Despite its defeat in the Karnataka State Assembly elections this month, the BJP has not slackened its campaign to seize the Southern States which have so far rejected its mono-religious and communally divisive agenda.
In the run up to the...
LONDON/NEW DELHI, May 25 (Reuters) - Lloyd's Register has told India's Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major carrier of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, that it will withdraw certification of 21 of its vessels by June...
TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Debt-laden Sri Lanka should be able to conclude a new round of restructuring talks by September or November at the latest, its president said on Thursday, adding that the negotiations had made "remarkable" progress.
The...
Once labeled a pariah, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took center stage as master of ceremonies last week when Arab states readmitted Syria to the Arab League, signaling to Washington who calls the regional shots.
His effusive greeting of...
The Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will be in Japan from May 24 to 27 for talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and other Japanese leaders. The visit is expected to signal a key change in Sri Lanka’s...
The Group of Seven summits wrapped up in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima, the first city in the world to be attacked with an atomic bomb back in 1945. Japan invited the G-7 leaders and guests to the...
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In a recent development, Sri Lanka's Attorney General's Department has confirmed that the country will honor the compensation limit claim ruling issued by a UK court, despite having filed a lawsuit in Singapore seeking compensation for the environmental damages...
Two Sri Lankan economists, Gayasha Samarakoon and Mutukrishna Sarvananthan have made a strong pitch for the revival of a 2002 Indo-Sri Lankan plan to build a road and rail bridge across the Palk Strait to boost economic development in...
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who intends to fight the next Presidential election at the end of 2024, is not only busy putting the fallen Sri Lankan economy back on its rails but is also assiduously cultivating the minority...
PRACHIN BURI, Thailand -- Near a sprawling military camp in Prachin Buri, a small agricultural town two hours east of Bangkok, voters saw an opportunity during Sunday's general elections to turn against the military generals who had ruled their...
Following a four-day tense struggle to choose a Chief Minister for Karnataka after the Congress party’s victory in the May 10 State Assembly elections, the party high command on Thursday announced that 75-year-old Siddharamaiah will be Chief Minister.
The High...
