Church employee released over grenade found in church

India could consider broken rice shipments through diplomatic deals

India could consider supplying broken rice to other countries only through diplomatic channels, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, an arm of the trade ministry, said in an order on Wednesday. India banned overseas shipments of broken rice and imposed a 20% duty on exports of various other grades in September 2022 amid concern over production because of below-average monsoon rainfall in key growing states. China was the biggest buyer of India’s broken rice, with purchases of 1.1 million

28 May, 2023

TISL seeks cross-party support for Anti-Corruption law

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has sought cross-party support to pass the best possible version of the Anti-Corruption law in Parliament. Closing the implementation gap between law and practice is important to see the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill becoming a success, the Government and Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), who took part in a roundtable discussion, jointly emphasized, according to TISL. TISL organised the High-Level cross-party discussion with Party Leaders, Part

28 May, 2023

Canadian lawmakers express concern over human rights violations in Pakistan

In a significant development, Canadian?lawmakers have expressed “grave concern over the situation unfolding in Pakistan” in a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The letter comes as the Pakistan government’s crackdown continues against the PTI leaders and workers. Talking to the media outside his residence, Imran Khan said over 7,500 workers, including women, of his party have been arrested by police. The 16 signatories of the letter are lawmakers who are members of the Canada-Pakist

27 May, 2023