Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Friday allowed proceedings of a case filed by a rights group against the Rajapaksa clan, alleging that the members of the erstwhile powerful family were directly responsible for the country’s foreign debt and the worst economic crisis.
Multiple explosions rock eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv
A series of explosions rocked the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke into the sky and triggering a series of secondary explosions.
Appeals court ruling allows Arizona abortions to restart
Abortions can take place again in Arizona, at least for now, after an appeals court on Friday blocked enforcement of a pre-statehood law that almost entirely criminalized the procedure.
Covid cases come down in TN
Tamil Nadu recorded 387 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Total number of cases crossed 35.86 lakh. Chennai reported 88 new cases and recorded a TPR of 2.9%. Chengalpattu had 33 cases and Coimbatore had 27 cases.
Vande Bharat Express hits cow; second such incident in two days
The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express hit a cow near Anand station in Gujarat on Friday, resulting in minor damage to the train’s nose panel, an official said.
Govt notifies establishment of ‘Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups’
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has notified the establishment of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups
Cong leader on Raja Raja Chola’s religious identity row
Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh waded into the row over Chola emperor Raja Raja’s religious identity on Friday, asserting that to say the king was a Shaivite and not a Hindu is like saying someone is a Catholic but not a Christian.
Varna, caste system thing of past & should be forgotten: RSS chief
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that everyone thinking in the interest of society should tell that the ‘Varna’
OPEC’s sovereign right to decide on oil production: Puri
It’s the sovereign right of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to decide on the oil production capacities, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday.
