Ethnic strife in Pak as Sindhi nationalists attack shops, hotels owned by Pashtuns

Islamabad (IANS) Ethnic tensions flared up in several Sindh districts of Pakistan following the killing of 35-year-old Bilal Kaka at a hotel in Hyderabad a couple of days ago, local media reported.

A 35-year-old man was killed and five of his…

First I2U2 projects to promote agriculture, food, green energy in India

New York (IANS) The first projects of the I2U2 will be located in India and help with agriculture, food and green energy, according to the joint statement of the four leaders after the group's launch.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as interim President of Sri Lanka

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as the interim President

of the island nation on Friday.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was sworn-in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt set to join BRICS

Moscow (IANS) Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and answered at next year's summit in South Africa, BRICS International Forum President Purnima Anand told Russian media on…

Staff-level agreement between Pakistan, IMF reached

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has finally reached a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it announced agreement on the completion of two outstanding programme reviews, along with an increase of total loan size from 6 billion…

SL majority parties threaten no confidence motion against Ranil Wickremesingeh

Colombo (IANS) Leading Sri Lanka's politics into further chaos, a majority of the political parties have threatened to bring a no confidence motion against the Prime Minister and Acting President Ranil Wickremesingeh.

Opposition parties…

UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring

United Nations (IANS) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India's efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).

In her message to a session on the Indian…

Amid curfew and emergency, SL protesters exhort people to flock to Colombo

Colombo (IANS) With President Gotabaya Rajapaksa failing to announce his resignation by 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday as promised, angry protesters surrounded the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is tipped to be acting president…

Palestinians disappointed with US policy ahead of Biden's visit

Ramallah (IANS) Ahead of US President Joe Biden's first visit to the Middle East, the Palestinians are disappointed with the US' failure to present any new peace initiative and fulfill its promises on the Palestinian cause.

Biden is…

Sri Lankan PM appointed Acting President: Speaker

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Acting President in accordance with the Article 37.1 of the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane said on Wednesday.

He…