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- World
IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion
Colombo: The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached a staff-level agreement to provide about USD 2.9 billion to…
- Pakistan
Pak may face protests, instability amid high food, fuel prices: IMF
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against protests and instability…
- Middle East
Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq’s Green Zone amid violent protests
Baghdad: Supporters of an influential Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns into Iraq’s Green Zone as security forces returned fire on Tuesday, seriously escalating a month-long political crisis gripping the…
- Hyderabad
Prophet row: Police arrest Raja Singh from Hyderabad residence
Hyderabad: The City police on Thursday arrested the now suspended BJP MLA from Gosha Mahal T Raja Singh three days after multiple cases have been filed against him, especially for making remarks…
- Hyderabad
Prophet row: Hyderabad police challenge Raja Singh’s bail; Notices issued in old cases
Hyderabad: The city police on Thursday launched an all-out attack on suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh. On one hand, police approached Telangana High Court against the MLA’s bail orders delivered by the…
- Hyderabad
Conspiracy against me by police: Raja Singh responds for first time after bail
Hyderabad: Days after suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MLA T Raja Singh was released on bail, the MLA responded for the first time after he made the controversial video where insensitive remarks on…
- Photos
Photos: Protest held against Raja Singh in Old City on Wednesday
The Old City of Hyderabad continued to witness protests against Raja Singh on Wednesday. At Shalibanda, men were seen raising slogans demanding the arrest of the MLA.
- News
Photos: Hyderabad continues to witness protests against Raja Singh
Hyderabad: Hyderabad continues to be tense as the city is witnessing protests after a court granted bail to BJP MLA Raja Singh on Tuesday.
- World
Protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against abduction, forced conversion of Sikh woman
Peshawar: Members of the Sikh community protested for a second day in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against a woman’s alleged abduction, forceful conversion and marriage to a Muslim man. “Dina Kumari, 25,…
- World
Anti-Taliban protests erupt in Pakistan border areas
Islamabad: Protests against the strengthening of the Taliban erupted in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The protesters on Friday called on the Islamabad government to take stronger action against attempts by…
- Delhi
Farmers jam Delhi-Jaipur e-way to protest low compensation for land
Gurugram: Thousands of farmers of Kasan, Mokalwas, Sehrawan and other adjoining villages on Saturday blocked the National Highway in Gurugram’s Panchgaon Chowk demanding more compensation for the land acquired in their villages…
- India
HIV+ patients protest over shortage of drugs; Govt denies medicine scarcity
New Delhi: A group of people who are HIV positive have been protesting outside the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) office here for the past 20 days alleging shortage of certain antiretroviral…
- India
Mobile internet suspended for 5 days in Manipur amid protests
Imphal: Mobile internet services have been suspended for five days across Manipur, as per an official order. According to the order issued by Special Secretary (Home) H Gyan Prakash on Saturday, some…