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SL received US$ 1 Bn FDIs within first year of President Dissanayake's tenure - Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Leader of the House Minister Bimal Rathnayake informed the Parliament yesterday (9) that Sri Lanka has received US$ one billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) within the fir... Read More


Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill to be debated today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill will be taken up for its second reading and debate in Parliament today (10). It has been decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Af... Read More


SC greenlight to scrap ex-Presidents' perks

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced in Parliament yesterday (9) that the Supreme Court has held that the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill seeking to abolish certain... Read More


Punjab urges Centre to double SASCI funds after Rs.20,000 crore flood losses

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Punjab has urged the Centre to double its allocation under the SASCI (Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment) scheme-a 50-year interest-free loan program for capita... Read More


List of ex-MPs who paid for Viyathpura homes revealed

Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The list of former Members of Parliament (MPs) who had placed their initial deposits to purchase houses from the Viyathpura Housing Complex have been revealed. Earlier, the Cab... Read More


Homebuyers of projects facing insolvency can claim possession

India, Sept. 10 -- The Supreme Court on September 9 held that homebuyers stuck in housing projects facing insolvency shall be entitled to possession if their claim has been verified and admitted by th... Read More


"Special thanks to INDI alliance MPs": Kiren Rijiju takes swipe at oppn as Radhakrishnan becomes Vice President

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took a "conscience" swipe at the opposition over the probability of cross-voting by the INDIA bloc MPs in the rece... Read More


Arvind Kejriwal hits out at Centre: 'Farmers' sacrifice for Trump unacceptable'

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has accused the Central government of compromising the interests of Indian cotton farmers to strengthen diplomatic and trade relatio... Read More


BJP alleges women targeted during Maddur Ganesha immersion

Mandya, Sept. 10 -- Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa today strongly slammed the state government over the recent disturbances during a Ganesh immersion procession in Maddur, Mandya distr... Read More


"BJD working in tandem with BJP": Congress' Srikant Jena hits out at Naveen Patnaik's party for abstaining from voting in VP election

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 10 -- Former Union Minister and Congress leader Srikant Kumar Jena hit out at the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over its decision to abstain from voting in the Vice Presidential election, a... Read More