China owned port in sri lanka could alter trade routes

The Rajapaksa family— including SLPP founder and its National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa, who is the younger brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa with the eldest being Mahinda—has dominated Sri Lankan politics for two decades. Mahinda previously served as the president for nearly a decade from 2005 to 2015. … [Read more...] about Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lanka’s PM for fourth time on August 9

The 45-year-old has been associated with Sri Lankan cricket for a long time, having served as the head coach of the national men’s team in 2015. He has also recently worked with the men’s Under-19 team. … [Read more...] about Lanka de Silva appointed interim coach of Sri Lankan women’s team

The investigators also found that the deceased underwent a cosmetic plastic surgery at a private hospital in R.S. Puram in Coimbatore in February this year. The deceased underwent the procedure for a nose correction, claiming to the doctors that it was for acting in movies. … [Read more...] about CB-CID awaits chemical examination results in Sri Lankan gangster’s death

The sources said Army Chief Gen MM Naravane was given a detailed briefing about the talks on Monday morning which was subsequently followed by a discussion he held with senior military officials on the overall situation in eastern Ladakh. It is learnt that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were also apprised about the talks, and the entire military and strategic brass tasked to deal with the border row is deliberating on various aspects of the overall situation. … [Read more...] about No compromise on territorial integrity: India to China during 5th round of military talks

Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), has swooped in to buy American oil that was en route to China but due to arrive after new tariffs kicked in.BPCL bought one or two cargoes of US crude that were recently diverted from its original destination of China, Refineries Director R. Ramachandran said in an interview. He didn’t identify the seller, how big the shipments were, or the name of the ships. It’s possible BPCL could buy more American oil that was headed to China, he said.Beijing announced it would impose the 5 per cent levies -- the first ever Chinese tariffs on US oil -- on August 23 and they took effect September 1. Six tankers carrying about 12 million barrels of US crude were on the way to China at the time of the announcement. At least one of those vessels arrived before the deadline, while another ship may have offloaded its cargo at a port near Qingdao before the tariffs took effect.Unipec -- the trading arm of China’s state-owned oil giant Sinopec -- offered US crude … [Read more...] about India grabs US crude set to arrive in China after tariffs