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Washington: In good news for India, the US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver against punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia. Authored and introduced by Indian...

Male: Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday resigned as the President of Sri Lanka, Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldivian President and current Speaker said.The Speaker of the People's Majlis of the Maldives tweeted, "Sri Lankan President GR has resigned."Nasheed added, "I hope...

Kyiv: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday claimed that 20 civilians were confirmed dead after a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia.Kuleba shared a picture of victims of the attack and said, "Already 20 civilians have been confirmed dead...

Colombo: A protester was killed in tear-gassing by security forces and two soldiers were in hospital on Thursday after being seriously injured in attacks by demonstrators in the Sri Lankan capital, media reports, and officials said.A 26-year-old man...

New Delhi: India registered 20,139 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.According to the Health Ministry bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,36,52,944, while the death toll rose to 5,25,557 after 38 more people succumbed to the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday participate in the first I2U2 summit, between the leaders of India, Israel, the US, and UAE – marking the crystallization of a new strategic geopolitical quartet of the four...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that using force against Iran would be the "last resort" in preventing it from obtaining nuclear weapons as he preferred negotiations.During an interview with an Israeli TV channel, which was telecast...

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed concerns over the current situation in Sri Lanka and said it is important to address the root causes of the conflict and protestors’ grievances.The UN chief tweeted that he...

New Delhi: India recorded 16,906 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.According to the Health Ministry bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,36,69,850 while the death toll rose to 5,25,519 as 45 more people succumbed to...

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday ordered to impose curfew in the Western Province and also emergency law across the country with immediate effect.The order was issued after the police used tear gas and water cannons...