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Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eighth President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament premises on Thursday. He was sworn in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported. In the election held in Parliament on Wednesday, 73-year-old Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes from parliamentarians. Out of 225 parliamentarians, 223 voted in the ballot of […]
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New Delhi: The newly elected President of India will have at least four mercy petitions waiting at Rashtrapathi Bhavan for disposal, shortly after assuming office. Under Article 72 of the Constitution, the President is empowered to grant pardon or suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. The four mercy pleas, including that of former […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday sent greetings to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on his birthday and wished him a long life dedicated to the service of the nation. Naidu turned 73 on Friday. “Please accept my warm greetings and good wishes on your birthday today, July 01, 2022. May God bless […]
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New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board on Tuesday named Draupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the presidential election. BJP president J P Nadda announced her name at a press conference following a meeting of the party top brass. Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will […]
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Hyderabad: According to Pakistan media, former President Pervez Musharraf passed away at 78 in his residence. He died due to cardiac arrest. Prevez was born on August 11, 1943 at Delhi, British India (present-day India) and served as President of Pakistan from June 20, 2001 to August 18, 2008. However, official sources have not confirmed […]
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New Delhi: Election for the President of India will be held on July 18, the Election Commission announced on Thursday, with 4,809 members of the electoral college comprising MPs and MLAs set to elect the successor to incumbent Ram Nath Kovind. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar noted that Kovind’s term ends on July 24 and […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad headquartered datacenter solution provider CtrlS on Tuesday announced the appointment of new president and chief business officer (CBO). Royce Thomas, an industry veteran and a senior leader from the global data center, cloud technology and telecommunications industry has joined CtrlS as president and chief business officer. Thomas comes with over 30 years of […]
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Colombo: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated his call for a political consensus to deal with the challenges faced by the country, local media reported. In a message to mark the International Worker’s Day, President Rajapaksa said, “Bearing the responsibility of creating a better future for the people of this country, as the Head […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind extended his greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Easter Sunday. “Easter greetings to everyone! An occasion to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter inspires us to follow the path of forgiveness, sacrifice and love. May the teachings of Christ inspire all to work together for the […]
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Colombo: Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after his appointment. Sabry said he had accepted the portfolio only as an interim measure, reports Xinhua news agency. He said he was also willing to step down from his parliamentary seat if the President wished to appoint a suitable […]
