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India-Saudi ties promise shared growth, security, stability, says Jaishankar

Emphasising the importance of strategic economic ties between India and Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that the collaboration holds the ?promise of shared growth, prosperity, stability, security and development?. Jaishankar, who?reached Riyadh on Saturday, is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia ? his first as External Affairs Minister. He addressed diplomats at the Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies in Riyadh on Sunday, where he ?underli

30 Sep, 2022

Price of Petrol 92 Octane and 95 Octane reduced

The Price of Petrol 92 Octane and 95 Octane has been reduced, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. He said that the price of Petrol 92 Octane will be reduced by Rs 40 per liter and Petrol 95 Octane by Rs 30 per liter from midnight today. Petrol 92 Octane will now be sold at Rs 410 per liter and Petrol 95 Octane Rs 510 per liter. The price of other petroleum products will remain the same. Meanwhile, Lanka IOC said that it has also decided to reduce the price of petrol in line w

01 Oct, 2022

Japan puts preconditions to support Sri Lanka’s debt issue

Japan has placed preconditions in order to support Sri Lanka’s debt issue. Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that Japan is prepared to “do its part” over Sri Lanka’s debt issue. However, he said that other creditors, such as China and India, should also be involved in efforts to resolve it. Suzuki made the remarks after meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Kyodo news service reported. The Japanese Finance Minister said that he urged Sri Lanka to provide the necessary informat

30 Sep, 2022