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Colombo: The sky's the limit for the partnership between India and Sri Lanka, India’s High Commissioner here Gopal Baglay said in remarks published on Saturday.The diplomat made the remarks on Thursday as he emphasised the importance of the Indian...

Gandhinagar: Manipur’s Olympic silver-medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagged the gold medal in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting competition  at the ongoing National Games 2022 in Mahatma Mandir campus, here on Friday. Mirabai, who had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal...

Kiev: A total of 23 civilians were killed and 34 others were injured as a result of a strike by Ukrainian military on a convoy of cars on their way in the Zaporizhzhia region, Vladimir Rogov, a member of...

Washington: The United States is sanctioning the upper house of the Russian parliament as part of the Biden administration’s newest round of sanctions over the decision of several former parts of Ukraine to accede to Russia, the Treasury Department’s...

Washington: The US has struck a partnership agreement with Pacific island nations amid concern in Washington over growing Chinese influence.It also announced $810m in financial support and said it would recognise Niue and Cook Islands as sovereign states, BBC...

London: Two major British museums are opening up their collections to archaeologists and officials from Cambodia, in response to allegations that valuable items are sitting illegally in the UK.The first visit is to the Victoria & Albert Museum on...

Moscow: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are discussing the possibility of creating a single currency, Pavel Knyazev, ambassador at large of the Russian Foreign Ministry and sous-sherpa of Russia in BRICS, said on Thursday."The possibility and...

Tokyo: India will invest more in Sri Lanka to help it battle its worst economic crisis since independence 75 years ago.Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the assurance to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe when the two met briefly on...

New Delhi: Drawing an analogy to the way Ayodhya has held on to Lord Ram after so many aeons, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the hymns of the legendary Lata Mangeshkar have kept the conscience of...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister, Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a royal decree.The king meanwhile on Tuesday issued a decree ordering a cabinet reshuffle,...