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Sri Lanka PM resigns amid protests

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly 20 years and whose government crushed the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to a long civil war, resigned as prime minister on Monday after intensifying anti-government protests, Reuters reports. In a statement, his office said he was quitting in order to help form an […]Continue Reading

India exported most arms to Myanmar in 2017-21

News Desk: Half of India’s arms exports during 2017-21 went to Myanmar, says a new global report on arms expenditure and exports by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Times of India reports. This places India as the third largest arms supplier to Myanmar for the five years, accounting for 17% of its […]Continue Reading

Govt has accepted definition of native Muslims: Assam CM

News Desk: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the government has accepted the definition of native Muslims of Assam as recommended by cabinet sub-committees, according to the local media report. Last year, the state government had constituted seven sub-committees to suggest measures and recommendations for overall development of the indigenous Assamese Muslims Continue Reading

Pakistan’s parliament votes in Sharif as prime minister

News Desk: Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif prime minister after a week-long constitutional crisis that climaxed on Sunday when his predecessor Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote, Reuters reports. Shehbaz, 70, who has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician, is the younger brother of three-time prime Continue Reading

Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a confidence vote in parliament on Sunday, the speaker of the lower house said, following desertions from coalition partners who blame him for a deteriorating economy and failure to deliver on his campaign promises, Reuters reports. The announcement of the vote’s result came just before 0100 (2000 GMT) after […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

News Desk: A centre to receive and process applications for Bangladeshi visas was inaugurated in Siliguri on Wednesday, much to the elation of north Bengal residents who have been demanding such a facility for quite some time, Telegraph India reports. The application centre, located at the International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki More of […]Continue Reading

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