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Shah vows to end Pb drug menace by 2029

Jalandhar, Oct. 1 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday pledged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), if voted to power in Punjab next year, will eradicate the trade of "chitta" (synthetic dr... Read More


IISc B'luru slips out of top 250 institutes

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has slipped out of the top 250 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, despite improving its scores ... Read More


Twisha case: HC asks Giribala to file revised bail application

Jabalpur, Oct. 1 -- The Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on the bail application of retired judge Giribala Singh in the death of former model Twisha Sharma after Singh's law... Read More


Luthra brothers offer Rs.15L each to families of goa fire victims

PANAJI, Oct. 1 -- The Luthra brothers, co-owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, a Goa nightclub where a fire claimed 25 lives in December last year, have told the Bombay high court at Goa that they are willi... Read More


Corporate figure's SP entry spices up battle

Lucknow, Oct. 1 -- The sudden entry of Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, a corporate executive with Gujarat connections, as a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate has spiced up the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in... Read More


People's Leasing & Finance debenture issue draws over Rs. 10 bn

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka's People's Leasing & Finance PLC said its Rs. 10 billion debenture issue was oversubscribed, and announced the basis of allotment in a market filing. The company initia... Read More


CBSL governor says IMF agreement nearing completion

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said Sri Lanka is likely to reach a staff-level agreement under its ongoing IMF programme "very soon", noting that the Government ha... Read More


Public Finance Committee approves new foreign exchange regulations

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- The Committee on Public Finance has approved Foreign Exchange Regulations Nos. 01 and 02 of 2026 and the Order issued under Section 22 of the Foreign Exchange Act, following discu... Read More


Sri Lanka records $133 Mn current account surplus in August

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka's external current account moved back into a surplus of $133 million in August, following four consecutive months of deficits, as a reduction in import expenditure helpe... Read More


Sri Lanka Holds Inflation Target at 5% for Next Three Years

Sri Lanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka will maintain its inflation target at 5%, with a two-percentage-point band on either side, for the next three years, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandal... Read More