Colombo, The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to extend a debt moratorium for the country's crisis-hit tourism sector by six months.

A debt moratorium on capital and interest for Sri Lanka's tourism sector which was initiated in April 2019 in the wake of the Easter attacks and expected to expir

New Delhi, The Centre is likely to approve the model tenancy law in a month's time post which the law will be sent to the states for their adoption, said Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary in the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs.

Speaking at a webinar organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Indus

New Delhi, Full-service carrier Vistara on Friday operated its first long-haul flight from Delhi to London.

As per an airline statement, the flight was operated on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Vistara is operating the special, non-stop flights under the bilateral "transport bubble" from Au

New York, US stocks finished higher on Friday as investors pored through newly-released economic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 161.60 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 28,653.87. The S&P 500 increased 23.46 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 3,508.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 70.30 points, or 0.60

Lima, Peru has extended the national state of emergency for another 90 days due to a resurgence of Covid-19 cases.

"As of July of this year, an increase in Covid-19 cases has been observed in several regions, as well as in Metropolitan Lima and Callao, where the situation persists," Xinhua news agency qu

Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced that he was resigning from the post due to health concerns.

The 65-year-old made the announcement at a press conference in Tokyo, reports Xinhua news agency.

Abe said that he needed to be treated for a flare-up of his intestinal disease t

Taipei/New China on Friday threatened to conduct a "military mission" anytime from now till September 4 in the north of the Taiwan strait, provoking Taipei to warn Beijing against any attempt to annex the democratic island nation.

Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Xi Jinping government, said that China

Ottawa, Canada has extended the current ban on international travel till September 30 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

"Our government is extending the existing restrictions on international travel to Canada by one month -- until September 30, 2020 -- to limit the introduction and s

Washington, US President Donald Trump's acceptance speech drew fewer viewers than that of his Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to new data.

The data released by Nielsen Media Research on Friday revealed that an estimated 19.9 million Americans watched Trump's speech from the White House South Lawn dur

Srinagar, A terrorist hideout was busted by a joint team of police, Army and CRPF in the Tral area of Pulwama district in J&K on Friday, officials said.

Police said based on specific information regarding presence of terrorists of proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed in Takiya Gulabagh Tral area of Awanti