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IMF to review rapid financing request as Sri Lanka battles cyclone Ditwah aftermath

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Colombo: Sri Lanka's request for a Rapid Finance Instrument is being considered as a priority by the IMF in view of the recovery efforts after the devastating cyclone Ditwah, the global lender said Sunday. Catastrophic floods and landslides following Cyclone Ditwah have left Sri Lanka grappling with severe infrastructure collapse as search operations continue for those buried under landslides, little more than a week after the disaster struck the country. As...

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Manish Tewari moves bill to allow independent voting by MPs

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New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member's bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government's stability in a bid to free them from whip-driven tyranny and promote good lawmaking. Tewari, who introduced the bill last Friday to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who...

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Delhi air quality stays ‘very poor’ as AQI hits 308

Delhi-NCR air quality remains in 'poor' category

New Delhi: Pollution levels in Delhi were "very poor" Sunday, prolonging the spell of toxic air that has hung over its residents for several weeks now. The city logged a 24-hour average AQI of 308. Among the recorded monitoring stations, 29 remained in the "very poor" category Sunday evening, according to CPCB's Sameer App, with Bawana reporting the highest Air Quality Index (AQI) at 336. The app showed that at 10...

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Forest fire along LoC triggers multiple landmine blasts in Poonch

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Jammu: A forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Poonch district Sunday triggered several landmine blasts, officials said. Officials said that more than half a dozen landmines exploded due to the forest fire in Poonch. "Forest fire broke out in the Balakote forest along the zero line at around 10 am, detonating over six landmines in the anti-infiltration obstacle system," an official said. "There was no report of...

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Bihar man arrested in Odisha JE exam paper leak case

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police arrested a man from Bihar in connection with the question paper leak for the JE (civil) exam 2023, an officer said Sunday. Raj Mohan Prasad (35), a resident of Bihar's Samastipur district, was arrested by the Crime Branch Saturday and brought to Odisha on transit remand Sunday, he said. So far, 27 people...

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Manish Tewari moves bill to allow independent voting by MPs

New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member's bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government's stability in a bid to free them from whip-driven tyranny and promote good lawmaking. Tewari, who introduced the bill last...

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India opens upgraded Shanghai consulate to strengthen community, services

Beijing: India's Ambassador to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, and Consul General in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, Sunday inaugurated the new Chancery of the Consulate General of India in Shanghai at the Dawning Centre in Changning district, marking the first relocation of its office premises in over 32 years. The Consulate General said that the larger, modern diplomatic platform...

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Odisha man missing for 11 years found in Bangladesh, brought home

Baripada: A tribal man, who went missing from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district 11 years ago, was Sunday brought back from Bangladesh, where he had been living after inadvertently crossing the border, officials said. Sudam Hembram, 41, was handed over to officers of the Mayurbhanj district by the Bangladeshi authorities at the Haridaspur check post at Petrapole in West...

Mobile phone traders, students hold protest in Dhaka

Mobile phone traders, students block roads in Dhaka, demand NEIR reforms

Dhaka: Bangladesh's mobile phone traders and students held a protest here Sunday, causing traffic congestion in several parts of the capital, including the Science Laboratory,  Shahbagh, Agargaon and outside the Education Building, local media reported. Mobile phone traders held a sit-in in front of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building in Agargaon Sunday, raising demand for...

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Russian journalists covering Putin in India report strict security checks

Moscow: Russian journalists accompanying President Vladimir Putin during his recent visit to India have expressed disappointment over what they described as very strict security restrictions during the 23rd India-Russia summit. Putin was on a two-day visit to New Delhi from December 4-5 to attend the annual summit, aimed at strengthening the bilateral strategic and economic partnership. According...

 

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