Author: Aadarsh Satwant

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago. Dissanayake, whose pro-working class populist campaign won him youth support, secured victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, the runner up; and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over the country two years ago after its economy hit bottom. Dissanayake is the leader of National People’s Power alliance, and of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, or People’s Liberation Front, a…

Sri Lanka’s presidential election is scheduled for 21 September. Ranil Wickremesinghe, whom parliament elected president when Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled in July 2022, would have preferred to postpone the polls. His government’s measures to stabilise the economy in line with International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommendations and his aversion to sidelining the most corrupt members of the Rajapaksa family have made him unpopular. Wickremesinghe belongs to the United National Party, but holds sway in parliament thanks to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party controlled by the Rajapaksas. The president and SLPP leaders postponed the local government elections scheduled for March 2023…

The car was locked from inside and it appears that the children could not unlock it, the official said. Two children missing for hours were found dead inside a parked car at Antop Hill in central Mumbai, with the police suspecting that the kids lost their lives due to suffocation, an official said on Thursday. The car was locked from inside and it appears that the children could not unlock it, the official said. Muskan Mohabbat Shaikh (5) and Sajid Mohammed Shaikh (7) were playing outside their homes, where the car was parked, on Wednesday afternoon. When the children did…

December 4 (SeeNews) – UK-listed energy and natural resources company Ascent Resources said it is starting a process to distribute an entitlement to the economic interest in 49% of any net proceeds to be received in case of a successful claim outcome against Slovenia. The intention is to give qualifying stakeholders the opportunity of having ring-fenced access to a significant portion of the net proceeds resulting from a successful claim, which is not exposed to further changes in the capital structure of the company, Ascent Resources said in a filing to the London Stock Exchange on Friday. As part of…

A case has been initiated against Vijay Botdiya, a diamond agent, who stands accused of deceiving Vikas Jain, a 40-year-old businessman, and owner of Midas Diamond Private Limited. A case has been initiated against Vijay Botdiya, a diamond agent, who stands accused of deceiving Vikas Jain, a 40-year-old businessman, and owner of Midas Diamond Private Limited. Jain, specializing in gold and silver ornaments, had placed his trust in Botdiya based on a recommendation from a mutual friend within the industry. Establishment of Trust: Order for Diamond Jewellery in 2020 In a bid to strengthen their business relationship, Botdiya placed an…

London (15/11 – 67) Colombo Supreme Court rules that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, former Prime Minister Mahinda, were among several government officials whose conduct contributed to Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in decades. The court was ruling on a petition filed against 13 former officials by rights group Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) which said the Rajapaksa brothers and others were responsible for the crisis. “Their actions, omissions and conduct contributed to the crisis,” the ruling said. The court did not order any punishment, according to a statement by TISL. The two Rajapaksa brothers, two former central…

A two-day initiative in Vikhroli brings together designers, innovators and architects with the common aim of discussing and innovating for a sustainable future for urban design In the age of falling Air Quality Indexes (AQI), rising temperatures and the threat of a looming existential event, society always turns to the creatively inclined for ideas. This weekend, the Godrej Design Labs will host a plethora of innovators, designers and researchers from across the country on their latest initiative Conscious Collective that is aimed towards finding a more efficient, practical and sustainable future. “Pioneering progress has been our purpose for over a…

Sitting at the top of a business empire that spans fossil fuels, telecoms and retail, he is India’s – in fact, Asia’s – richest person. Like India’s ascendant Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he hails from the western state of Gujarat, and is one of the country’s most visible and powerful tycoons. Among his international targets is Australia, where he is aiming to develop energy projects worth billions of dollars in the coming years. His name, contrary to what most Australians with a passing interest in subcontinental business and politics might think, is not Gautam Adani, the moustachioed head of his…

The victim was allegedly raped in a flat located in the BARC quarter after being offered a spiked drink. A 19-year-old college student was allegedly gang-raped in a flat located in the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) quarter in Mumbai, police said on Sunday. Two suspects were arrested based on the victim’s statement, they added. The arrested suspects were presented before the court, where the police sought custody for further questioning. The accused were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including Sections 376 (rape), 376 (D) (gang rape), and 328 (causing hurt by means of poison).…

The Jonnagiri gold project, in which the pilot scale operation has already started, will produce about 750 kilogrammes of gold per annum once it begins its full-scale production. The full-scale production of the country’s first large private gold mine in Andhra Pradesh will begin by the end of next year, said Deccan Gold Mines Ltd Managing Director Hanuma Prasad. The Jonnagiri gold project, in which the pilot scale operation has already started, will produce about 750 kilogrammes of gold per annum once it begins its full-scale production, Prasad told PTI in an interview. Deccan Gold Mines Ltd (DGML), the first…