ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
-
BIDEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND IS EXPERIENCING MILD SYMPTOMS
President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms," White House press
Read More » -
RANIL WICKREMESINGHE ELECTED CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA’S NEW PRESIDENT
The parliament in Sri Lanka has elected veteran politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Read More » -
INT’L COMMUNITY WILL NOT LET CASH-STRAPPED PAK TO BECOME SRI LANKA: REPORT
Business Standard - July 15, 2022 There is tacit coordination that the international community will not let cash-strapped Pakistan -- as long as it stays on course -- to become Sri…
Read More » -
SRI LANKAN PRIME MINISTER, 2 RIVALS VIE IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
AP NEWS - 19 July 2022 Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a parliamentary vote Wednesday on who will succeed the ousted…
Read More » -
HEATWAVE ENGULFS MUCH OF EUROPE AS WILDFIRES RAGE
BBC - 18 July, 2022 Western France is facing a "heat apocalypse", experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of Europe. Temperatures could reach record levels in…
Read More » -
INDIA’S COVID VACCINATIONS HIT 2 BILLION, NEW CASES AT FOUR-MONTH HIGH
Reuters - July 17, 2022 The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit four-month high, official data showed.…
Read More » -
INDIA ON COURSE TO BECOME WORLD’S FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY, SAYS RBI
Reuters - July 16, 2022 India's economy has remained resilient in the face of global headwinds and with inflation coming off its recent peak is expected to stay on course to…
Read More » -
INDIAN TECH FIRMS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY $200 BN TO THE US ECONOMY, MORE THAN THE COMBINED ECONOMIES OF 20 US STATES
Business Insider - July 13, 2022 The Indian tech firms supported 1.6 million jobs in total and contributed $198 billion to the US economy. The industry also spent $1.1 billion to…
Read More » -
THE ‘WORST VARIANT’ IS HERE
CNN - July 14, 2022 Nearly two-and-a-half years since the coronavirus pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived. Repeated Covid-19 waves have left millions of people dead,…
Read More » -
SRI LANKA PRESIDENT GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA, WHO FLED THE COUNTRY, RESIGNS
NDTV - July 14, 2022 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after landing in Singapore since he fled the island nation on Tuesday. People in the capital Colombo burst firecrackers…
Read More »
