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Sri Lankan university students march during a protest over the countrys worst economic crisis in decades in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Banner in Sinhalese reads, lower taxes and prices (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank

The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to...

26 April 2022 1:18 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask walks past a mural in Beijing, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

Queues snaked around malls and outside office complexes on Monday as people waited to be swabbed for samples by health...

25 April 2022 11:00 AM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant on a truck at a food production facility in Shanghai, China Friday, April 22, 2022. (Zhang Jiansong/Xinhua via AP)

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of -'grim-' situation

Shanghai has been almost entirely locked down since the start of the month, snarling supply chains, with many people...

24 April 2022 1:20 PM IST

A member of Sri Lankas opposition political party National Peoples Power waves countrys national flag as he participates in an anti-government protest rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

World Bank ready to provide emergency support to Sri Lanka: Report

The IMF has commended the steps already taken by the Finance Minister to mitigate the present financial situation in Sri...

20 April 2022 1:50 PM IST

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa sings the national anthem of Sri Lanka during the countrys Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP file image)

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes Constitutional amendment

Mahinda Rajapaksa intends to propose a new Constitutional Amendment to the Cabinet in order to fulfil the people-'s...

19 April 2022 11:41 AM IST

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the economic crisis at the entrance of the presidents office in Colombo on April 17, 2022, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the countrys crippling economic crisis. (ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet of 17...

The Cabinet appointment came as the island-wide protests continued to force the resignation of the president and his...

18 April 2022 12:45 PM IST

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, Shehbaz Sharif. (AFP)

PM Shehbaz Sharif pitches for meaningful India-Pakistan engagement

Sharif-'s communication came in response to a letter sent by Modi to the Pakistani leader congratulating him on becoming...

18 April 2022 12:16 AM IST

Sri Lankans demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden countrys worst economic crisis protest in the rain outside the presidents office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka announces default on all external debt

The finance ministry said creditors were free to capitalise any interest payments due to them from Tuesday afternoon

12 April 2022 12:46 PM IST

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of dismissed Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan, take part in a rally in his support in Peshawar on April 10, 2022. (Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

Imran Khan thanks supporters for protesting against -'US-backed-'...

In an attempt to galvanise his supporters, Imran said, -'it is always the people who protect their own sovereignty and...

11 April 2022 11:51 AM IST

Pakistans opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif. (AP)

PML-N-'s Shehbaz Sharif files nomination for Pak PM-'s post

Imran Khan-'s party threatens to withdraw its lawmakers from Parliament

10 April 2022 9:48 PM IST

Pakistans paramilitary troops arrive to take position outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP)

Pakistan immigration authorities on high alert to catch fleeing govt...

The move came hours after Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly

10 April 2022 1:37 PM IST

In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018, Pakistans cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)

Imran Khan becomes first Pak PM to be ousted by no-confidence vote

No prime minister in Pakistan-'s history was ever ousted through a no-confidence motion

10 April 2022 7:14 AM IST