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Voting underway in Sri Lanka parliament election

Shawdesh desk: Voting to elect a new Parliament was underway in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. It is expected to give strong support to the powerful and popular Rajapaksa brothers,

Global coronavirus death toll climbs to 704,365

Shawdesh desk: A total of 704,365 people died from coronavirus worldwide in the 213 countries and territories since the virus emerged in Wuhan of China last December, according to latest data from

Covid-19: Chinese mainland reports 27 new cases

Shawdesh desk: The Chinese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed 27 new Covid-19 cases on the mainland Tuesday – 22 of them locally-transmitted ones. All locally-transmitted cases were reported in

Utter devastation as toll from Beirut monster blast tops 100

Shawdesh Desk; Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut Wednesday after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper

Global coronavirus death toll climbs to 697,189

Shawdesh Desk: A total of 697,189 people died from coronavirus worldwide in the 213 countries and territories since the virus emerged in Wuhan of China last December, according to latest data from

A year after Article 370 revoked in Jammu & Kashmir, what has changed for the Kashmiri youth

Shawdesh Desk: Today (Wednesday) marks first anniversary of the Indian government’s announcement of abrogating special status of Jammu and Kashmir, granted under Article 370 of the Constitution. In a surprise

India reports 35,035 coronavirus deaths

Shawdesh Desk: India has reported 35,035 deaths from coronavirus at 12:30 pm till Thursday, according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 1,587,982 coronavirus cases have been diagnosed till date. Besides, 1,022,565 patients have

Trump calls for delay to 2020 US election

Shawdesh Desk: Donald Trump has called for November’s presidential election to be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. He suggested a delay until people