November 11, 2024 7:29 PM

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Polling for Sri Lanka’s General Elections on Nov 14

Campaigning for the General Elections in Sri Lanka is scheduled to end at midnight tonight. A silent period will begin then, prohibiting any campaign activities until election day. Polling will be held on the 14th of November between 7 am and 4 pm at over 13,400 polling stations where the 17 million...

November 11, 2024 7:09 PM

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Oil prices drop as China’s stimulus plan fails to meet investor expectations

Oil prices fell today, as China's stimulus plan disappointed investors waiting for fuel demand growth in the world's top oil importer. Brent Crude was trading one and a half per cent down at 72 dollars and 76 cents per barrel, and WTI Crude lost over 1.7 per cent to trade at 69 dollars and 17 cents ...

November 11, 2024 7:00 PM

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Campaigning ends for Rajasthan by-elections

The campaign ended this evening for the by-elections to seven assembly seats of Rajasthan. Leaders of Congress, BJP and other parties put their might in campaigning for the party candidates. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma today addressed Vijay Sankalp's meetings in support of BJP candidates in Cha...

November 11, 2024 6:57 PM

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US President-elect Donald Trump terms Tom Homan as ‘border czar’

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be in charge of the country's borders in his new administration. Mr Trump termed Tom Homan as the new "border Czar" in a post on Truth Social, late last night. This marks a ...

November 11, 2024 6:42 PM

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Asian markets show mixed performance while European indices gain

Major Asian indices displayed mixed trends today. China's Shanghai Composite Index advanced over half per cent, Singapore's Straits Times index added over 0.3 per cent, and Japan's Nikkei was marginally up 0.08 per cent. Conversely, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped nearly one and half per cent, a...