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Wickremesinghe to face indictment in March: Lankan court

India, Jan. 29 -- Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, facing corruption charges, is to be indicted in March after completion of investigation, a court in Colombo was informed on Wednesd... Read More


ASEAN diplomats face pressure to resolve Myanmar war, South China Sea disputes

India, Jan. 29 -- Southeast Asia's top diplomats met on Wednesday under growing pressure to push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar's civil war, to beat a deadline to conclude talks on... Read More


South Korea's former first lady jailed for corruption

India, Jan. 29 -- The wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption on Wednesday, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion ... Read More


Two Indian arrested

India, Jan. 29 -- Nepali authorities have arrested two residents of Bihar with fake Indian currency notes in Rautahat district of the Himalayan nation, an official said on Wednesday. Bikram Kumar Pasw... Read More


SC concern over conversion fraud in Haryana

India, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday voiced concern over a "new type of fraud" involving individuals from dominant upper-caste backgrounds in Haryana converting to Buddhism solely to claim... Read More


Public-safety concerns over pilot fatigue can't be brushed aside: HC

India, Jan. 29 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said concerns on public safety due to the non-implementation of DGCA regulations to prevent pilot fatigue cannot be "brushed aside". A bench of Chi... Read More


Setback for CGLE 2023 aspirants as CAT backs CAG's vacancy withdrawal

India, Jan. 29 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, here has dismissed a challenge against the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) decision to withdraw vacancies for the ... Read More


Ex-judge SK Kaul named mediator in TN temple ritual dispute

India, Jan. 29 -- In a significant move to resolve one of the longest-running religious disputes, the Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul as principal mediator to sett... Read More


US threatens fresh military strikes on Venezuela

India, Jan. 29 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country's interim leadership str... Read More


Nouri Al-Maliki is defiant after Trump threatens

India, Jan. 29 -- Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington's support for Iraq if he returns to powe... Read More