A News1st investigation has uncovered a scheme that allows foreign entities to exploit Sri Lanka’s mineral deposits at a low cost
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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Expressing outrage at Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to affirm the acquittal of Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh in the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, Washington has said it was prepared to prosecute him in the US
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India has successfully contained Covid pandemic: Health Minister
With a massive decrease in the coronavirus cases, India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said India has successfully contained the pandemic
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Jio named as world's fifth strongest brand
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Nepal slips down four places in global Corruption Perception Index
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Pakistan Supreme Court orders release of journalist Daniel Pearl murder accused
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday rejected an appeal filed by the Sindh provincial government against the Sindh High Court's (SHC) decision to acquit and release the accused persons in the 2002 kidnap and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, ordering their immediate release
ADB approves $10b lending plan for Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a new five-year indicative lending programme of $10 billion aimed at supporting Pakistan’s efforts to deal with economic and social challenges thrown up by the pandemic and persistent structural weaknesses
Vaccination kicks off in Bangladesh, PM Hasina thanks India for 2 mn doses
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked the government of India for the gift of two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine while virtually inaugurating the mass vaccination drive in the country
Gunmen kill two government employees in Afghanistan
In another incident of targeted killings, two government employees in Afghanistan were gunned down by unknown insurgents in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, TOLOnews reported
Indian envoy hands over vaccines to Sri Lankan president
Sri Lanka on Thursday joined the list of the nations that received COVID-19 vaccines from India under its VaccineMatri initiative
