Xi congratulates new Sri Lankan President Dissanayake

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake soon after he was sworn in on Monday. Popularly known as AKD, 56-year-old Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s ninth president by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. He defeated his closest rival Sajith Premadasa…

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PM Modi attends ‘fruitful’ tech CEOs roundtable in New York

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a “fruitful” roundtable with the CEOs of leading American tech companies, where he emphasised India’s growth prospects and discussed initiatives to foster bilateral collaborations across various sectors. The meeting took place at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Sunday during the second leg of Modi’s three-day…

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