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Srilankan President Ranil Wickremasinghe appreciates India’s growth journey; Says Sri Lanka needs to copy India’s achievements in Digital Public Infrastructure

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremasinghe has said, India is at the centre of growth in the coming years and it was in the interest of Sri Lanka to copy what India has done in the field of Digital Public Infrastructure and piggyback on the success. He was speaking at the conference on Digital ...

March 26, 2024 12:51 PM March 26, 2024 12:51 PM

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Slashes Policy Interest Rates By 50 Bps To Stimulate Growth

To stimulate growth amid its worst financial crisis in decades, Sri Lanka's central bank slashed interest rates by 50 basis points today. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reduced the Standing Deposit Facility Rate to 8.50 per cent and the Standing Lending Facility Rate to 9.50 per cent, catching...

March 26, 2024 9:26 AM March 26, 2024 9:26 AM

New Zealand govt accuses China of cyber hacking parliament in 2021

The New Zealand government said, it has raised concerns with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand's parliament in 2021, which was uncovered by the country’s intelligence services. The revelations that information was accessed through malicious c...

March 26, 2024 1:03 PM March 26, 2024 1:03 PM

Philippines summons China’s envoy to protest against aggressive actions in South China Sea

The Philippines has summoned China's envoy to protest against aggressive actions in the South China Sea at the weekend, as Manila's defence minister dared Beijing to bolster its vast sovereignty claims by taking them to international arbitration. The foreign ministry accused China's coastguard of us...

March 25, 2024 9:47 PM March 25, 2024 9:47 PM

UNSC demands immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza

The UN Security Council for the first time passed a resolution today demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. Fourteen countries supported the resolution, but the United States, Israel's bigge...

March 25, 2024 8:29 PM March 25, 2024 8:29 PM

Pakistan to launch second phase of its repatriation drive to send documented Afghans back to Afghanistan

Pakistan has started preparations to launch the second phase of its repatriation drive to send nearly one million documented Afghans back to Afghanistan, with orders given to district authorities and police to find and gather data of their whereabouts across the nation. An official aware of the deve...

March 25, 2024 5:12 PM March 25, 2024 5:12 PM

UNSC scheduled to vote on fresh draft resolution calling for immediate truce in Gaza

The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on a fresh draft resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza later today. This draft is expected to demand an immediate ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Earlier, Russia and China on Friday had vetoed a document submitted by the US,...

March 25, 2024 11:45 AM March 25, 2024 11:45 AM

Philippines summons China’s envoy to protest against “aggressive actions” in South China Sea

The Philippines has summoned China's envoy to protest against "aggressive actions" in the South China Sea at the weekend, as Manila's defence minister dared Beijing to bolster its vast sovereignty claims by taking them to international arbitration. The foreign ministry accused China's coastguard of ...

March 25, 2024 10:16 PM March 25, 2024 10:16 PM

Philippines summons China’s envoy to protest against aggressive actions in South China Sea

March 25, 2024 10:04 AM March 25, 2024 10:04 AM

Russia observes day of mourning following Moscow concert hall attack

Russia observed a day of mourning after 137 people were killed on Friday in an attack at a packed concert venue in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning yesterday after pledging to track down and punish all those behind the attack. Moscow's Basmanny district court has ...

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