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Ken Balendra and Harry Jayawardena pass away
Colombo, February 3: Sri Lankan corporate leaders Kandiah “Ken” Balendra and Harrry Jayawardena passed away at the age of 84 and 82 repectively, the Sri Lankan media reported on Monday.. Born in 1940, Balendra has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region....
UN World Interfaith Harmony Week: What Pakistan needs to do
Edit in Dawn published on February 2nd, 2025 WITH the start of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for dialogue, understanding, mutual respect and cooperation among religious communities is a timely reminder of how much remains to be done to promote...
Historian challenges theory that Buddhism vanished from India
Buddhism remained a major subject of conversation in India and many of its doctrines were incorporated into Hinduism.
‘No room for politics under Awami League name, ideology, says top Bangladesh student leader Nahid Islam
Dhaka, February 2 (The Daily Star): As the interim government approaches six months in office, calls for a national election are growing louder. Several reform commissions have already submitted their reports and the government may soon start engaging with political parties. Nahid Islam, one of...
India increases foreign aid to Maldives in a diplomatic reset
By Navami Nandan/Maldives Republic New Delhi, February 2: India has raised its foreign aid allocation to the Maldives for the fiscal year 2025-26, increasing it from US$54.2 million to over US$69 million, a move that comes as Male’ seeks to rebuild its relationship with New...
Police complaint against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for ‘poor thing’ remark about President Murmu
Muzzafarpur, February 2: (Telegraphindia): Sudhir Ojha, a lawyer, filed a complaint against Gandhi seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly disrespecting the country’s highest constitutional authority. A complaint was filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district for...
India’s budget 2025-26 is a disaster for common people: says Kolkata economist Dr. Amit Mitra
“It has cut everything. Social services cut by 16 per cent. Housing cut by 4.38 per cent. Welfare of SC and ST cut by over 3 per cent. Social services and welfare cut by over 5 per cent. Even the food subsidy has been cut...
Sri Lanka loses US $ 40m annually in aquatic resources due to poaching – Expert
Colombo, February 2 (Daily News): Sri Lanka loses an estimated US $40 million annually due to the unauthorised extraction of aquatic resources by Indian fishermen, according to senior lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the Open University, Ramindu Perera. While Sri Lanka has stepped...
Relations with Trump’s US: India needs to accept a two-way street
Policy changes needed in Trump era India-US relations
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