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Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in New Delhi for a state visit. He chose India as his first bilateral visit after victories in presidential and parliamentary polls. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday thanked India for economic support during the island nation’s financial meltdown and crucial assistance in restructuring bilateral debt. Dissanayake is on his first bilateral visit to New Delhi after assuming power in Colombo. “We faced an unprecedented economic crisis some 2 years ago and India supported us immensely to come out of that quagmire. It has also helped us immensely after that, especially in the debt-free…

Delhi-NCR has implemented GRAP-3 due to a spike in pollution levels. Restrictions include a ban on non-essential construction and strict vehicle regulations. The Centre’s air quality panel has invoked the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-3) in Delhi-NCR as the national capital grapples with a sharp rise in pollution levels. The decision was triggered after the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed into ‘very poor’ category on Monday. As a result, the city has imposed stringent measures to curb air pollution, including a complete ban on non-essential construction and demolition activities. The move comes as Delhi experiences a…

French economist Thomas Piketty urged India to tax the super-rich to address inequality, advocating a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax. Thomas Piketty, a French economist and novelist, stated on Friday that given India’s high levels of inequality, more should be done to tax its super-rich. The author of the best-selling book “Capital in the 21st Century” urged India to fulfil a July commitment made by the finance ministers of the Group of 20 major countries to work together to tax the wealthiest people in the world. Piketty stated, “India should be active in taxing the rich,” during…

The father of Atul Singhania, requested police to hand over his grandson (Atul Subash’s son) who is currently with Singhania’s family. Atul Subash’s father thanked Bengaluru Police for arresting Nikita Singhania, and her family members in connection with his son’s suicide case. He also requested police to hand over his grandson (Atul Subash’s son) who is currently with Singhania’s family. Speaking to reporters after the arrest, Pawan Kumar said, “I am thankful to the police for arresting their (Nikita Singhania’s) family. We do not even know if our grandson is alive or his whereabouts. We request the police to give…

Aaditya Thackeray urged CM Devendra Fadnavis to start a formal inquiry into the alleged road scam, targeting deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to exclude former CM Eknath Shinde and two other ex-ministers from the cabinet due to their alleged involvement in a road scam in the state. Thackeray has also targeted deputy CM Eknath Shinde and Mangal Prabhat Lodha along with Deepak Kesarkar in what he called a ₹12,000 crore scam. “If the BJP government is serious about acting on the road scam, they must keep the then illegal CM…

Videos of Justice Yadav speaking on provocative issues, including his purported remark on “law working according to majority” were circulated on social mediam. Allahabad high court’ sitting judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who courted controversy over his alleged remarks at an event of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), is likely to appear before the Supreme Court collegium to explain his stand. The apex court on December 10 took note of the news reports and sought a report from the high court. “The Supreme Court has taken note of newspaper reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a…

Omar Abdullah said that one can’t accept election results when it’s a win, and blame EVMs when it’s a loss. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed INDIA ally Congress’s vehement objection to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), opening another point of friction with the INDIA Bloc ally. After its loss in the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Congress has expressed doubts about the EVM’s infallibility and the election outcome. It has demanded a return to the paper ballot. Abdullah said that one can’t accept election results when it’s a win, and blame EVMs when it’s a loss.…

While party supremo Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the New Delhi constituency, Chief Minister Atishi has been fielded again from Kalkaji. In its fourth and final list for the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party has fielded convenor Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi and chief minister Atishi from Kalkaji. The list of 38 candidates features other key leaders of the party as well, including Saurabh Bharadwaj, Gopal Rai, Satyendra Kumar Jain and Durgesh Pathak. Elections to the 70-member assembly of the national capital are due to be held in February 2025. Ahead of the assembly polls, AAP chief…

D Gukesh recalled how Viswanathan Anand’s 2013 World Championship defeat to Magnus Carlsen motivated him as a seven-year-old. D Gukesh scripted history on Thursday, as he became the youngest-ever world chess champion, at the age of 18. He defeated defending champion Ding Liren in the decisive Game 14 at the World Chess Championship in Singapore. It was a see-saw battle through the game and it was going according to Liren’s plan as he tried to force a tie-breaker. But a massive blunder by him in the 55th move, saw him resign and concede to Gukesh in a 6.5-7.5 victory Gukesh…

Yoon, however, vowed not to give up and said he would do his best for the country until the last minute. Hours after the parliament voted to remove him from office, South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday said he would “step aside”. Yoon, however, vowed not to give up and said he would do his best for the country until the last minute. “Though I must now step aside for a while, the journey toward the future… must never come to a stop,” he said in a televised address. Earlier today, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach…