Colombo, 1/6: Sri Lanka’s central bank caught markets off-guard by cutting its key rates by 250 basis points on Thursday, as it cited inflation easing faster than expected and the price outlook turning more benign. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) cut its standing deposit facility rate and standing lending facility rate to 13…
Kyiv,v1/6: Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least three people including two children and bringing fresh terror to the city after a week of strikes. Moscow’s forces have recently launched a series of aerial assaults on the Ukrainian capital, including an unusual daytime attack on Monday that sent…
New Delhi, 31/5:Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asked protesting wrestlers not to take any step that could undermine sports or hurt players and said appropriate action will be taken once the probe into their allegations is completed, a day after the grapplers threatened to immerse their medals in river Ganga. He also said that…
Bangalore, 31/5: Congress lawmaker Priyank Kharge will reprise his role as Karnataka’s IT/BT minister thanks to a minor reallocation of portfolios that was given effect to on Wednesday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has divested himself of the IT/BT portfolio. Now, Priyank is the minister for Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR) and IT/BT
Nepal, 31/5: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday began a four-day visit to India that is expected to inject a fresh momentum in the already close relations between the two countries. It is the first bilateral trip abroad by the 68-year-old Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) leader after he assumed the top office…
New Delhi, 31/5: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 1 lakh crore programme to increase foodgrain storage capacity by 700 lakh tonne in the cooperative sector. Giving details, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said presently, the grain storage capacity in the country is about 1,450 lakh tonne. In the next…
Cuttack, 31/5:In a major development, Odisha CHSE Plus 2 Science and Commerce results have been declared. School & Mass Education Minister Sudam Marndi officially has announced the results at CHSE office . 84.93 pass percentage recorded in Science stream.81.12 per cent students cleared the annual class 12 or the Plus examination in Commerce stream,
Qatar, 31/5: The Qatari Prime Minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan’s rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation. The May 12 meeting in the southern Afghan city…
California, 31/5: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tore into the BJP on Wednesday saying that the saffron party is threatening people and misusing government agencies. If you believed in anger, hatred and arrogance, you would be sitting in a BJP meeting and I would be doing Mann Ki Baat,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in his…
Mumbai, 30/5: Patanjali Foods Ltd (PFL), which is into edible oil and FMCG businesses, on Tuesday reported a 12 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 263.7 crore for the quarter ended March 2023. Its net profit stood at Rs 234.43 crore in the year-ago period. The total income rose…
