Minimum price of big onions purchased from farmers increased

India tells IMF to clear the path for Sri Lanka

India has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said today. He told reporters in Colombo that India has given the IMF financing assurances to clear the path for Sri Lanka. “India decided not to wait on others but to do what we believe is right. We extended financing assurances to the IMF to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward. Our expectation is that this will not only strengthen Sr

20 Jan, 2023

Ranjan Ramanayaka returns to do laptop charity

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayaka returned to Sri Lanka today to do charity and distribute laptops to needy children. Ramanayaka told reporters at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) that he had managed to collect laptops from several people in the US. He said the laptops will be distributed to needy children in Sri Lanka, free of charge. Asked if he has plans to contest in the upcoming Local Government elections, Ramanayaka said he cannot contest as his civic rights had been stripped by c

20 Jan, 2023

2023 outlook: India will mark its rise by showing leadership: Editor-in-Chief of Nikkei Asia

Tokyo (Japan), January 4 (ANI): The Editor-in-Chief of Nikkei Asia, Shigesaburo Okumura, said, in his view, 2023 would be remembered for India?s emergence as the third pole of the world. ?A year ago, I predicted a stronger Xi Jinping and a weaker Joe Biden in my forecast for 2022. I was almost correct, but the reality turned out a little differently than I expected,? the editor-in-chief said. He said, ?Xi secured a third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and filled the s

20 Jan, 2023