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January 17, 2025 4:14 PM

Sri Lanka Announces 20% Electricity Tariff Cut for first 6 months of 2025

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced a 20 percent reduction in electricity tariffs for the first six months of 2025. The revised rates take effect from midnight tonight. The tariff cuts aim to ease the financial burden on consumers and businesses amid Sri Lanka's ongoing ec...

January 17, 2025 2:08 PM

Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya files nomination for Canadian PM’s race

Chandra Arya, an Indian-origin Member of the Parliament of Nepean, Canada has officially entered the race for Prime Minister of Canada after filing a nomination and addressing the House in Kannada.   Arya, a native of Tumkur district in Karnataka, did his MBA from Dharwad before moving to C...

January 17, 2025 1:58 PM

UN to help Lebanon achieve economic recovery: UN Chief Guterres

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the UN will exert all efforts to enable Lebanon to achieve economic recovery. The UN chief said he visits Lebanon to express deep solidarity with the country and its people who have suffered from successive internal and regional crises. Gut...

January 17, 2025 1:34 PM

UAE President & his Egyptian counterpart discuss bilateral ties

President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, held discussions on bilateral relations and pressing regional issues.   The talks, which took place yesterday, focused on expanding bilateral cooperation across...

January 17, 2025 12:13 PM

World Bank projects India’s growth to be 6.7% in next two fiscal years

World Bank projects India’s economy to grow by 6.7 per cent in the next fiscal year starting in April, slightly higher than in the current fiscal year. World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects released yesterday estimated the current fiscal year’s growth rate at 6.5 per cent, down from 8.2 per c...

January 17, 2025 12:10 PM

French PM Bayrou survives no-confidence vote

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived his first no-confidence vote in parliament as the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain support from the far right. The challenge in the National Assembly followed Bayrou's statement this week, in which he called for open talks on 20...

January 17, 2025 12:03 PM

Gaza hostage deal reached, confirms Israeli PM Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today confirmed that a deal has been reached to release hostages held in Gaza and to implement a ceasefire, following intense negotiations between Israeli and Hamas teams in Qatar.   The Israeli prime minister had convened a security cabinet meeting f...

January 17, 2025 11:18 AM

Romania sets presidential elections for May 4

In Romania, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu yesterday announced that the presidential elections will take place on the 4th of May, this year. Partial local elections will be held on the same day for positions including the leadership of a county council. Romania's ruling coalition agreed on the 8th of...

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