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PM presents Rs. 500 Bn Supplementary Estimate to Parliament

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented a Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 500 billion to Parliament yesterday (18) to restore the livelihoods of the people affected by the ... Read More


PM Modi's two-day Assam tour to boost tourism & industrial growth

India, Dec. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Assam from December 20, an event Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described as "significant, symbolic and substantial... Read More


No LPG shortage, assures Minister

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath told Parliament yesterday that there will be no LP Gas shortage in the country in the future. The Ministe... Read More


Trains to N-E to resume on January 1

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- Transport and Highways Deputy Minister Dr. Prasanna Gunasena informed Parliament yesterday (18) that train services to the North and East will be fully resumed from January 1, 20... Read More


Gold stays near $4320 as markets price in future Fed easing

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- Gold traded around $4320 per ounce on Friday, heading for a second weekly gain, as softer-than-expected US inflation boosted expectations of future interest-rate cuts. Headline CPI ... Read More


When Akshaye Khanna revealed how he told Vinod Khanna he wanted to be an actor, bagged Border: 'Pitaji ne kaha.'

India, Dec. 19 -- Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna has been trending across the internet since the past two weeks, ever since his film Dhurandhar arrived in theatres. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy ac... Read More


India reaffirms support for Sri Lanka's recovery after Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, met Ceylon Workers Congress General Secretary and Member of Parliament Jeevan Thondaman at India House in Colombo on Wednesday... Read More


Centre's net direct tax collections rise 8% to Rs.17 trillion by mid-December

NEW DELHI, Dec. 19 -- The central government's direct tax revenue collection, after adjusting for refunds, stood at Rs.17 trillion in the April to mid-December period, rising 8% year-on-year, official... Read More


Chaos in Dhaka! Protesters assault New Age Editor, burn down newspaper offices amid deadly unrest

India, Dec. 19 -- A group of protesters allegedly harassed New Age Editor Nurul Kabir outside The Daily Star building in Farmgate, Dhaka, amid violent protests in the Bangladeshi capital following the... Read More


"Protests against Indian missions are being orchestrated ahead of elections": Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Bangladesh unrest

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday pointed to the escalation in "orchestrated" protests targeting Indian diplomatic missions in Banglade... Read More