Last Updated: March 31, 2024, 10:54 IST Eye opening and startling! New facts reveal how Congress callously gave away #Katchatheevu, PM Modi said (Image: PTI) PM Modi was joined by a bevy of leaders of the Centre’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who admonished the Congress for losing control over the island in Palk Strait … Read more
NEW DELHI: India, Maldives discussed the ongoing deployment of technical personnel and bilateral cooperation in the third meeting of the India-Maldives high-level Core Group on Sunday, the ministry of external affairs said in a statement.The discussion focused on providing humanitarian aid to the Maldives’ people through Indian aviation. “During the meeting, both sides reviewed the … Read more
OTTAWA: Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday (Mar 6), police said on Thursday, rocking a country where mass murders are rare. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was horrified by what he called a “terrible tragedy”. The father … Read more
“Reluctantly, we will bid farewell to many valued members of the Daraz family,” acting chief executive James Dong said in an internal memo published on the company’s website on Tuesday. Alibaba, owner of the South China Morning Post, acquired Daraz in 2018. “Despite our efforts to explore different solutions, our cost structure continues to fall … Read more
This week, the Tourism Development Authority in Sri Lanka has ordered all Ukrainian and Russian tourists to leave the South Asian nation by the 7 March. Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than six million Ukrainian civilians have fled the war-torn country. An estimated one million Russian nationals have … Read more
Sonja Prokopec took her son on their first “solo” trip together when he was six years old. They went to Rome, and it was so memorable that Prokopec said she’s now planning their second trip this summer. “I really enjoy one-on-one time which we have when travelling alone,” she said. “There are no distractions, no … Read more
United States deputy secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma will travel to India, Maldives and Sri Lanka from February 18-23. The visit is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the US and each of these Indo-Pacific partners. He will first travel to India, where he is scheduled to meet with senior government officials, … Read more
The third offshore Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus is likely to come up in Sri Lanka, according to sources. The proposal for an offshore IIT campus in Sri Lanka was announced last November in the 2024 Budget unveiled by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also serves as the finance minister.(File) The proposal for … Read more
The bloc wants to finalize a 13th package of sanctions against Russia before Feb. 24, which would mark two years since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission has also urged national governments to take “concerted action” to toughen sanctions enforcement. EU Council President Charles Michel served notice to Xi Jinping at … Read more
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested six Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in the island nation’s waters, an official statement said on Tuesday, in the fourth such incident this month. The fishermen were arrested, and their two trawlers were seized on Monday north of the Delft Island, Jaffna, the Sri … Read more
