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April 21, 2024 7:06 AM April 21, 2024 7:06 AM

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Maldives: Polls for the People’s Majlis being held today

Polls for the People’s Majlis, which is the Parliament in the Maldives, are being held today. In the fourth multiparty parliamentary election, the archipelago nation will elect representatives from out of 368 candidates across 93 constituencies. As the Met department predicts a rainy day in Male, ov...

April 19, 2024 10:12 PM April 19, 2024 10:12 PM

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Evening of Bollywood Music in Colombo Hosted by Lanka Indian Oil Corporation

In Colombo, an evening of music was organised by Lanka Indian Oil Corporation. On the occasion, renowned Bollywood singer Abhijit sang several melodious songs. The event was graced by High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Sujoy Chaudhary among oth...

April 19, 2024 2:03 PM April 19, 2024 2:03 PM

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Another 13 Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh

Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhine, 13 more members of the Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh on Thursday night.   Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) public relations officer (PRO) Shariful Islam said on Friday that...

April 19, 2024 1:18 PM April 19, 2024 1:18 PM

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Iran fires air defense missiles near central city of Isfahan after spotting drones

Iran fired air defense missiles  near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones  this morning.  The firing  raised fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. As per initial media reports, Israeli  drones have  hit a ...

April 19, 2024 1:26 PM April 19, 2024 1:26 PM

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US blocks resolution for full UN membership for Palestine

The United States has blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine. In the 15-member Security Council, twelve members voted in favor of the resolution while two countries - the UK and Switzerland - abstained. The ...