Sri Lanka crisis: SLRC, ITN telecasting goes off air amid escalating protests
Jul 13, 2022, at 09:40 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) and Independent Television Network (ITN) have suspended their live and recorded telecasts as the corporation premises were surrounded by protesters, Daily Mirror reported.
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as acting President of Sri Lanka
Jul 13, 2022, at 08:09 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken over as the acting President of the nation, hours after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives amid protests against him in the country, media reports said.
Jul 13, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Colombo: Hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered a curfew in the Western Province of Sri Lanka with immediate effect and ordered an emergency law island-wide, media reports said on Wednesday.
Flash floods, heavy rains leave 27 people dead in Pakistan
Jul 13, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Karachi: At least 27 people died as flash floods and heavy rains hit various parts of Pakistan for the past two days, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was scheduled to announce his resignation on Wednesday, has fled the nation on a military jet, media reports said.
Pakistan: 2 killed, 4 injured in firing
Jul 12, 2022, at 10:27 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Two people were killed and four others injured in a firing incident in Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, local reports said.
Sri Lanka: UN chief calls for dialogue to ensure ‘smooth transition’ of power
Jul 12, 2022, at 08:45 pm
New York: Amid reports that Sri Lanka’s President has confirmed he will resign after his residence was stormed by thousands of protesters at the weekend, the UN chief on Monday called for dialogue to “ensure a smooth transition of government and solutions to the country’s deep economic crisis.
Pakistan: Heavy rains, water-logging hits normal life in Karachi
Jul 12, 2022, at 08:21 pm
Karachi: Intermittent heavy rains in different parts of Karachi since Monday evening have left several regions waterlogged, media reports said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter
Jul 12, 2022, at 08:07 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his resignation letter which is dated July 13, media reports said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka: Ex-minister Basil Rajapaksa tried to escape, immigration officials foil his move
Jul 12, 2022, at 03:50 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was prevented from leaving the country through the Silk Route Passenger Clearance Terminal amid protests by passengers.
Sri Lanka's fuel crisis goes from bad to worse amidst president's decision to quit
Jul 12, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Colombo: Fuel queues in Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, and its suburbs have grown longer stretching as far as eight kilometres each.
Section of Chinese netizens celebrate assassination of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe
Jul 12, 2022, at 05:02 am
Beijing: A section of Chinese internet users were seen celebrating the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Pakistan to borrow Rs 5.5 trillion from international lenders in the ongoing fiscal year
Jul 12, 2022, at 04:24 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is all set to borrow a whopping Rs 5.5 trillion from international lenders in the current fiscal year to maintain its foreign exchange reserves, repay previous loans and financing of current account deficit.
Sri Lanka president flown to airbase amid exile rumours spread: Report
Jul 12, 2022, at 03:36 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Monday flown to an airbase near the main international airport, media reports said, raising speculation he will flee into exile abroad.
Beijing steps up use of combat aircraft in Taiwan sorties
Jul 12, 2022, at 01:48 am
Beijing: Beijing has steadily increased the number of combat aircraft flying into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone and further south in the Bashi Channel which analysts have described as part of its efforts to expand its reach around the island, media reports said on Monday.
Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies
Jul 12, 2022, at 01:39 am
Lhasa: Jigme Gyatso, a prominent former Tibetan political prisoner, died on July 2, as per Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).
China may relocate labour-intensive industries to Pakistan: Reports
Jul 11, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: China might soon be relocating its labour-intensive industries like textile to Pakistan to take advantage of reduced production cost, media reports said on Monday.
Sri Lanka: Protesters claim to recover millions of rupees from prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:43 am
Colombo: The protesters, who stormed inside Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence on Saturday, have claimed to recover millions of rupees hidden inside the mansion, according to a media report.
Day after Lankans barge into President's home, Army chief appeals for peace
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:32 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva on Sunday urged people to maintain peace in the island nation as it struggles with an unprecedented economic crisis.
All updates: Lanka PM's house set ablaze, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign next Wednesday
Jul 10, 2022, at 04:50 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign next Wednesday, after months of protest against him amid an unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
Sri Lanka crisis: Protesters set PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire
Jul 10, 2022, at 03:44 am
Colombo/IBNS: After barging into Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence, anti-government protesters have now set Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire amid a deepening crisis in the island nation.
Jul 10, 2022, at 02:33 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence Saturday as thousands of anti-government protesters stormed into his residence demanding his resignation.
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe agrees to step down after protesters storm President's house
Jul 10, 2022, at 12:43 am
Colombo/UNI: The office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in a statement on Saturday said Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to step down following demands by party leaders in Parliament, Khaleej Times reported.
Bangladesh observes 1-day state mourning on former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's death
Jul 09, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh is observing one-day state mourning on Saturday as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, who was shot during a political campaign event in Japan's Nara city on Friday.
Sri Lanka Crisis: Thousands of protesters storm Prez House demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ouster
Jul 09, 2022, at 08:59 pm
Colombo/UNI: Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stormed the President's House here on Saturday after overcoming stiff resistance put up by security forces, leaving an unspecified number of people injured.
Jul 09, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday called an emergency meeting of party leaders after thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stormed the President's House here.
COVID-19: Chinese authorities neglecting elderly citizens amid new Omicron variant threat
Jul 09, 2022, at 04:11 am
Beijing: Elderly citizens in China are being neglected by the authorities despite the detection of the new Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 recently in the country.
Chinese aggression in South China Sea: Japan, Australia increasing military budgets
Jul 09, 2022, at 03:28 am
Beijing/Tokyo/Canberra: Amid escalating Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore are increasing their military budgets and spending as a response to the aggression they have experienced from Beijing.
Pakistan: Cop killed, 4 others injured in explosion at police check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jul 09, 2022, at 03:02 am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A policeman was killed and four others, including two cops, were injured in a blast that occurred inside a police check post in the Mardan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to local media reports.
Residents of PoK's Gilgit Baltistan protest over awarding mining contracts to foreign company
Jul 09, 2022, at 02:21 am
Gilgit Baltistan, PoK: The local residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Gilgit Baltistan staged a sit-in blocking the Karakoram Highway in Hunza's Nasirabad for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday to protest against the minerals department for permitting mining leases to an outsider company, reports said.