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Rajapaksa won't resign under 'any circumstances'

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstances and will face the current issues, as it defended the embattled leader's......

Lanka political crisis: Former Gotabaya ally pushes for snap polls

Sri Lanka's ongoing political turmoil triggered by the country's unprecedented economic crisis can be ended with a snap election, veteran left-wing politician Vasudeva Nanayakkara said on......

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka shuts embassies in Norway, Iraq

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily shut its embassies in Norway and Iraq, as well as the country's consulate general in Sydney, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Tuesday.......

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

The regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan,......

A Different Nobel Prize Ceremony

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Nobel Prizes were awarded in curtailed local ceremonies. The Nobel Prizes are traditionally presented at a grand ceremony in Stockholm (all the Prizes......

Chinese shareholding in Indian rig operations being probed

The scrutiny started when it came to the government’s notice that Shelf Drilling, a company that operates one third of ONGC’s contracted jackup rig and earns a revenue of close to......

Staying out of RCEP will come at a cost

It became increasingly clear that the real negotiations the government had to conduct were with Indian business which was wary of yet another free trade agreement, points out T N......

Telenor's Indian adventure: A bold move that didn't click

After building a subscriber base of nearly 50 million in about eight chequered years, it finally gave up as it saw itself up against a 600-pound gorilla that breezed through double that many......

Customers, dealers left in the dark on VW scandal

The German group has set aside 6.5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) to help cover the costs of the crisis and said that 11 million of its cars could be affected worldwide, but has not yet announced a......

Switzerland best place for older adults, India a dismal 71st!

The report found that 28 per cent of people over 65 in India are receiving a pension. Around 30 per cent of men and 72 per cent of women over 60 are fully dependent on others. Image: A view of......

OTT This Week: Matrix. Masala. Mysteries

Matrix, masala or mysteries, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your picks: The Worst Person in The WorldWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: Norwegian (with subtitles) Set in......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

LOVE. FUN. TENSION.

A love triangle between reality and imagination? A courtroom turned into a reality television? Animation, satire or science-fiction? What would you like to watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma......

Don't miss Kate Winslet this week!

Ross and Rachel end their super long break.Kate Winslet solves Easttown's grimmest mystery.Huma Qureshi gets political in Bihar.All this and more on OTT this week, notes Sukanya Verma. ......

What made the Oscars so DIFFERENT

Despite the smaller scale of the event, the mood at the ceremony was cheerful, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: A crew member prepares a backdrop for the red carpet at Union Station in Los Angeles.......

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

IMAGE: Volunteers pose for photo next to the installation of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters......

Anshu wins silver to create history at World Wrestling

IMAGE: Anshu Malik, 19, is the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Wrestling World Championship. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India will have to wait for its first woman World......

Ravinder reaches bronze medal play-off in World C'ships

IMAGE: Ravinder pulled off a sensational come-from-behind 'victory by fall' against Bulgaria's Georgi Valentinov Vangelov. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images Showing nerves of steel,......

Ravi Dahiya to skip World Championship

‘I don't want to be on the mat unprepared. What's the point in competing without enough practice So I have to miss the World Championship’ IMAGE: Ravi Dahiya celebrates after winning......

Injured Bajrang ruled out of World Championships

IMAGE: Wrestler Bajrang Punia will miss the World Championships with a ligament tear he suffered just before the Tokyo Olympics where he won a bronze medal. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images......

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