Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to cope fuel shortage

Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them to grow food, the government said on Tuesday, as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades. The island nation, which employs about one million people in its public…

Sobering US Holds First Talks With Pakistan On “Priorities” In Afghanistan

United Nations, United States:  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan’s new rulers. Blinken met Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with his…

“India, US Believe In Fundamental Freedoms”: Antony Blinken Ahead Of Talks

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in India on a two-day visit with an extensive agenda featuring the rapidly evolving security situation in Afghanistan, boosting Indo-Pacific engagement and ways to enhance COVID-19 response efforts. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening and also…

India’s Strong Response To US About Human Rights Concerns: Report

New Delhi:  India is proud of its achievements in upholding democratic values and human rights and it is open to engaging with those who recognise diversity, official sources said on Sunday a day after the US said Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise these issues during his visit to New Delhi. Human rights…