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The assurance came from Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Colombo Vinod K. Jacob. He also said that India was the first creditor nation in January this year to convey the financing assurances needed to kick-start the IMF process.Following Sri Lanka’s request for debt treatment, in May, 17 countries formally formed an official creditor committee which is co-chaired by India, Japan and France.“India’s financial and humanitarian support worth $4 billion is far in excess of the total anticipated Extended Fund Facility of the IMF,” the Deputy High Commissioner said while participating at the inauguration of the Construction, Power and Energy Expo…

The accident happened in Bhalwal city of the province’s Sargodha district after a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder fitted in the van leaked and exploded, killing five people on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries on their way to a hospital, police told the local media.At least 14 passengers sustained burn injuries of various degrees, said the police, adding that women and children were among the victims of the unfortunate incident, Xinhua news agency reported.Several bodies were charred beyond recognition in the passenger van fire, an eyewitness told the media.Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and…

In the end, England reached 27/0 at stumps in a chase of 251 after their bowlers made good use of the overcast conditions to bowl out Australia for 224. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley remained unbeaten on 18 and 9 respectively for England to leave the required runs to 224.Resuming from 116/4 and with their lead at 142 runs, the total could have been a lot less for Australia if Travis Head hadn’t struck a magnificent 77 in conditions that were very tricky for batting.Chris Woakes (3-68) dismissed first-innings centurion Mitchell Marsh (nicked behind) and Alex Carey (chopped onto his…

Manipur Institutional Finance Department Director Anna Arambam said that a Special State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting recently decided that banks would provide relief measures by way of rescheduling of existing loans and sanctioning of fresh loans as per the emerging requirements of all loan borrowers in agricultural, MSME and other retail loans.He said that banks have been instructed to extend the moratorium period up to 12 months from the date of implementation of the rehabilitation, restructuring measures and for retail loans under P-segment (Personal/Pension/Vehicle/Housing loans etc), EMI repayment may be deferred by 12 months.Those borrowers, whose repayment capacity has…

The arrested individuals have been identified as Rajan Kumar, a native of Supaul who has been preparing for the CA examination in Patna, and Sanjay Kumar, a native of Barriya in Muzaffarpur.”The accused used to do robberies in the night. There were three persons including Rajan and Sanjay who robbed a Rapido (bike taxi) driver on June 12 and snatched his scooty, Rs 3,000 in cash and mobile phone in the area under Gopalpur,” said ASP Kamya Mishra.”The police acted swiftly and managed to nab two of them. The third accused is at large. We have identified him as well.…

Sheikh Talal conveyed these thoughts after the 42nd OCA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was elected the new OCA president.”I would be honoured to attend the Games. I am confident that they are ready, and I am certain it will be a fantastic event,” Sheikh Talal noted, pointing out China’s success in hosting previous major sports events.During the OCA general assembly, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) delivered a report on the Games’ preparations, reports Xinhua.”I have the honour and pleasure of reporting that the preparations for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou are progressing smoothly,” announced Song…

An official said that armed miscreants fired bullets in Phougakchao Awang Leikai village, injuring two police personnel and one civilian.One of the police personnel later succumbed to his injuries.A search operation was launched immediately and the miscreants were repelled.In another incident, a villager was shot at in Phubala when the farmers were working in their paddy fields.The Border Security Force personnel deployed in the area retaliated, and the armed miscreants fled from there.One Waris Khan, 18, was also injured when armed miscreants threw a mortar at Kwakta Ward No 8 in Bishnupur district.The official said that 33 more illegal bunkers,…

The 19-year-old showcased her skills on her home course at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club, concluding with a six-under-par 66 to edge out China’s Ji Yuai by one shot. Ji missed a birdie opportunity on her final hole, a setback that could have led to a playoff against the young Singaporean.Approaching the 18th green, Tan displayed impressive composure, successfully sinking a 10-foot putt to conclude the 54-hole event with a winning total of 10-under-par 206, reports Xinhua.”This (win) is truly special, particularly in the presence of all my friends and family who have been supporting me throughout the week.…

The tour involves three Trophies unique to the tournament — the Durand Cup (a rolling trophy and the original prize), the Shimla Trophy (also a rolling trophy and first given by the resident of Shimla in 1904) and the President’s Cup (for permanent keep and first presented by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President, in 1956).The three magnificent Durand Trophies were received at the Army Officers Institute (AOI) in Colaba in a poignant ceremony by the Chief Guest, V Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command and Lt Gen HS Kahlon, AVSM, SM, GOC, HQ MG &…

This will give more power to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the anti-money laundering agency, to act against tax evasion within GSTN.The government through a gazette notification, notified the exchange of information between ED and GSTN under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to help in such kind of investigations.The notification is regarding sharing of information between ED and GSTN under section 66(1)(iii) of PMLA.The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has been bullish on preventing tax evasion.CBIC chairman Vivek Johri had said last month that the government is serious towards curbing the practice of fake billing…