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June 13, 2024 12:24 PM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the second review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout, but the global lender warned the economy remains vulnerable despite signs of recovery and urged Colombo to do more to restructure a hefty debt burden. In a statement on Wednesday, the IMF said it w...
June 13, 2024 11:10 AM
The Indian stock market surged to new record highs on Thursday, boosted by easing retail inflation in both India and the US, and expectations that the US Federal Reserve might cut interest rates soon. The Sensex gained 379.66 points, or 0.50%, to trade at 76,986.23, while the Nifty rose 118.00 poin...
June 13, 2024 10:22 AM
Asian equities rallied on Thursday (June 13) while bond yields slid, as investors weighed cooling U.S. inflation against a more hawkish posture by the Federal Reserve. Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed 0.79% to 39182.06 after the stock market opened in Tokyo in the morning while South Korea's ...
September 16, 2024 6:38 PM
In a grand ceremony held at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for the third consecutive time. Following his oath, several key leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were inducted into the Union Cabinet by President Draupadi Murmu. ...
June 9, 2024 7:59 PM
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh took oath as Union Cabinet Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. He has been a minister in PM Modi's cabinet since 2014 when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister for the first time. Rajnath Singh, the defence minister secured the Luckno...
September 16, 2024 6:38 PM
PM-designate Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India for his third successive term on Sunday at an impressive ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan which is being attended by leaders from India's neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of of...
June 9, 2024 4:16 PM
At a seminar titled 'Future is Exciting' hosted by the Consulate General of India in association with the Services Export Promotion Council Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India, Symbiosis International University Dubai, and Indian Women in Dubai, industry veterans and academicians highlighted the pot...
September 16, 2024 6:38 PM
Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday, interacted with members of Parliament who are likely to be inducted into his Cabinet and Council of Ministers. PM-designate hosted a customary high tea at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital ...
June 9, 2024 3:11 PM
Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice as Cameroon put weeks of turmoil around their national team behind them to beat the Cape Verde Islands 4-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Yaounde on Saturday. They moved level with Libya at the top of Group D on seven points from three matches. In Saturday’s o...
June 9, 2024 2:57 PM
Iga Swiatek produced a ruthless performance to crush 12th seed Jasmine Paolini on Saturday and win a third straight French Open crown and fifth Grand Slam title of her career. Swiatek's 6-2 6-1 win, her 21st in a row at her happiest hunting ground, put her fourth on the list of longest stre...
