How a band of activists helped bring down Rajapaksas

In June, a few dozen activists started meeting regularly at a seaside tented camp in Colombo for hours-long sessions to think up ways to revive Sri Lanka’s flagging protest movement.
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM

"Don't fall ill or get into accident": Doctors warn Sri Lankans amid medicine shortage

Don’t fall ill or get into accidents: That’s the advice doctors in Sri Lanka are giving patients as the country’s economic crisis leaves its health care system short of drugs and other vital supplies.
12 July 2022, 17:59 PM

Mamata serves fuchka to Bangladeshi tourist in Darjeeling

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, noted for her unique ways to connect with people, was seen serving “fuchka”, a popular street snack among Bangalees, to children and a tourist from Bangladesh in Darjeeling today.
12 July 2022, 16:15 PM

Sri Lankan MPs undecided on picking new PM

Sri Lanka’s lawmakers agreed to elect a new president next week but struggled Tuesday to decide on the makeup of a new government to lift the bankrupt country out of economic and political collapse.
12 July 2022, 15:26 PM

After failed attempt at airport, Gotabaya trying to escape by sea: Report

Sri Lanka's president was considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island Tuesday following a humiliating standoff with airport immigration, official sources of AFP said.
12 July 2022, 12:11 PM

Biggest population in 2023 “may help” India get UN Security Council membership

A senior UN official has said India’s prospects of securing permanent membership of the UN Security Council may get boosted if it goes past China to become the world’s most populous nation in 2023.
12 July 2022, 11:22 AM

Embattled Sri Lanka President Gotabaya signs resignation letter

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his letter of resignation on Monday (July 11, 2022), according to the Daily Mirror. The resignation would be made public by the Speaker of Parliament tomorrow.
12 July 2022, 07:08 AM

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya's humiliating standoff with airport staff blocking his exit

Sri Lanka’s embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources said Tuesday.
12 July 2022, 06:19 AM

Man who sneaked into Mamata’s house “swum across border to Bangladesh” last year, Kolkata police say

The man, who had sneaked into West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s high-security residence at Kalighat in south Kolkata earlier this month, had visited Bangladesh last year and he may have cross-border links with a terror group, according to the city police.
12 July 2022, 06:06 AM

China warns Asean countries to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by major powers

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi warned on Monday (July 11) during a policy speech in the Indonesian capital that countries should avoid being used as “chess pieces” by major powers in a region at risk of being reshaped by geopolitical factors.
11 July 2022, 14:45 PM

Parliament to elect new Sri Lanka president July 20

Sri Lanka's parliament will reconvene on July 15 and a new president will be elected on July 20, the parliamentary speaker said on Monday, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to resign on Wednesday amid a devastating economic crisis.
11 July 2022, 13:53 PM

“Bride must and should wear saree everyday”: Indian couple signs contract during wedding

Couples worldwide are often taking the unbeaten path to break away from traditions and stereotypes during weddings, and to do something fun and spontaneous.
11 July 2022, 11:12 AM

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya sentenced to 4 months in Indian jail

India’s Supreme Court today awarded a four month sentence to fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya in a contempt of court case.
11 July 2022, 07:28 AM

Japan's ruling party wins big in parliamentary polls following Abe's death

Japan’s governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity.
11 July 2022, 04:49 AM

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa to resign, confirms PM office

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister’s office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men.
11 July 2022, 04:34 AM

Sri Lanka opposition meets today to form new govt

Sri Lanka’s opposition political parties were meeting Sunday to agree on a new government a day after the country’s president and prime minister offered to resign in the most dramatic day of monthslong political turmoil, with protesters storming both leaders’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the economic crisis.
10 July 2022, 13:05 PM

India’s BSF, Pakistan’s Rangers exchange Eid greetings with sweets at Attari-Wagah border

Keeping up a tradition, the Border Security Force (BSF) of India and Rangers of Pakistan exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border check-post today (July 10, 2022) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
10 July 2022, 09:26 AM

Modi’s Eid letter to PM Hasina: “Let’s continue to deliver inclusive growth for our citizens”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to work with Bangladesh for inclusive growth, despite an increasingly complex and challenging international environment, taking cues from the lessons of sacrifice and sharing of Eid-ul-Azha.
10 July 2022, 08:55 AM

Sri Lankans roam through presidential palace as calm returns to Colombo

Sri Lankans roamed through a ransacked presidential palace on Sunday as calm returned to the commercial capital, Colombo, a day after protesters stormed the building and forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to announce his resignation.
10 July 2022, 08:21 AM

“May Eid inspire us to work towards collective well-being”, Modi tweets

India’s President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu have greeted fellow citizens on the occasion of Eid-uz-Adha.
10 July 2022, 05:50 AM