Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has faced flak from the Opposition and foreign envoys for his decision to impose a state of emergency for a second time in just over a month which gives security forces power to crack down on peaceful protests.
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, according to the presidential media division.
People wrongly accuse me of appeasement; I am secular in true sense: Mamata
Namma metro extends services for New year’s eve; MG road station to remain shut after 10 pm
Three from Bangkok held at Bengaluru Airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 6.23 cr
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Unnao rape case: Victim’s lawyer says SC order only limited relief not victory to survivor
Gujarat ATS busts illegal alprazolam facility in Rajasthan with local cops; 3 held
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Man shoots himself to death over domestic dispute in Karnataka
Delhi govt constitutes expert committee to combat capital's hazardous air
Parliamentary panel discusses MGNREGA shortcomings, ways to adopt VB-G RAM G Act smoothly
Teachers to be appointed nodal officers in stray dog-related matter; associations raise concerns
Beijing, May 6 (AP) Chinese state media say 53 people died in a building collapse one week ago in central China and 10 were rescued. Authorities said Friday the search had ended for people trapped from the collapse.
The WHO on Thursday said that 14.9 million people were killed either by COVID-19 directly or due to the pandemic's impact on health systems and society, with the global health agency estimating that India had 4.7 million fatalities.
Expressing "serious concern" over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India and France have called for an immediate cessation of hostilities to bring parties together to promote dialogue and diplomacy for finding an immediate end to the suffering of the people.
The United Nations has said that the number of people without enough to eat on a daily basis reached an all-time high last year and is poised to hit "appalling" new levels as the Ukraine war affects global food production.
Around the world, Muslims are being targeted with violence, US President Joe Biden said on Monday asserting that Muslims make America stronger every single day even as they still face real challenges and threats in the society that they live in.
Beijing: China on Friday announced plans to permit the return of some" Indian students stranded in India for over two years following the visa and flight restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sri Lanka's president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said on Friday.
