IMF team arrives in Sri Lanka for 3rd review of Economic Reform  programme

November 18, 2024 10:28 AM November 18, 2024 10:28 AM

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IMF team arrives in Sri Lanka for 3rd review of Economic Reform  programme

A delegation from International Monetary Fund (IMF) has arrived in Sri Lanka for conducting the third review of the island nation’s financing programme.   The team, led by IMF Senior Mission Chief, Peter Breuer, is expected to assess Sri Lanka’s economic policies, progress on ongoing reforms and the...

ACA appoints Mithali Raj as Mentor of Women’s Cricket Operations

November 18, 2024 9:24 AM November 18, 2024 9:24 AM

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ACA appoints Mithali Raj as Mentor of Women’s Cricket Operations

Former Indian women’s cricket captain, Mithali Raj, has been appointed as the Mentor of Women’s Cricket Operations by the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA). Raj, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest female cricketers, has signed a three-year contract with the ACA. Her primary responsibility ...

Uttarakhand: Badrinath Dham closes for winter

November 18, 2024 9:13 AM November 18, 2024 9:13 AM

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Uttarakhand: Badrinath Dham closes for winter

The doors of Shri Badrinath Dham located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were closed last night for the winter season. On the occasion of closing of the doors, Badrinath temple was decorated with marigold flowers. The entire Badrinath Dham reverberated with the devotional tunes of the Garhwal Scou...

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess India Blitz event

November 18, 2024 8:37 AM November 18, 2024 8:37 AM

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World No 1 Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess India Blitz event

At the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen completed a remarkable double clinching the blitz title with a round to spare on Sunday. He made a comeback against India’s Arjun Erigaisi in the penultimate round to reach an unassailable 12 points. Carlsen finished the...

Three Kurdish soldiers killed in bomb blast in Iraq

November 18, 2024 8:26 AM November 18, 2024 8:26 AM

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Three Kurdish soldiers killed in bomb blast in Iraq

Three Peshmerga soldiers, part of the Kurdistan Regional Government's military forces, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Salahuddin province, located north of Baghdad. The bomb, which had been planted earlier by the Islamic State (IS) group near the town of Tuz Khurmatu in eastern Salahudin, e...

Hezbollah’s Media Chief Mohammad Afif killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut

November 18, 2024 8:07 AM November 18, 2024 8:07 AM

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Hezbollah’s Media Chief Mohammad Afif killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut

An Israeli airstrike targeting the office of Syria's Ba'ath Party in central Beirut has killed Hezbollah's Media Chief Mohammad Afif and three other people. Israeli warplanes attacked the office with two air-to-surface missiles after the Ba'ath Party received a call from the Israeli army asking it t...

Veteran IIS officer S M Khan dies at 67 after brief illness

November 18, 2024 7:15 AM November 18, 2024 7:15 AM

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Veteran IIS officer S M Khan dies at 67 after brief illness

Senior Indian Information Service officer and former Press Secretary to late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, S M Khan has passed away. He was 67. He breathed his last at a private hospital in New Delhi after a brief illness. A 1982 batch IIS officer, S M Khan had also served as Director General of DD ...