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Colombo, Mar 6: Sri Lanka Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency to quell anti-Muslim riots that have killed at least two people and damaged dozens of mosques and homes, a minister said. "The cabinet of ministers decided on tough measures, including a 10-day nationwide state of emergency," Minister of City Planning Rauff Hakeem said as police imposed a curfew in the riot-hit central

Washington, Mar 4: US President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinpingon Saturday after the ruling Communist party announced it was eliminating the two-term limit for the presidency, paving the way for Xi to serve indefinitely, according to audio aired by CNN. "He’s now president for life, president for life. And he’s great," Trump said, according to audio of excerpts of Trump’s remarks

Karachi, Mar 4: Krishna Lal Kohli, aka Krishna Kumari Kohli, aka Kishoo Bai has become the first-ever Dalit woman to be elected to the upper house of Pakistan’s parliament. The election that took place Saturday saw the victory of 39-year-old activist who was nominated for a minority Senate seat from the Sindh Assembly by the Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) last month

Washington, Mar 4: A man shot himself dead near the north fence line of the White House, the secret service said on Saturday. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were in Florida at the time of the incident which took place on Friday when the man, standing in a crowd of more than 100 people near the White House, shot himself. According to the secret service, the individual, who has

Washington, Mar 3: The Trump administration has delayed its decision on termination of work authorisation for spouses of the H-1B visa holders, in a big relief to a significantly large number of Indian workers and their families. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a court submission this week said that it would not take a decision on terminating the work authorisation of H4 visa users

Former CIA chief John Brennan has expressed “deep worry and concern” about America’s leadership and national security, because President Donald Trump is "unstable, inept, inexperienced, and also unethical." In an interview with MSNBC on Friday, Brennan said he believed Trump was "ill-prepared" to discharge the duties of commander-in-chief, particularly on international issues. "It is no secret to

Washington, Mar 3: U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win after his plan to put tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium triggered global criticism and a slide in stock markets. The European Union raised the possibility of taking countermeasures, France said the duties would be unacceptable and China urged Trump to show restraint

New Delhi, Mar 2: It was supposed to be the crowning achievement of Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishnan's five-decade career. But his $7 billion bet on mobile carrier Aircel Ltd may instead go down as one of the biggest-ever flops by a foreign investor in India, a stark reminder that doing business in the world's fastest-growing major economy is often a lot tougher than it looks. Krishnan's holding

Baku, Mar 2: At least 30 people died as a fire tore through a drug rehabilitation clinic in the Azerbaijani capital Baku early on Friday, the local APA news agency reported. Firefighters and rescuers of Azerbaijan's emergencies ministry had extinguished the blaze and were investigating its causes, the news agency added.

Washington, Mar 1: Hope Hicks, one of US President Donald Trump`s longest-serving, most trusted aides, is resigning from her job as White House communications director. The White House announced she was leaving a day after Hicks, 29, spent nine hours in a closed hearing of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential