Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his G20 presidency to burnish his image at home and abroad as a steward of national power and prosperity, asserting India's place in the world ahead of general elections next year
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As the all-powerful ruler of oil-rich Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba had two passions, music and forests, that forged powerful ties across the world. But to his own people, Bongo, 64, embodied a family dynasty, founded by his father, which had…
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A billionaire Indian family with close ties to the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, secretly invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the Indian stock market, buying its own shares, newly disclosed documents suggest
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Rituals to appease the rain gods were initiated by the Yakkha, Rakusa and Naga, who were the ancient tribes of Lanka. It is they who have now evolved into the hybrid, modern races of the island and carried forward their ancient cultural…
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It was the bald head that became the avatar of a million dreamy rebellions; the shaved pate that bridged the gap between the angry and the sublime. It is almost impossible to think about Sinead O’Connor, the Irish singer whose death was…
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ri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has proposed reducing tariffs by an average of 3%, in a new cost and tariff filing, but the proposed costs have fallen 27%, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, Janaka Ratnayake…
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Civil unrest broke out in parts of Israel on Sunday (26) night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister for criticizing the government’s divisive judicial overhaul, prompting protesters to surge into the streets,…
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Sri Lanka's electricity regulator has approved a 65% hike in electricity tariffs effective from Wednesday (15), a government source said
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The seminal event of the 2023 Budget cycle was not Budget 2023. The Budget was more good than bad, but too tepid overall to be an inflection point. The real stunner was the speech by Mahinda Rajapaksa during the second reading. To call it…
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A question that has bothered many is why, after being handed the presidency on a platter without having to sweat for it, President Ranil Wickremesinghe is acting the way he does
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