Thu, 12 May 2022 20:09:36
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new prime minister, days after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following violent protests over the worst economic crisis in the debt-ridden island nation.
The 73-year-old United National Party (UNP) was appointed as the prime minister by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after they held closed-door discussions
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Thu, 12 May 2022 19:55:37
A total of 312 students were absent for the Political Science paper, while 82 were absent for the Statistics paper of the II PU examination in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Thursday.
In Dakshina Kannada, 4,086 of the 4,322 students wrote the Political Science paper, while 5,307 of the 5,358 students wrote the Statistics paper. As many as 236 and 51 students were absent for the Politic
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Thu, 12 May 2022 19:46:06
Rajiv Kumar was on Thursday appointed as the next chief election commissioner.
He will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on May 14, a notification issued by the law ministry said.
Putting the notification and a press note on his Twitter handle, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju extended his best wishes to Kumar.
"In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the
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Thu, 12 May 2022 19:16:14
The High Court of Karnataka has stayed a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways increasing the fee and penalty on vehicles that are more than 15-years-old.
The enhanced fee came into effect from April one this year. The Ministry issued the notification on October 4 last year.
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Thu, 12 May 2022 18:58:56
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday imposed a travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son Namal Rajapaksa and 15 others in view of investigations against them for the deadly attack on anti-government protesters in Colombo this week.
The Fort Magistrate's Court barred them from traveling overseas due to the investigations taking place on the attacks on the GotaGoGama and MynaGoGam
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Thu, 12 May 2022 18:56:36
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Thursday dismissed the petition seeking opening of 22 rooms in the Taj Mahal premises.
The two-judge bench ripped into the petitioner who sought opening of the 22 locked rooms, stating that the truth about the iconic monument needs to come out, and that he has filed multiple PILs for the same.
"Tomorrow you will ask for permission to see our chambe
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Thu, 12 May 2022 18:53:03
The Goa Police have arrested a man from his home town in neighbouring Karnataka for allegedly raping a 12-year-old Russian girl at a resort in Arambol in North Goa, where he worked as a room attendant, an official said on Thursday.
The accused, Ravi Lamani (28), a married man, was arrested by a team of Pernem police on May 10 at Gadag in Karnataka for the incident of sexual assault that had ha
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Thu, 12 May 2022 18:48:20
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said that the next elections could be "bloody" if all political parties did not agree to a basic code of conduct for polls.
Bilawal, who is also the chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), while addressing the National Assembly, said, "In light of the hateful situation, we have to come together on a code of conduct (for elect
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Thu, 12 May 2022 18:45:34
The Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive early with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands expected to receive first seasonal showers on May 15, the weather office said on Thursday.
"Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance into South Andaman Sea & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal around 15th May, 2022,” the India Meteorological Department said in a statement here.
Weather scientists said that extende
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