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August 7, 2025 9:03 AM
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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has formally approved the removal of Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, following an unprecedented parliamentary vote. The dismissal was based on a resolution passed in Parliament on August 5, which received 177 votes in favour, with...
August 6, 2025 9:47 PM
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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval today held a meeting with senior Russian officials in Moscow to discuss India-Russia defence and security cooperation. The visit comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has announced that he will increase tariffs on Indian goods to the 25 per cen...
August 6, 2025 7:01 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin in Moscow today. . According to the Russian Presidential Press Service, the meeting between Putin and Witkoff lasted about three hours. Russian state media reported that the meeting was cons...
August 6, 2025 4:58 PM
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Sri Lanka’s former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa was arrested today morning by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) at his residence in Colombo.The arrest is linked to a controversial compensation claim for a building damaged during the island-wide pro...
August 6, 2025 9:45 PM
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The United Nations has called reports of a possible Israeli military expansion across the Gaza Strip deeply alarming, if true. At a UN Security Council meeting, Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca warned that such action could have catastrophic consequences and could further endanger the live...
August 6, 2025 1:31 PM
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Taiwan says it has detected heightened Chinese military activity near its territorial waters this morning. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence posted on social media platform X that 16 Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels, and a government ship are operating around Taiwan. Eight a...
August 6, 2025 1:22 PM
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In Punjab, two people have died and three others injured in a high-intensity blast in an oxygen-making unit in Mohali’s industrial area, today morning. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Damandeep Kaur confirming the casualties, said that both have been identified. Injured have been admitted in the hospital...
August 6, 2025 12:42 PM
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The Pakistan government has announced that the formal repatriation and deportation of over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards will begin on September 1. This follows the expiration of PoR cards on June 30, which rendered holders unlawful residents, according to the...
August 6, 2025 12:31 PM
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Citizens of Malawi and Zambia will have to pay a $15,000 deposit for applying for a tourist or business visa to the US. The programme aims to curb visa overstays and address cases where screening and vetting information is deemed inadequate. Officials say that citizens of countries other than Malawi...
August 6, 2025 12:15 PM
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At least fourteen Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy this morning for crossing territorial waters. The fishermen from Rameshwaram have been taken for inquiry by the Sri Lankan authorities. The fishermen were in two boats, with ten in one and four in the other. They were apprehende...
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