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IMF bailout: India to back Sri Lanka's debt restructuring plan

NEW DELHI: India formally notified that it would support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, clearing a major hurdle for the bankrupt nation to unlock a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2023

China’s population declines for first time since 1961 as India set to become world’s most populous country

China had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than the previous year

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Here's why China's population dropped for the first time in decades

Low fertility rates in the wake of China's former one-child policy and lockdowns related to the COVID pandemic have contributed to the country's shrinking population.

WEKU · Jan 17, 2023

Rani Rampal scores on comeback as India thrash South Africa 5-1

CAPE TOWN: Rani Rampal made an impressive comeback to the national side with a goal to her name as India crushed South Africa 5-1 in the first Test of the four-match series here.

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2023

Hockey World Cup: England saviour Payne played his first match for a women's team!

ROURKELA: As a 13-year-old rookie, Oliver Payne's first competitive match was for the Dart Hockey club's women's team. A mixed community club, the Dart outfit is based out of Totnes, a quaint town known as much for its cultural heritage as for its monuments, around 350 km from London. Oliver…

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2023

Meet Kriti Bisaria, who is creating magic with underwater fashion photography

There are only a few specialized underwater fashion photographers in India. Most of those who we do see making a buzz on the internet, are wedding photographers doing underwater pre-wedding shoots. Since it is too expensive and challenging an affair for a lot of designers and brands to pull off…

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2023

Indian passenger's video of Nepal plane crash emerges as relatives mourn dead

Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal's deadliest plane crash in 30 years.

France 24 · Jan 17, 2023

India Open: 'Quarter of death' has Indians pitted against Indians

India No.1 Prannoy to face CWG gold medallist Lakshya Sen in India Open men's singles first round; Kidambi Srikanth too placed in same quarter

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2023

China's first population drop in six decades sounds alarm on demographic crisis

China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2023

Thai diplomacy extends to Global South

At last week's virtual summit organised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to gather input from members of the Global South, Thailand diligently reached out to the world's developing and less developing countries with a holistic approach focusing on human security and balanced development.

Bangkok Post · Jan 16, 2023