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India set to surpass China in affluent consumers by 2036 - Report.

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Bengalauru:India is projected to have 10.8 crore affluent consumers by 2036, marginally surpassing China's 10.3 crore, according to the latest report by NielsenIQ (NIQ) and World... Read More


India set to surpass China in affluent consumers by 2036 - Report

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Bengalauru:India is projected to have 10.8 crore affluent consumers by 2036, marginally surpassing China's 10.3 crore, according to the latest report by NielsenIQ (NIQ) and World... Read More


Pakistan hospital's maternity ward fire kills 14 babies

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire that broke out in the maternity ward at one of Pakistan's most prominent state hospitals. The blaze began in the early hours of We... Read More


US halts all immigrant visa applications amid tightening restrictions

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- The State Department has been working on updated guidance and training since early this year, "to ensure all consular officers are fully equipped to evaluate every visa applicant... Read More


Kremlin reveals why CIA chief visited Moscow

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday was for contact between the US and Russian security services, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. A US ... Read More


Country star Dolly Parton dies

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the... Read More


Iran, Oman move toward temporary Hormus shipping corridor

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Iran and Oman have agreed to work on a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz as part of efforts to restore maritime traffic through the strategic waterway, whi... Read More


Nipunaarachchi challenges BASL petition on proposed 22nd Amendment

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- National People's Power (NPP) MP Lakshman Nipunaarachchi has moved the Supreme Court seeking the dismissal of a Special Determination petition filed by two office-bearers of the ... Read More


Lottery sales agents arrested for defrauding youth

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Pettah Police said two sales agents of a lottery booth were arrested on August 24 for defrauding a youth of nearly 150,000 rupees by claiming he had won a lottery prize. Those a... Read More


Hot climate conditions lead to dehydration -Dr. Deepal Perera

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Sri Lankan medical experts have warned that due to the prevailing hot weather conditions in the country as a result of EL Nino, parents and school teachers should encourage child... Read More