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'Tax policies have been formulated keeping SMEs in mind'

Sri Lanka, May 21 -- If a robust, systematic tax collection system is established in the country, it will help the Government to build fiscal resilience. By broadening the tax base and curbing evasion... Read More


Only 1,782 LCs were opened before May 15 cutoff date - Minister

Sri Lanka, May 21 -- Economic Development Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday that the Opposition's claim that two prominent businessmen or companies opened Letters of... Read More


No room for another economic crisis - Minister

Sri Lanka, May 21 -- There will never be another economic crisis in the country and the Government has taken serious steps to avert such a situation in future, Environment Minister Dr. Dhammika Patabe... Read More


Amid row over using caste surname, Satheesan takes MLA oath using 'Damodara Menon' again

Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 -- Amidst a row over caste surname, the Keralam chief minister on Monday again took his father's name, Damodara Menon, while taking oath as an MLA in the Keralam Assembly. ... Read More


Revenue from expressways tops Rs. 16,330 Mn in 2025

Sri Lanka, May 21 -- Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament that the country's annual revenue earned from expressways from January 1 to December 31, 2025 t... Read More


"It is majority govt, and it will work for people": Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tamil Nadu cabinet expansion

Chennai, May 21 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday lauded the expansion of the Tamil Nadu cabinet, recognising it as a push for the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to become t... Read More


MCD seeks space for dog shelters across Delhi after SC reiterates directions

India, May 21 -- In the wake of the Supreme Court reiterating removal of stray dogs from institutional areas, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said it will ask the Delhi animal husbandry depar... Read More


Harbhajan's post on Punjab's law and order triggers online slugfest

Jalandhar, May 21 -- Rajya Sabha member and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday questioned the law and order situation in Punjab in his first public statement since joining the Bharatiya Jan... Read More


SC issues notices in honour killing case linked to jirga decisionPublished on: May 21, 2026 7:37 AM

Pakistan, May 21 -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued notices to the accused in a case involving the alleged honour killing of a young woman in Rawalpindi for contracting a marriage of... Read More


JKCA announces newly elected office bearers after Supreme Court stay lifted

Jammu, May 21 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) today announced its new elected office bearers. The JKCA communique said that all stakeholders, affiliated members, players, official... Read More