Benjamin
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