Sri Lanka receives 3.3 tonnes of critical medical supplies from India
by In keeping with its “neighborhood first” policy, India’s High Commissioner to Colombo, Gopal Baglay, handed out 3.3 tonnes of crucial medical supplies to the 1990 …
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Sri Lanka’s inflation has reached a new high
According to government figures released Monday, Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a seven-year high in April as a petrol shortage intensified and food prices soared. In …
Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of temperature, touch receptors
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Two US-based scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of the receptors that allow …
PM to visit US for Quad on Sept 24; focus on Afghan crisis, Covid-19
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the US next week to participate in the first in-person Quad summit that is expected …
EU rejects UK demand for new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Britain demanded on Wednesday a new deal to oversee problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland, warning it already had the right …
AirAsia announces free rescheduling on all flight bookings till May 15
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands AirAsia India has announced free rescheduling on all flights for bookings till May 15, 2021. In a statement, the airline said …
World Bank ups FY22 GDP growth projection for India by 4.7 percentage pts
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The World Bank has scaled up its projections for India’s economic growth by a massive 4.7 percentage points to 10.1 percent for …
Protests intensify across Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody
By Administrator_India Capital Sands An official from the party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi died overnight in police custody, associates said, while protests were held in …
Britain plans to unveil new visa scheme for financial technology workers
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to introduce new visas for financial technology workers in next month’s budget, part of a …
WHO plans slew of COVID-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from Western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks …