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October 17, 2025 12:54 PM October 17, 2025 12:54 PM

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IMF Commends Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery and Reform Momentum

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Sri Lanka for maintaining strong momentum under its reform program, noting that the island nation is firmly on the path to recovery after its severe economic crisis. At a briefing on the regional economic outlook, IMF Asia-Pacific Director Krishn...

October 17, 2025 12:24 PM October 17, 2025 12:24 PM

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Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya Lauds NITI Aayog’s Role in Evidence-Based Policymaking

    Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dr. Harini Nireka Amarasuriya has praised NITI Aayog for its pivotal role as a policy think tank. Dr. Amarasuriya visited NITI Aayog in New Delhi yesterday. She expressed interest in understanding the organisation's functioning and evidence-based policymaking.      Th...

October 17, 2025 11:49 AM October 17, 2025 11:49 AM

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NSA Ajit Doval Holds Key Security Talks with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Officials in Bishkek

  National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with the Secretary of the Security Council of Uzbekistan, Viktor Makhmudov in Bishkek. The Indian Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic informed that both sides reviewed bilateral cooperation in the fields of security and intelligence cooperation, and also exchang...

October 17, 2025 11:11 AM October 17, 2025 11:11 AM

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US Chamber of Commerce Sues Trump Administration Over $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

    The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s one lakh dollar fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The Chamber stated that the fee will force businesses that rely on the H-1B programme to choose between dramatically increasing their labo...

October 17, 2025 8:51 AM October 17, 2025 8:51 AM

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IGCC Dhaka Hosts ‘Lalon Sandhya’ to Mark 135th Death Anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah

    To mark the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah, the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), High Commission of India, Dhaka, hosted a special musical evening titled “Lalon Sandhya” yesterday at the Liberation War Museum Auditorium. The programme also paid a heartfelt tribute to the Queen ...

October 17, 2025 7:22 AM October 17, 2025 7:22 AM

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India Calls for Equitable Climate Action at G20 Environmental Meeting in South Africa

  Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has emphasised that G20 must act as a bridge between ambition and implementation, ensuring that every nation’s contribution is respected and every nation’s capacity is enhanced. He was addressing the opening ceremony of the G20 Cl...

October 16, 2025 10:32 PM October 16, 2025 10:32 PM

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Roshani Adhikari Pathak Elected IUCN Regional Council Member for West and South Asia

Former Chairperson of Nepal Forum of Environment Journalists (NEFEJ) Roshani Adhikari Pathak has been elected the Regional Council Member for West and South Asia of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)  for 2026-2029.     The other four IUCN Regional Councillors elected from the...