Sri Lanka to resume flights from Chennai to Jaffna from December 12"The commercial flight operations from Chennai International airport to Jaffna International airport will be back effective 12th December 2...
09 Dec, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
Sri Lanka to resume flights from Jaffna to India next week"The flights to India from Palaly will resume soon, most probably by December 12," Sri Lanka's Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva to...
06 Dec, 2022, 11.51 AM IST
Sri Lanka earns over USD 1,129 million this year as revenues through tourismSri Lanka welcomed 59,759 tourists to the country in November, an impressive 42 per cent rise compared to the previous month, the Central B...
05 Dec, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
Post-pandemic recovery, geopolitical tension among other challenges for India ahead of its G20 presidencyWhile the snapshot moments between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and between Xi and US President Joe Biden...
16 Nov, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
IMF likely to make formal announcement on Sri Lanka's bailout package on Thursday: ReportsThe second such visit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in three months comes at a time when Sri Lanka is scrambling to chalk out ...
01 Sep, 2022, 01.25 AM IST
Asian markets mixed as traders steel for more rate hikesNow there is a growing fear that the Fed's priority of beating inflation at any cost will damage the world's top economy, which is already ...
30 Aug, 2022, 08.45 AM IST
Sri Lanka to privatise national carrier as it runs out of moneyThe minister said the revenue from the sale of the catering operation can be used to pay off debt amounting to USD 80 million that was obta...
29 Aug, 2022, 08.30 PM IST
24 companies from 10 countries, including India express interest to sell petroleum products in Sri Lanka: ReportSri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said that 24 companies from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United...
29 Aug, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
Promote consumption of lassi and sattu to boost employment and reduce expenditure on tea imports in Pakistan: Educational bodyPakistan has been grappling with a widening current account deficit and depleting foreign exchange reserves, which has plummeted to USD 8.2...
25 Jun, 2022, 03.12 PM IST
For banking stability, look beyond banksAccording to RBI's stress test model, gross NPAs of scheduled banks may increase from 6.9% in March 2021 to 8.1% by March 2022 under the ba...
31 Dec, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
China can withstand Evergrande 'shock', says OECD chief economistGlobal markets have seesawed this week over fears that the company's travails could have a ripple effect on the world's second biggest econ...
21 Sep, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
With about one shop for every 15 families, retail sector outguns every otherManufacturing, considered the backbone of prosperity for any economy, is second to retail with over 1 crore units. However, it employs over...
11 Sep, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
India may face trouble due to deflation, not inflation: Arvind SubramanianIndia is on the cusp of a “potentially historic opportunity” because of China’s economic travails, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramania...
26 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passes awayA prolific writer of novels and short stories, Jayakanthan is survived by his wife, two daughters and son.
09 Apr, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
US dollar to remain dominant global currency despite its economic travailsOnce an anchor currency has established itself, it can be very resilient and often outlasts the economic and geo-political dominance of the...
11 Jan, 2012, 05.45 AM IST
- UPA policies led to economic mess: BJP
The BJP came out with a detailed critique of the economic survey.
06 Jul, 2009, 07.28 AM IST
- Mallya for use of old Hyd, B'lore airports for low-cost ops
Kingfisher Airlines' promoter Vijay Mallya favoured the use of the old airports at Hyderabad and Bangalore for low-cost operations.
17 Nov, 2008, 08.48 PM IST