Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the country. According to Sri Lanka’s top security official, Mr. Rajapaksa and his wife have reached the Maldivian capital Male by a cargo ship of the Sri Lankan Air Force. , Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been accused of rampant corruption and economic mismanagement. Sri Lanka went bankrupt due to Rajapaksa’s policies and is in the deepest financial crisis since independence. The Indian High Commission in Colombo today categorically denied media reports that India helped Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leave the country. The High Commission has termed these reports as baseless and speculation. Male airport officials said Rajapaksa was…
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Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray has announced his support to Draupadi Murmu in the presidential election. Thackeray said that this decision has been taken after consultation with party workers and elected representatives. He said that many tribal community leaders had requested to support Mrs. Murmu. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that all 50 of his MLAs will vote in favor of National Democratic Alliance candidate Draupadi Murmu in the presidential election. In this, Shiv Sena has 40 and 10 independent MLAs. Shinde said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded a tribal woman as its candidate and this decision will help…
India has given an unprecedented assistance of more than 3 billion 800 million US dollars this year to Sri Lanka to get out of the serious economic crisis. He said that India stands with the people of Sri Lanka, India being Sri Lanka’s immediate neighbor and both the countries share deep bonds at the level of civilization. He said that India is aware of the challenges facing Sri Lanka and its citizens. The main opposition party in Sri Lanka has agreed to form an all-party interim government following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The President has announced his resignation on Wednesday. Prime Minister…
Twitter has decided to sue Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk over the cancellation of the $44 billion deal. Twitter has hired a New York law firm to indict Elon Musk. The suit will be filed next week. On Saturday, Twitter chairman Brett Taylor said the company’s board would take legal action to enforce the merger agreement. Elon Musk decided to cancel the deal, alleging fraud in the Twitter purchase agreement. On Saturday, Twitter Chairman Brett Taylor said that the Twitter board is determined that Elon Musk will pay the amount decided under the deal and we will take legal action to complete…
The United Nations has said that India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world in 2023. In a report, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division said that the world population is projected to reach eight billion on 15 November 2022. India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country next year. This information has been given in a report of the United Nations. The global population is growing at the slowest pace since 1950, and has fallen to less than 1 percent in 2020. The latest UN projections suggest that…
The Supreme Court has said that the transaction of $ 40 million by Vijay Mallya to his children is invalid and ineffective. The Supreme Court in 2017 sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to a fine of Rs 2,000 and jail term for four months in a contempt case. In 2017 Mallya transferred $40 million to his children in violation of court orders. A consortium of banks led by State Bank of India had sought contempt action in the petition. Vijay Mallya is an accused in the case of non-payment of bank loans of more than nine thousand crore rupees. This includes Mallya’s now…
Amarnath Yatra has been resumed from today morning. It was postponed after a cloudburst near the Amarnath cave. A new batch of pilgrims left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam. The administration dispatched a batch of pilgrims this morning from Nunwan base camp on their way to Pahalgam. The journey via Baltal route has not started yet. However, helicopter service is available on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes. Manoj Sinha visited Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam yesterday. He interacted with the passengers staying there and reviewed the health facilities and langar arrangements. Meanwhile, rescue operations are underway near the Amarnath…
Jammu and Kashmir Police, National Disaster Relief Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Army are engaged in search and rescue operations after a cloudburst near Shri Amarnathji Holy Cave in Jammu and Kashmir. The death toll due to the cloudburst incident has now risen to 15. Among the dead, 7 are men and 6 women, while the other 2 bodies are yet to be identified. Around 65 people were injured in the incident, out of which two people who were pulled alive from the debris are undergoing treatment at the hospital. The yatra has been temporarily suspended from both Pahalgam and Baltal in…
An indefinite curfew was imposed in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo yesterday and the army has been alerted in view of a rally proposed today to demand the removal of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Police chief Chandana Wickramaratne said curfew has been imposed in Colombo and its suburbs and people have been asked to stay in their homes. The order was issued in view of thousands of anti-government protesters marching towards the capital to take part in today’s rally. Demonstrators are gathering in Colombo to put pressure on the Rajapaksa regarding the country’s growing economic crisis. Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented shortage of essential…
The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail for five days to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The top court asked Zubair not to tweet anything regarding the matter and not to go beyond the jurisdiction of the Delhi court. The bench clarified that the interim bail order pertains to the FIR registered in Sitapur and has nothing to do with the case filed against Zubair in Delhi. He said that he has not stayed the investigation in the case registered in Sitapur and…