Thu 14 July 2022: Analysts have predicted that the Indian rupee is about to cross the 80-rupee threshold against the US dollar as it has fallen to historic lows against the U.S. dollar. The Indian currency has been under pressure for the past four to five days as foreign institutional investors have continued to sell […]
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Wed 13 July 2022: India on Wednesday “categorically denied baseless and speculative media reports” that it had facilitated Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s travel to escape out of Sri Lanka. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka took to Twitter and rejected such claims being published by several media outlets and also assured that India […]
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Tue 12July 2022: More than 50 detainees and unarmed men were killed by British troops in Afghanistan, according to newly obtained military reports and an investigation by the BBC, BBC Panorama program, which is to be aired on Tuesday night, looked into documents of operations by the Special Air Service (SAS) – a British elite […]
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Tue 12July 2022: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, made an unsuccessful attempt to leave the country after airport employees blocked his path and made him make a humiliating retreat. Rajapaksa apparently tried to flee to Dubai on Monday night. He is scheduled to formally quit on Wednesday following months of protests demanding his […]
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Tue 12July 2022: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to abide by international law and stop engaging in “provocative behavior” in the busy waterway. He also stated that Washington will defend treaty partner the Philippines if its forces are attacked in the South China Sea. Blinken made the remarks on Monday, the […]
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Tue 12July 2022: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday granted five-day interim bail to Alt News Co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, in connection with the FIR registered against him by the Sitapur police in Uttar Pradesh. The final disposal will be held on September 7. The bench chaired by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice […]
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Tue 12July 2022: Sri Lankan immigration officials say they have prevented the president’s brother and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country, as anger rises against the powerful family for a debilitating economic crisis. It was not immediately clear where Rajapaksa, who also holds United States citizenship, was trying to go. He resigned as […]
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Mon 11 July 2022: The parliament of Sri Lanka will reconvene on July 15, and a new president will be elected on July 20, according to the parliamentary speaker, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decides to quit on Wednesday under a terrible economic crisis. Following continued protests that call for his resignation due to his inability […]
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Mon 11 July 2022: In a report released on Monday, the UN predicted that the world’s population will reach eight billion on November 15 and that, in 2023, India would overtake China as the world’s most populous nation. Without providing details, Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated that the global population milestone “is a reminder of […]
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Sun 10 July 2022: Pope Francis on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka who “continue to suffer from political and economic instability” and appealed for peace in the country. “Together with the bishops of the country, I renew my appeal for peace, I implore those in authority not to ignore the cry of the poor and the […]
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