Highlights
Diaper rush: conquering a $9 billion market no one wants to talk about
The market for adult diapers, disposable underwear and absorbent is now $9 billion, having doubled in the last decade.
No outsider will interfere in Sri Lanka polls this time: Basil
October 16 (Daily Mirror) - No international actor will try to interfere in Sri Lanka’s approaching presidential election said Basil Rajapaksa, chief strategist of his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidential bid. “Ethically, that is how it should be,” he told The Hindu in an interview, alluding to a shift in the international community’s “role” in Sri Lanka’s national politics. His comments,...
‘Howdy, Modi!’ – Thousands, plus Trump, rally in Texas for India’s leader
September 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage and showered each other with praise on Sunday at a “Howdy, Modi!” rally attended by upward of 50,000 people, a rare mass showing for a foreign leader on American soil. Trump, calling the gathering a “profoundly historic event,” was greeted with a standing...
Hotels Association hails Dawoodi Bohra Chief for holding annual congregation in SL
September 16 (Daily FT) - The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday hailed the Head of the Dawoodi Bohra community Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin for his support extended to Sri Lanka by hosting their annual congregation in the country recently. In a statement, THASL President Sanath Ukwatte noted the multi-faceted significance of Dr. Saifuddin’s visit to Sri Lanka at...
Abolition of Executive Presidency a condition for Ranil’s support to Sajith
Though agreeing to abolition of Executive Presidency is hard for Sajith it will ensure UNP unity which is needed to win the election
“We are not the terrorists”: Interview with Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero
"We are currently fighting to quell Wahhabi extremism," Ven.Gnanasara Thero said.
Significance of US$ 1 billion Indian credit to develop Russia’s Far East
The Russian Far East, which is very rich in resources but is still undeveloped, is also of great geostrategic value for India.
Anupriya Lakra first Indian tribal girl to become a commercial pilot
The tribal district of Malkangiri in Odisha does not have a rail line yet, but it has produced a female airline pilot.
Maldives overcomes Islamic opposition and appoints two women as Supreme Court judges
Islamic clerics said that women cannot be judges, especially in criminal cases.
The Modi Juggernaut seems unstoppable
The Bharatiya Janata Party is using its parliamentary muscle to implement its Hindutwite agenda and impose the Center's will on the States.
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