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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India has been providing assistance to Sri Lanka and is monitoring the developments in the island nation adding that there is no refugee crisis now. "We have been supportive of Sri Lanka, are trying to help, and have always been helpful. They are working through their problem, we will see what happens. There is no refugee crisis right now, said Jaishankar upon his arrival in Kerala as part of intensifying the BJP's efforts to make gains in South India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Natural Farming Conclave virtually today. He said, 'the extraordinary success of the Digital India Mission is the country's reply to those people who used to say that it's not easy to bring change to villages...Our villages have shown that villages can not only bring changes but also lead the change.'
India on Sunday reported 18,257 new cases of Covid-19, taking its tally to 43,622,651. With 42 new deaths due to coronavirus infection, the nation's toll has now reached 525,428. India's tally of recovered Covid-19 cases now stands at 42,968,533 after 14,553 people were cured from the disease on Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday dismissed Kyiv's senior envoy to India and four other nations, without giving any reason, the presidential website said. Zelenskyy announced the sacking of Ukraine's ambassadors to India, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.
After months of protests against Sri Lankan government amid an economic crisis, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will announce on Wednesday. This came after protesters on Saturday set ablaze Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and stormed into Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo. Rajapaksa, who was facing calls for resignation since March, was moved out of his residence on Friday ahead of Saturday's protests. Wickremesinghe has also already expressed his willingness to resign.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the price situation will gradually improve in the second half of the current fiscal, adding that the central bank would continue to take monetary measures to anchor inflation with a view to achieving strong and sustainable growth. "Overall, at this point of time, with the supply outlook appearing favourable and several high frequency indicators pointing to resilience of the recovery in the first quarter (April-June) of 2022-23, our current assessment is that inflation may ease gradually in the second half of 2022-23, precluding the chances of a hard landing in India," Das said.
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Amarnath yatra: 84 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh safe, two untraced yet
About 84 pilgrims from various parts of Andhra Pradesh, who went on the Amarnath yatra, were reported safe while only two women still remained untraced as on Sunday afternoon, official sources here said.
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PM addresses Natural Farming Conclave, says country working towards big changes
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First Published: Jul 10 2022 | 6:48 AM IST