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U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India, saying the country directly or indirectly imported Russian oil, adding to 25% tariffs already announced.
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The Electricity Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament today following its third reading, which was approved without a vote. The second reading of the Bill was earlier approved with a majority of 96 votes, with 121 MPs voting in favour and 25 against.
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Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has directed officials to expedite the appointment of new dental surgeons and to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Finance to resolve related salary issues.
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The satellite launched by Supreme SAT Ltd. in 2012 with an investment of USD 300 million has paid dividends to the Sri Lankan government totalling an average sum of Rs. 20 billion annually, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said, contradicting earlier statements by Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake.
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The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has placed all Indian airports on maximum alert following intelligence inputs warning of potential threats from terrorists or “anti-social elements” between September 22 and October 2, 2025.
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The water levels of the Castlereagh and Maussakelle reservoirs are nearing critical levels due to ongoing heavy rainfall in the western slopes of the Central Highlands, engineers in charge of the reservoirs reported today.
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In what seemed to be a hint of the future of the government, Opposition MP Chaminda Wijesiri claimed in Parliament that it was Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya who was the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), while asking an oral question into alleged corruption that has taken place during the tenure of the present government.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Tuesday that it will start winding down mRNA vaccine development efforts under a federal health agency focused on developing medical countermeasures to address public health emergencies.