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April 6, 2022, 11:45 am Washington, April 6 ( /Sputnik) The US $100 million additional security assistance to Ukraine will include Javelin anti-tank systems, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. “Today, the Biden Administration authorized an additional Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $100 million to meet an urgent Ukrainian need … Read more
April 6, 2022, 11:22 am New Delhi, April 6 : AirAsia on Wednesday announced that it will resume international flights from India to Malaysia and Thailand from April and May 2022 onwards. Six new routes from India to Malaysia include Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur (commencing 1 April 2022), Tiruchirappalli … Read more
April 6, 2022, 11:26 am Colombo, April 6 : The Sri Lankan Parliament will be holding a special debate on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing economic crisis situation. The decision to hold the meeting was announced on Tuesday during the party leaders meeting in Parliament. The Colombo Page quoted Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena as saying … Read more
April 6, 2022, 10:46 am Islamabad, April 6 : The joint opposition parties candidate for of Punjab chief minister Hamza Shehbaz has said they will gather their lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly to show their numerical strength here on Wednesday, Dawn reported. The assembly session has been called for Wednesday which was earlier prorogued till … Read more
April 6, 2022, 9:50 am Islamabad, April 6 : Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Imran Khan, met Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, and discussed a strategy for the upcoming provincial assembly session, and also talked about options of suspending opposition members and dissolving the assembly, Dawn reported on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari postponed the … Read more
April 6, 2022, 9:28 am Islamabad, April 6 : A survey has found 64 per cent Pakistanis have rejected the government’s narrative of a US conspiracy behind the opposition’s no-trust move and instead feel inflation and the Imran Khan government’s failure to redress it as the main trigger. However, 36 per cent of respondents of … Read more
April 6, 2022, 8:14 am Kuala Lumpur, April 6 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia reported 12,017 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the national total to 4,268,486, the country’s health ministry informed on Wednesday. There are 59 new imported cases, with 11,958 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 33 deaths have been reported, … Read more
April 6, 2022, 9:52 am Islamabad, April 6 : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has called out the alleged “threat letter” drama by Imran Khan as his last ditch attempt that was exposed by the sudden transfer of a key envoy. The main character behind the so-called ‘threat letter’, former ambassador to … Read more
April 6, 2022, 8:11 am Srinagar, April 6 : An dentified militant has been killed in an ongoing gun battle in Kashmir on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said the gunfight broke in Tral area of Awantipora sub-district in south Kashmir when joint forces launched a cordon and search operation following an input about the … Read more
April 6, 2022, 7:38 am Beijing, April 6 ( /Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 1,383 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Tuesday, 973 were in Jilin, 311 in Shanghai, and 17 in Zhejiang. Besides, a total of 32 new imported Covid-19 cases were … Read more
April 6, 2022, 7:00 am Beijing, April 6 ( /Xinhua) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Xingwen County of Yibin City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 7:50 am Wednesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 28.22 degrees north latitude and 105.03 degrees east longitude, at a depth of … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:46 pm Washington/New Delhi, April 5 : Amid the West’s agitation over India’s purchase of discounted fuel from Russia, the US has said that energy payments are not sanctioned, even as it expressed hope that India would source from America the fuel it is seeking from Russia. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki, … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:31 pm Imphal, April 5 : FIFA president Gianni Infantino has conveyed his best wishes to Team India women’s former captain Bembem Devi on her 42nd birthday. Oinam Bembem Devi, also known as Durga of Indian football, celebrated her 42nd birthday on April 4. In a letter to All India Football President … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:14 pm Colombo, April 5 : A day after he was appointed Sri Lanka’s new Finance Minister to battle the country’s worst economic meltdown, Ali Sabry resigned from on Tuesday, saying the government needed to take “proactive and unconventional steps … to navigate this unprecedented crisis”. Sabry was part of a four-member … Read more
April 5, 2022, 5:17 pm Colombo, April 5 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed senior party leaders that he will not step down from the Presidency but will hand over the government to whoever holds 113 seats in Parliament. The Daily Mirror reported on Tuesday that Rajapaksa – amid public protests throughout the … Read more
April 5, 2022, 11:40 am Islamabad, April 5 : Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has asked the petitioners which mainly comprise the joint opposition parties to explain to the Supreme Court how, and the April 3 ruling by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on the no-confidence resolution against the prime minister … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:40 pm Islamabad, April 5 : Pakistan’s Supreme Court will resume its hearing on the ruling by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on the no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, Dawn reported . A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, also includes Justice … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:14 pm Colombo, April 5 : As the economic situation continues to worsen in Sri Lanka, a health emergency has been declared in the island nation due to shortage of medicine, fuel, and equipment and constant powercuts. Sri Lankan Government Medical Officers’ Association announced the decision in an Emergency Central Committee convened … Read more
April 5, 2022, 1:50 pm Islamabad, April 5 : The sudden dissolution of the Pakistan National Assembly and the fall of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has led to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pausing the country’s fund facility, Dawn reported on Tuesday. Esther Perez Ruiz, IMF’s resident representative in Islamabad, said that the fund is … Read more
April 5, 2022, 12:07 pm Colombo, April 5 : Sri Lanka’s central bank is set to name a new chief, in the midst of its worst economic crisis in over 70 years, BBC reported on Tuesday. P Nandalal Weerasinghe will take over as the central bank’s governor on Thursday. This comes after the bank’s chief … Read more
April 5, 2022, 11:38 am Colombo, April 5 : Sri Lanka’s economic crisis took a turn for the worse on Tuesday when the country’s top medical body declared a public health emergency in the country due to a shortage of medicines and equipment, BBC reported on Tuesday. The nation’s top medical body, the Government Medical … Read more
April 5, 2022, 4:09 pm Kyiv, April 5 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr on Tuesday said the country needs “serious players” who can “go all the way” to make security guarantees. He said, “We need serious players who are ready to go all the way. We need a circle of countries who would within 24 hours … Read more
April 5, 2022, 6:04 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The stand taken by India vis-a-vis the Ukraine-Russia war is an “eloquent testimony” of the Nehruvian principle of non-alignment, Congress MP Manish Tewari said in the Lok Sabha. Participating in the debate, Tewari said Russia was a trusted ally of India but sometimes friends also … Read more
April 5, 2022, 5:37 pm Islamabad, April 5 : Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of case filed against National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s “unconstitutional act” till Wednesday. According to Geo TV, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial directed NA speaker’s counsel Naeem Bokhari to present the minutes of the crucial … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:23 pm Colombo, April 5 : More than 40 MPs have deserted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s coalition government deepening the political crisis in a country which is reeling under the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The MPs from parties aligned with Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)-led coalition … Read more
April 5, 2022, 2:16 pm Colombo, April 5 : A US dollar officially fetched 300 Sri Lankan rupees on Tuesday for the first time in the island nation’s history. The selling price of the dollar at licenced commercial banks has increased to Rs 310, Sri Lankan Newswire reported. This is the first time the dollar … Read more
April 5, 2022, 3:10 pm Islamabad, April 5 : The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday clarified that it has not issued any statement regarding its inability to conduct general elections within three months. The Commission tweeted: “It is necessary to clarify that the Election Commission has not issued any statement regarding the election.” Earlier, … Read more
April 5, 2022, 9:06 am New Delhi, April 5 : A Bill to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 has been listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as per the list of business for the House. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will … Read more
April 5, 2022, 10:32 am Islamabad, April 5 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday said that it will not be possible to conduct general elections within three months, citing various legal hitches and procedural challenges as the reason, Dawn reported. A senior ECP official said that it would take at least six … Read more
April 5, 2022, 9:38 am Islamabad, April 5 : Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman have asked the military authorities to clear their position on the PTI government’s claim that the National Security Committee (NSC) had declared the opposition’s resolution a “part of foreign agenda”, Dawn reported … Read more
April 5, 2022, 8:53 am Islamabad, April 5 : Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party workers besieged a hotel here in Gulberg where several disgruntled PTI lawmakers were staying along with hundreds of PML-N MPAs ahead of the crucial election of the Punjab chief minister scheduled for Wednesday, Dawn reported on Tuesday. The PTI workers shouted slogans against … Read more
April 5, 2022, 8:32 am Islamabad, April 5 : A former American official has accused of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of playing the ‘US Card’ to further his political ambitions at home ahead of the electoral showdown, Express Tribune reported on Tuesday. Lisa Curtis, who served in both the Bush and Trump presidencies and … Read more
April 5, 2022, 7:46 am Jakarta, April 5 ( /Xinhua) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku early Tuesday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. /XINHUA ACL0746
April 5, 2022, 8:09 am Kuala Lumpur, April 5 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia reported 10,002 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the national total to 4,256,469, the Health Ministry informed on Monday. There are 98 new imported cases and 9,904 local transmissions, data showed. A further 28 deaths have been reported, taking the country’s Covid death toll to … Read more
April 5, 2022, 7:21 am Beijing, April 5 ( /Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 1,173 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Monday, 792 were in Jilin, 268 in Shanghai, and 17 in Heilongjiang. Besides, a total of 62 new imported Covid-19 cases were … Read more
April 5, 2022, 7:24 am Seoul, April 5 ( /Xinhua) South Korea reported 266,135 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 14,267,401, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was up from 127,190 in the previous day, but it was lower than 347,490 a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease … Read more
April 5, 2022, 7:17 am Islamabad, April 5 : After Imran Khan asked Pakistn President Dr Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly, thus catching the opposition completely off guard, there was talk about a similar fate befalling the Punjab assembly with the government thinking about imposing governor’s rule in the province, Express Tribune reported … Read more
April 4, 2022, 11:05 pm Islamabad, April 4 : Amid political turmoil in the country, National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf on Monday resigned from his position, the Express Tribune reported. “Today, I leave extremely satisfied and content, most of all because I know that the NSA’s office and the NSD are vibrant institutions with … Read more
April 4, 2022, 10:15 pm Colombo, April 4 : Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed his former lawyer and justice minister as the new finance minister, as thousands took to the streets across the island nation demanding the government’s resignation amid a worsening economic crisis. Ali Sabry, who appeared on behalf of … Read more
April 4, 2022, 9:45 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian music composer, Ricky Kej on winning the Grammy Award for his album Divine Tides. In response to a tweet by Ricky Kej, the PM tweeted, “Congratulations for this remarkable feat and best wishes for your future endeavours!” … Read more
April 4, 2022, 5:15 pm Islamabad, April 4 : Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Monday sent letters to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif seeking suggestions for the appointment of a caretaker PM. The process of appointing a caretaker PM has been initiated. According to Geo News, in … Read more
April 4, 2022, 2:22 pm Beijing, April 4 ( /Sputnik) The People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) has sent over 2,000 doctors to Shanghai, which is currently facing the largest Covid-19 lockdown in two years, to assist in fighting against the infection, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Monday. “The PLA has sent over 2,000 … Read more
April 4, 2022, 1:00 pm Colombo, April 4 : Former Justice Minister Ali Sabry has been appointed as new Sri Lankan Finance Minister, in place of Basil Rajapaksa, amidst a severe economic crisis engulfing the island nation. Sabry is among four new ministers who were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday morning, hours … Read more
April 4, 2022, 2:30 pm Islamabad, April 4 : Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday sent letters to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif seeking suggestions for the appointment of a caretaker PM. The process of appointing a caretaker PM has been initiated. According to Geo News, in … Read more
April 4, 2022, 1:15 pm Islamabad, April 4 : A larger bench of the Supreme Court in Pakistan will be taking up on Monday the legality of the current situation in the country following the dismissal of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan by National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and the … Read more
April 4, 2022, 3:50 pm The Hague, April 4 ( /Xinhua) The Netherlands football coach Louis van Gaal revealed that he has been suffering from an aggressive form of prostate cancer since the end of 2020. The 70-year-old announced his diagnosis on a TV show while promoting a documentary about his life that premieres on … Read more
April 4, 2022, 12:14 pm Islamabad, April 4 : Imran Khan will continue to serve as the prime minister of Pakistan till a caretaker premier is not appointed under Article 224-A(4) of the country’s Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi ‘s office, Dawn reported on Monday. Article 224(A) of the … Read more
April 4, 2022, 12:07 pm Colombo, April 4 : Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange halted trading for the second time after an index of sensitive stock dropped 7.88 percent amid an unfolding political crisis added to an economic downslide. The Standard and Poor’s SL 20 Index fell 7.88 percent and the All Share Index fell … Read more
April 4, 2022, 10:22 am Kyiv, April 4 : The Ukrainian army on Monday said that Russia is launched a “hidden mobilisation” of another 60,000 soldiers. The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, “The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation plans to engage around 60,000 people during the mobilisation.” They further said that the … Read more
April 4, 2022, 11:44 am New Delhi, April 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on his victory in the Parliamentary elections in Hungary. “Congratulations, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on your victory in the Parliamentary elections in Hungary. Look forward to continue working with you to … Read more