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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 12:45 PM IST

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at the State Department, in Washington, DC. (PTI Photo)

U.S. monitoring rise in human rights abuses in India: Antony Blinken

Ministers Rajnath Singh and Jaishankar, who spoke after Blinken at the briefing, did not comment on the human rights...

12 April 2022 12:12 PM IST

A policeman examinares the corpse of a man killed during the war with Russia in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city

Mariupol has been the site of some of the heaviest attacks and civilian suffering in the 6-week-old war

12 April 2022 11:58 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar listens at a news conference during the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP)

India's monthly oil purchase from Russia less than what Europe buys in...

Jaishankar said India has made a number of statements (on the Russia-Ukraine war) which outline its position in the UN...

12 April 2022 10:34 AM IST

Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 98.61 per litre as against Rs 97.81 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 89.07 per litre to Rs 89.87 (PTI)

India's fuel sales hit 3-year high in March

Fuel demand in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 was up 4.3 per cent at 202.71 million tonnes, the highest since...

12 April 2022 4:12 AM IST

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

Shehbaz Sharif sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz will now form a new government that can remain in place until elections are due in August 2023

12 April 2022 3:54 AM IST

CPI(M) leaders S. Ramachandran Pillai and Sitaram Yechury during the flag hoisting ceremony of the 23rd CPI(M) Party Congress, at E.K. Nayanar Academy in Kannur, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI)

AA Edit | Comrades call for Opp. unity

Given the ground realities of Indian politics, the comrades will have a tough time pursuing their goals

12 April 2022 3:17 AM IST

The court, after hearing the submissions, granted bail to the accused, saying his detention will serve no purpose as the probe into the matter is completed and nothing has to be recovered from him. (Representational image)

AA Edit | Communal violence not acceptable; Rama unites

Every single transgressor and aggressor must be nabbed and the maximum punishment ensured by courts without exception

12 April 2022 2:59 AM IST

Believe it or not, cocaine is a very common environmental contaminant - it is well known that it is present on many bank notes. (Photo: Pixabay)

AA Edit | Innovate in war on drugs

If we keep the costs of consuming drugs for the elite stringent enough, it will lead to amazing results

11 April 2022 8:10 PM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | Imran goes at last, leaves Pakistan in a bigger mess

His anti-US, pro-China foreign policy may have played as much of a part in his ouster as his obvious mismanagement of...

11 April 2022 8:01 PM IST