A 40-member delegation of senior civil servants from six countries—Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Palestine, Nigeria, and Niger—visited the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday to participate in a knowledge-sharing interaction on the theme, “Best Practices in Civic Governance.”
India on Tuesday officially launched the first-ever World Yogasana Championship (WYC) 2026 here, marking a major step in the country’s effort to establish Yogasana as a recognised competitive sport globally.
Two Indian Army soldiers who were due to begin a new chapter in their personal lives chose instead to continue serving thousands of cyclone-affected people in Sri Lanka, postponing their weddings in a poignant demonstration of the Army's enduring motto; "Service Before Self".
The Indian Army's Engineer Task Force deployed advanced technologies such as heavy-payload drones, remote-controlled boats and laser range finders for the first time in an overseas humanitarian mission during Operation Sagar Bandhu in Sri Lanka, significantly enhancing the speed and precision of relief efforts following Cyclone Ditwah.
Among those arrested are 198 foreign nationals, including 173 Indians and 25 from Nepal.
The next couple of years will also see more digitalisation which means human intervention that was the foundation of government services will slowly give way to automation with better platforms.
Food Security Committee Chairman Dr. Suren Batagoda told The Island yesterday that at present some 100,000 families across the country were starving.
Under this system, the House of Representatives had 101 members (95 elected by the people and 6 appointed by the Governor General) and the Senate had 30 members (15 elected by the House of Representatives and 15 appointed by the Governor General).
“Nowadays, the power cuts are reduced to three hours per day,” she said, adding that Sri Lanka has no money to pay for diesel supplies to generate electricity.
It is essential that it does or else the hope of political stability and getting out of the economic pit will prove to be elusive.
