Facing a severe food crisis, Sri Lanka has decided to import some essential food items from a total of $120 million remaining from the Indian Line of Credit (LOC) that was given to purchase various other items but remained unutilised so far.
‘Rushdie loses sight in eye after knife attack’
Salman Rushdie has lost sight in an eye and his one hand is incapacitated following the brutal knife attack on the acclaimed Mumbai-born author in August, his literary agent said.
Xi Jinping expects to be in command till 2035
Certainly, some critique put him on a par with Deng Xiaoping or even Mao Zedong. Some years ago, Xi Jinping had made a classic statement – “One must build a good cage.
Zelenskiy asks Israel to join fight against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday called on Israel to join the fight against Russia and repeated a request for Israeli air defence systems.
Will work day in, day out for the British people: Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak, 42, a Conservative party politician who is of Indian descent, will be the next prime minister of Britain. It marks a meteoric rise in British public life, for he became a member of parliament only seven years ago.
All Indian languages must grow to cut influence of English: CM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has opened a front against the Modi government by getting a resolution passed in the state Assembly against the “imposition” of Hindi.
TN police on high alert after car bomb explodes in Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu police are on high alert after a 25-year-old youth was killed in a car explosion at Ukkadam.Jameesh Mubin was killed
Coimbatore car blast: Police raid house of Al Uma chief’s brother
Police in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore on Sunday raided the house of the brother of Al Uma chief, Basha as part of the investigation related to the early morning car blast that killed a 25-year-old engineering graduate.
Pawar says he will participate in Cong’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maha
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he will participate in the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra when it enters Maharashtra as an attempt is being made through it to bring harmony in society.
Home ministry cancels FCRA licences of 2 NGOs headed by Sonia Gandhi
The Centre has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) — two NGOs headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi — for alleged violation of laws, officials said on Sunday.

