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Protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 3, 2022. (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigns, as country faces its worst...

Political experts said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the govt's alleged mishandling of...

4 April 2022 10:39 AM IST

Supporter of ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) hold the national flag during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Imran Khan claims US diplomat Donald Lu involved in 'conspiracy' to...

Pakistan's Opposition leaders have ridiculed Khan's allegation, and the US has dismissed it

4 April 2022 7:22 AM IST

India has to keep focussing on competitive energy sources and it welcomes offers from all oil producers as geopolitical developments have posed significant challenges to the countrys energy security, sources said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The other divide: E-W conflict meets N-S gap

India will have to remain firmly focused on the economy given the multiple challenges it continues to face

4 April 2022 12:34 AM IST

Chinas exports saw a shock 3.5 percent rise in April . (PTI Photo)

India exports rise to record high of USD 418 bn in FY22

Outbound shipments touched an all-time high of USD 40 billion in a month in March 2022, Minister Piyush Goyal said

3 April 2022 11:50 PM IST

Diesel price on Sunday hit a fresh record high after rates were hiked by 60 paise per litre while petrol price was up 35 paise. (PTI Phoá¹o)

Petrol above Rs 100 in major cities; diesel crosses Rs 100 in MP, AP

Diesel is the costliest in Chittoor in AP (Rs 105.52), while petrol at Rs 120.65 a litre is the costliest at Sri...

3 April 2022 1:22 PM IST

A box containing vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine. (Photo: Bloomberg)

WHO suspends Covaxin supply to UN agencies

The suspension is in response to the outcomes of its post Emergency Use Authorisation inspection held between March...

3 April 2022 1:07 PM IST

Sri Lankans participate in a protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, before the beginning of curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests

Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect

3 April 2022 11:47 AM IST

A delivery man wearing personal protective equipment prepares to deliver food bought online for residents who were restricted due to a recent Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Ningbo in Chinas eastern Zhejiang province on April 2, 2022. (AFP)

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first...

3 April 2022 11:10 AM IST

A billboard with the picture of Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan is displayed outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP /Anjum Naveed)

Imran Khan faces dismissal as Pakistan parliament sits for...

No premier of Pakistan has ever completed a full term, and Khan faces the biggest challenge to his rule since being...

3 April 2022 10:49 AM IST

The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking...

In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader

3 April 2022 3:23 AM IST

The Undertaker gestures after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday night.. (By Arrangement)

Undertaker immortalised in Hall of Fame

Other inductees into the 2022 Hall of fame included The Steiner Brothers Rick and Scott, Queen Sharmell, Late Shad...

3 April 2022 1:56 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, after signing of agreement ceremony in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP)

PM Modi, Nepal PM Deuba flag off India-Nepal rail link

The move is being seen as a major one to counter the recent Chinese influence that has grown by leaps and bounds in the...

3 April 2022 1:39 AM IST