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Air Travellers Association conducts a webinar on the Future Prospects of the Air Travel !
One of the most affected sectors of business and industry, that has been crippled by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, is the Air Travel Industry. Most airlines are grounded since March 2020, especially the private ones, which…
Kalpana Kochhar to retire from the IMF next month
Washington, Jun 2 (UNI) Ms. Kalpana Kochhar, Director of the Human Resources Department (HRD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will take early retirement next month to join Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
"Ms. Kalpana Kochhar…
Flexible Indian economy will remain positive on strong fundamentals
Hamirpur (HP), Jun 3 (UNI) Union Minister of state for Finance and Corporate affairs, Anurag Thakur said that the flexible Indian economy would remain positive on strong fundamentals.
In a strongly worded statement last evening, he said…
Sri Lanka extends nationwide travel restriction to prevent spread of COVID-19
Colombo , June 3 Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday the ongoing nationwide travel restriction had been extended to June 14 as health officials looked to stop the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Sri Lanka's Army Commander and…
MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka
Colombo , June 3 Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka during an attempt to tow the vessel to deeper waters.
Captain Indika de…
NATO agrees on continued support in Afghanistan after military withdrawal
Brussels , June 2 At a NATO Foreign Minister's virtual meeting at Brussels on Tuesday (local time), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the organisation will continue to support Afghanistan's security forces even after the…
US must go beyond symbolism to deliver justice for 1921 black massacre
Washington, Jun 2 (Sputnik) The United States must pay reparations for the 1921 massacre of 300 Black Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma in order to deliver justice and avoid reducing the tragedy to mere symbolism, civil rights advocates told…
UK’s Heathrow airport opens up for ‘red list nations’
New Delhi, Jun 1 (UNI) UK's Heathrow airport has opened a separate terminal for those arriving from the red list nations i e countries with a high risk of Covid. The officials at Heathrow said its top priority was protecting the public…
Hashmatullah Shahidi named Afghanistan’s Test, ODI skipper
Kabul , May 31 Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) members on Monday approved the proposition to go ahead with split-captaincy for the national team.
The board has also effectively removed Asghar Afghan as skipper of the men's national…
Australia pledges assistance for strategic investment, education promotion in Sri Lanka
Colombo , June 1 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation.
This comes after Australian High…
Democracy itself is in peril, says Biden as he commemorates America’s war dead
Washington , June 1: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said that Democracy itself is in peril in the US and around the world.
Biden commemorated America's war dead in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. He…
Sri Lankan police to record statements of MV X-Press Pearl crew including captain
Colombo , May 31 A special police team on Monday will be deployed to record statements from the crew members including the captain of the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl.
Police will record the statements in connection with the…
Ban vs SL: Tamim Iqbal fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Dhaka , May 29 Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League series against Sri Lanka in…
FIFA WC qualifiers: ‘India to draw on 2019 experience vs Qatar’
Doha, May 29 Midfielders Rowllin Borges and Brandon Fernandes said on Saturday that the Indian football team would draw upon the experience of playing Qatar in 2019 when they take on the Asian champions in the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup…
MHA invites citizenship applications for non-Muslim refugees
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for…
Kusal Perera, Dushmantha Chameera shine as Sri Lanka register consolation win in 3rd ODI against…
Dhaka , May 28 Kusal Perera smashed a brilliant ton before Dushmantha Chameera registered career-best figures to help Sri Lanka win the third and final ODI against Bangladesh on Friday.
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 97 runs in the…
German President Steinmeier to run for 2nd term
Berlin, May 28 (UNI) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday announced that he intends to run for the second term.
"I would like to run for a second term as president of the Federal Republic of Germany.
I would like to…
We are going to give some guys a break, but not for IPL, says Ashley Giles
London , May 27 Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men's team, has said that the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) are not planning to change their schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
The suspended 14th…
Gayle, Shakib, du Plessis return to CPL
Kingston, May 27 Veteran West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan, and former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will be playing in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in August-September.
The CPL…
US-India partnership will help end COVID-19 pandemic, says Jake Sullivan
Washington DC , May 28 US-India strategic partnership will help to end the COVID-19 pandemic, said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time).
"I met today with India's Minister Jaishankar. Our…
