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World Bank backs $110m Sri Lanka road recovery

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The World Bank has endorsed $110 million in financing to restore and rebuild 600 kilometers of roads across Sri Lanka that sustained severe damage during Cyclone Ditwah. Channe... Read More


Former Energy Minister among 18 issued coal probe notices

Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating alleged irregularities in coal imports since 2009 has issued notices to eighteen individuals, including former Power and Ene... Read More


Pragyan Ojha to be India's new interim chief selector, replacing Ajit Agarkar: BCCI sources

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Former India cricketer Pragyan Ojha is set to take over as India's interim chief selector, replacing Ajit Agarkar, according to BCCI sources. The development comes as the Board... Read More


"It's part of an actor's job.why should we only talk about an International accent": Nimrat Kaur on learning accents

Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- For Nimrat Kaur, learning an accent is simply part of getting into character. Whether it is an international accent or a regional Indian dialect, the actor believes adapting the wa... Read More


13 held in Assam, Keralam, WB in cross-border terrorism probe

Silchar/Kolkata, Sept. 30 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested 13 people from Assam, West Bengal and Keralam and conducted searches at 16 locations across the three states as... Read More


3 cases registered over LPU violence, SIT to probe arson

Jalandhar, Sept. 30 -- The Punjab police have registered three FIRs against unidentified students on the charges of attempt to murder, robbery and assault on police personnel during violent clashes at... Read More


HC stays arrest of CJP member booked for video of UP school

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 30 -- The Allahabad high court has stayed the arrest of Gaurav Bharti alias Gaurav Kumar, a student and member of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), following an FIR registered against ... Read More


'True progress is when benefits reach poorest'

NAGPUR, Sept. 30 -- True development must focus on the welfare of every citizen, with the most marginalised person at its core, while keeping the gap between the highest and lowest economic strata as ... Read More


couple hacked to death in pvt school they had founded in u.p.

LUCKNOW, Sept. 30 -- A government school principal and his wife were hacked to death on Monday night on the campus of a private school they founded in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district, police said o... Read More


hc junks fssai order to stop use of 'energy drink' phrase

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) order directing Red Bull to discontinue using the descriptor "Energy Drink" for ... Read More