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Sri Lanka govt debt rose to 115.2% of GDP by the end of 2022: Report

The Sri Lankan government's debt has risen to 115.2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the end of 2022 from 104.5 per cent a year earlier, according to the latest national account estimates

Amid political turmoil, Imran Khan-led PTI seeks clearance for Lahore rally

As the political turmoil continues in Pakistan, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday sought security permission for a public rally in Lahore on Tuesday, ARY News reported

TN Sports Minister meets Anurag Thakur, requests release Khelo India fund

In the meeting, the officials led by Udhayanidhi made a presentation explaining the steps taken by the MK Stalin government to improve the sports sector of the state and the future plans

President Droupadi Murmu visits Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday visited the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district

Union Health Minister to chair two-day global conference on digital health

Union Health Minister Mankush Mandaviya to chair a two-day Global Conference on Digital Health on March 20-21 in New Delhi

AAP leader Bhardwaj demands apology from Rijiju for "anti-India" remark

Saurabh Bharadwaj further stated that the BJP party is unnecessarily getting involved with the Chief Justice of India over conservative matters

Punjab Police doing its job, Amritpal to be nabbed soon: AAP's Saurabh

Saurabh Bhardwaj said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann understands what is important for Punjab and the country

4.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Tajikistan, no casualties reported so far

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Tajikistan on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said

PM Modi has changed political culture of the country: BJP's J P Nadda

The BJP president said that events like these will increase youth participation in national matters

Fugitive Amritpal Singh's 'close aide and financer' arrested: Report

As efforts are underway to nab pro-Khalistan 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, an alleged advisor and financer of the "fugitive" has been arrested, central agency sources informed

ED files caveat in SC on K Kavitha's plea challenging summons against her

A Caveat application is filed by a litigant to ensure that no adverse order is passed against them without being heard

Afghanistan seeks UN support for wheat storage amid concerns of drought

Afghanistan has sought help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the war-stricken country, asking the UN to provide storage facilities for wheat

Mamata Banerjee scared of losing popular support: BJP state President

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal President Sukanta Majumdar said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scared that she would lose people's support

Hockey utsav helps re-establish vanishing family connections: Karnataka CM

He said his father and former Chief Minister of Karnataka SR Bommai had allotted Rs 1 crore towards the construction of a stadium to hold the hockey tournament in Kodagu

Irregularities in Teachers' recruitment in West Bengal; CBI files fresh FIR

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a fresh FIR into the allegation of irregularities in the recruitment of primary school teachers by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education

Japan will carefully monitor investigation against Putin: PM Kishida

Japan will carefully monitor the developments of an investigation against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday, reported Kyodo News

Violators are now pretending to be victims: Anurag Thakur to Rahul Gandhi

"We must remember that, unlike Western countries, democracy is not an artificial implant in India. It is an integral and indestructible part of our civilisational history," he said

Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine

According to Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, earlier Putin was expected to join the cultural and historical event virtually but he himself arrived at the site and gave a surprise to everyone

More than 50% of Afghan journalists lost jobs since Taliban takeover: Rpt

Several journalists expressed concerns regarding the lack of information access and economic difficulties on National Journalists' Day, according to TOLOnews

IMD predicts light to moderate rain within next 3 hours in parts of Chennai

Though the maximum temperature has risen across the state, north easterlies prevail over the region in the lower tropospheric would give showers to south coastal Tamil Nadu, the Met said