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A sparkling 93 by Sadeera Samarawickrama that preceded a spirited bowling effort helped Sri Lanka overcome Bangladesh by 21 runs in their Asia Cup Super 4 match in Colombo on Saturday. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka (3/28), spinner Maheesh Theekshana (3/69) and Matheesha Pathirana (3/58) were on the money with the ball as they bundled…
In this April 21, 2019, file photo, Sri Lankan police officers inspect the site of an explosion at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry on Saturday defended the country’s intelligence chief after he was accused by a British television channel as the plotter of the 2019…
The G20 Declaration has welcomed the ‘G20 Framework for Systems of Digital Public Infrastructure’, recognising the role of DPI in the delivery of services at a societal scale, and underlined the commitment to work together to promote cooperation on international governance for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar described the Declaration as a “tremendous…
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Indian U23 football team.© Twitter India conceded a late goal to lose 1-2 against hosts China in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Saturday. No Indian player managed to register his name on the score sheet as China’s Hu Hetao scored an own goal. Tao Qianglong and Naibijiang Mohemati were the goal scorers of…
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G20 leaders recognised the critical role of private enterprises in accelerating growth (File) New Delhi: Concerned over cascading crises and challenges facing the global economy, the G20 leaders on Saturday underlined the need for well-calibrated monetary, fiscal, financial, and structural policies to promote growth, reduce inequalities, and maintain macroeconomic and financial stability. The G20 leaders…
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Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under U.N.’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul, Turkey. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The G-20 leaders’ recommendation to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) to help the movement of grains, food, and fertilisers from Russia and Ukraine…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference at the G-20 Summit, in New Delhi, on September 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Paving the way for a co-ordinated global approach to regulating cryptocurrencies, strengthening multilateral development banks’ lending capacity and replicating the use of digital public infrastructure like the India Stack to expand…
“The longer it takes, the more people suffer,” said Zelensky. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that “slower” arms shipments from Western countries were threatening his counteroffensive, calling for more powerful and long-range weapons to push back Russian forces. Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in June after stockpiling Western weapons, but has made…
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Yashasvi Jaiswal in action for Indian cricket team© AFP The International Cricket Council has come up with an “average” rating for the pitch at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, which hosted the opening Test between West India and India in July. Jeff Crowe, the match referee for the Test, had initially given a “below average”…
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Some of the spouses also went to an exhibition organised at the National Gallery of Modern Art. New Delhi: Spouses of various world leaders attending the G20 Summit here were treated to a special lunch at Jaipur House on Saturday, following which they were given a guided tour of an exhibition of culturally-rich artefacts at…
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